Best High Schools in Zip Code 01571

ZIP code 01571 in Dudley, MA contains exactly one public high school: Shepherd Hill Regional High, serving grades 9–12 with 942 students as part of the Dudley-Charlton Regional district. Because it is the only high school in the ZIP code, there are no local peer comparisons; families should compare it mainly with district and Massachusetts statewide averages. The school’s student-teacher ratio was 14.3 in 2024–25, and per-student spending was $14,916 in 2020–21. The free/reduced-lunch percentage is not provided, so socioeconomic context is unknown.

In academics, the clearest bright spot is Biology End-of-Course in 2025–26, where Shepherd Hill Regional High had 40.44% proficient, above the district’s 38.62% and the state’s 37.68%. In other 2025–26 MCAS areas, however, the school is below the state: ELA 10th grade at 24.74% versus 45.48%, Mathematics 10th grade at 28.80% versus 43.73%, and Science 10th grade at 31.64% versus 40.50%. Most 10th-grade scores also fell from 2024–25 to 2025–26: ELA from 37.71% to 24.74%, Mathematics from 36.80% to 28.80%, and Science from 42.27% to 31.64%. State averages declined too, but the school’s ELA and Science declines were larger. District results closely mirror the school’s results, so the district’s high-school performance in this data is essentially the school’s performance.

On broader measures, the school’s 2024–25 graduation rate was 92.2%, above the district’s 90.6%, and its dropout rate was 4.4%, below the district’s 4.7%. The data does not include state graduation or dropout averages, so statewide comparison is not possible here. Ranking has slipped: Shepherd Hill Regional High was 206 out of 348 schools (41st percentile, 2 stars) in 2023–24, 213 out of 349 (39th percentile, 2 stars) in 2024–25, and 231 out of 353 (35th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–26. The Dudley-Charlton Regional district rank is 257 out of 351 (27th percentile, 1 star). Overall, the school’s standout relative strengths are Biology proficiency and graduation/dropout results compared with the district; its main challenges are below-state ELA and Mathematics proficiency and a lower-middle, slipping statewide rank.