Best High Schools in Zip Code 02766

Zip code 02766 in Norton, Massachusetts is served by exactly one public high school: Norton High, a grades 9–12 school with 685 students in the Norton district. Because there is only one high school here, there are no local peers to compare against — the meaningful comparison is Norton High against its own district and against the state. That comparison puts the school in the middle of the pack: it ranked 176th of 353 Massachusetts high schools in 2025‑26, the 50th percentile with 3 stars, essentially matching where it stood three years earlier after a dip to 46th percentile in 2024‑25.

Academically, English Language Arts is the school's strength. Norton High finished above the state average in ELA in both reported years, and it exceeded its own district figure in all eight reported test records. Math is the biggest mover, with 10th-grade proficiency rising 4.68 points to 39.1% while the state declined, cutting the gap behind the state from more than 10 points to about 4.6. Science moved the other way: 10th-grade proficiency fell 7.66 points to 36.42%, and the state dropped too — but not as far — leaving Norton about 4 points behind. Ranking and test scores tell slightly different stories, with ELA strength and math improvement appearing to carry the overall rank while science is the drag.

Other measures look solid. The graduation rate is 93.0% and the dropout rate is 5.3% for 2024‑25, with school and district figures identical — this is a one-high-school district, so those numbers largely reflect the same students. The student-teacher ratio is 10.9:1, implying roughly 63 teachers, and per-student spending was $16,338, though that figure is from 2020‑21 and is five years older than the newest test scores. The free/reduced-lunch percentage is not available, so it is impossible to know how the student population's economic composition shapes these results. The district overall ranks well below the school (216th of 351, 38th percentile, 2 stars), likely because elementary and middle schools are folded into that rating. Overall, Norton High is a middle-of-the-pack school with strong ELA and graduation outcomes, and science as the clear area to watch.