Summary:
ZIP code 02770 in Rochester, Massachusetts, contains exactly one public high school: Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical, which serves grades 9–12 and enrolls 554 students. The school’s district, Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical, matches the school-level results. Parents should know that completion outcomes are strong: the 2024–2025 graduation rate is 99.2%, the dropout rate is 0.8%, and the student-teacher ratio is 9:1. Per-student spending was $22,808 in 2020–2021, though that figure is older than the other metrics. Free/reduced lunch data is not reported, so it is unknown rather than zero.
Current academic proficiency is the main concern. In 2025–2026 MCAS Next Generation results, 10th-grade proficiency was 30.83% in English Language Arts, 30.3% in Mathematics, and 20.9% in Science. The state rates were 45.48%, 43.73%, and 40.5%, so the school is below the state in every reported subject; the largest gap is Science, at 19.6 percentage points. The prior year was stronger: in 2024–2025, Mathematics (45.11%) and Science (50.75%) were above state levels, while ELA (45.19%) and Biology (19.18%) were below. Year over year, ELA fell 14.36 points, Mathematics fell 14.81 points, and Science fell 29.85 points. Statewide scores also declined, but by smaller amounts, and the Science drop moved the school from above the state to far below it.
Rank history is volatile: 2 stars in 2023–2024, 3 stars in 2024–2025, and 1 star in 2025–2026, with the 2025–2026 rank history at 262 of 353, or the 26th percentile. The header also lists a district rank of 303 of 351, the 14th percentile, with 1 star. These lower current rankings and test scores contrast with the strong graduation and dropout figures. As a regional vocational technical school, its mission may include career and technical education, so test scores may not capture every outcome. Still, with only one high school in ZIP 02770, the meaningful comparisons are over time and against state benchmarks, and the 2025–2026 academic picture is clearly weaker than 2024–2025.
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