Summary:
Zip code 01568, covering Upton in Worcester County, Massachusetts, is served by two public high schools — Blackstone Valley, part of the Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical district, and Nipmuc Regional High, part of the Mendon-Upton district — both serving grades 9 through 12. Nipmuc enrolls 534 students, while Blackstone Valley is about 2.3 times larger with 1,243. Student–teacher ratios are nearly identical: 11.4 at Nipmuc and 11.2 at Blackstone Valley.
For 2025–26, Nipmuc holds the higher reported rank, 91 of 353, 74th percentile, 4 stars, versus Blackstone Valley’s 126 of 353, 64th percentile, 3 stars. Nipmuc scored above the state in every listed 2025–26 subject: ELA 10th grade 61.54% vs 45.48%, Mathematics 55.81% vs 43.73%, Science 50.41% vs 40.50%, and Biology End of Course 48.54% vs 37.68%. Blackstone Valley also exceeded state averages in ELA (49.84%), Mathematics (48.05%), and Science (45.30%), and stood out in Physics End of Course at 61.26% vs the state’s 46.58%. The comparison flipped from 2024–25, when Blackstone Valley led in ELA, Mathematics, Science, and Physics; Nipmuc has since gained in 10th-grade ELA (+2.06 points), Mathematics (+11.07), and Science (+7.82), while Blackstone Valley’s scores in those three fell even while remaining above the state.
Blackstone Valley reported a 100.0% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate for 2024–25, compared with 94.4% and 3.1% at Nipmuc, though vocational-technical schools can serve different student populations and program structures. Spending data from 2020–21 shows $21,626 per student at Blackstone Valley versus $16,261 at Nipmuc, roughly 33% higher. Free/reduced-lunch percentages are not available for either school.
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