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The public high schools with the biggest test-score declines in Massachusetts

315 public high schools in Massachusetts appear in this ranking of the public high schools with the biggest test-score declines, ranked by the 3-year drop in composite math + reading proficiency. Hull High leads the list at -30.9pp, against a median of -5.0pp across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

315

Massachusetts

Best 3-yr change

-30.9pp

Median 3-yr change

-5.0pp

BIGGEST DECLINES · MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Hull High	Hull, MA	Hull	278	72.5%	41.6%	-30.9pp
2	Monument Mt Regional High	Great Barrington, MA	Berkshire Hills	431	64.5%	37.0%	-27.5pp
3	Worcester Technical High	Worcester, MA	Worcester	1,442	57.0%	30.0%	-27.0pp
4	Quaboag Regional High	Warren, MA	Quaboag Regional	334	59.0%	32.5%	-26.5pp
5	Mashpee Middle-High School	Mashpee, MA	Mashpee	600	64.0%	38.5%	-25.5pp
6	Plymouth South High	Plymouth, MA	Plymouth	1,001	58.5%	33.0%	-25.5pp
7	Turners Fall High	Montague, MA	Gill-Montague	199	45.0%	23.5%	-21.5pp
8	South Shore Vocational Technical High	Hanover, MA	South Shore Regional Vocational Technical	685	62.5%	41.0%	-21.5pp
9	Diman Regional Vocational Technical High	Fall River, MA	Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical	1,463	53.5%	32.5%	-21.0pp
10	Falmouth High	Falmouth, MA	Falmouth	714	64.0%	43.5%	-20.5pp
11	Charles McCann Vocational Technical	North Adams, MA	Northern Berkshire Regional Vocational Technical	514	40.5%	20.5%	-20.0pp
12	Gr New Bedford Vocational Technical	New Bedford, MA	Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical	2,151	51.0%	31.5%	-19.5pp
13	Douglas High School	Douglas, MA	Douglas	267	62.0%	43.0%	-19.0pp
14	Chicopee Comprehensive High School	Chicopee, MA	Chicopee	1,192	49.5%	31.0%	-18.5pp
15	Sandwich Middle High School	East Sandwich, MA	Sandwich	888	70.0%	51.6%	-18.4pp
16	Nauset Regional High	North Eastham, MA	Nauset	737	69.0%	51.0%	-18.0pp
17	Dedham High	Dedham, MA	Dedham	719	66.0%	48.5%	-17.5pp
18	Old Rochester Regional High	Mattapoisett, MA	Old Rochester	643	71.5%	54.0%	-17.5pp
19	Ayer Shirley Regional High School	Ayer, MA	Ayer Shirley School District	417	66.0%	49.0%	-17.0pp
20	Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School	Hathorne, MA	Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District	1,830	70.5%	53.5%	-17.0pp
21	Blackstone Valley	Upton, MA	Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical	1,243	77.0%	60.0%	-17.0pp
22	Pembroke High School	Pembroke, MA	Pembroke	690	67.5%	50.5%	-17.0pp
23	Revere High	Revere, MA	Revere	2,115	44.5%	27.5%	-17.0pp
24	Blackstone Millville RHS	Blackstone, MA	Blackstone-Millville	534	47.5%	30.7%	-16.8pp
25	Albert D Holland School of Technology	Dorchester, MA	Boston	399	23.5%	6.9%	-16.6pp
26	Danvers High	Danvers, MA	Danvers	784	56.0%	39.5%	-16.5pp
27	Fairhaven High	Fairhaven, MA	Fairhaven	568	58.0%	42.0%	-16.0pp
28	Georgetown High School	Georgetown, MA	Georgetown	268	61.5%	45.5%	-16.0pp
29	Norton High	Norton, MA	Norton	685	59.0%	43.0%	-16.0pp
30	Peabody Veterans Memorial High	Peabody, MA	Peabody	1,333	40.0%	24.0%	-16.0pp
31	Smith Vocational and Agricultural High	Northampton, MA	Northampton-Smith Vocational Agricultural	587	36.5%	21.0%	-15.5pp
32	Norwood High	Norwood, MA	Norwood	966	60.0%	44.5%	-15.5pp
33	Four Rivers Charter Public School	Greenfield, MA	Four Rivers Charter Public	213	60.9%	45.8%	-15.1pp
34	Mansfield High	Mansfield, MA	Mansfield	1,002	75.0%	60.0%	-15.0pp
35	Swampscott High	Swampscott, MA	Swampscott	706	67.0%	52.0%	-15.0pp
36	Bristol County Agricultural High	Dighton, MA	Bristol County Agricultural	631	63.0%	48.5%	-14.5pp
37	Dracut Senior High	Dracut, MA	Dracut	792	52.5%	38.0%	-14.5pp
38	Shepherd Hill Regional High	Dudley, MA	Dudley-Charlton Reg	942	52.0%	37.5%	-14.5pp
39	Franklin High	Franklin, MA	Franklin	1,453	74.0%	59.5%	-14.5pp
40	Quincy High	Quincy, MA	Quincy	1,514	53.5%	39.0%	-14.5pp
41	O'Bryant School of Math & Science	Roxbury, MA	Boston	1,509	79.6%	65.3%	-14.4pp
42	Foxborough High	Foxborough, MA	Foxborough	736	65.0%	51.0%	-14.0pp
43	Plymouth North High	Plymouth, MA	Plymouth	1,169	56.5%	42.5%	-14.0pp
44	Rockport Middle High	Rockport, MA	Rockport	367	66.0%	52.1%	-13.9pp
45	Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann	Boston, MA	Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers: A Horace Mann	383	32.5%	19.0%	-13.5pp
46	Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School	North Dighton, MA	Dighton-Rehoboth	621	63.5%	50.0%	-13.5pp
47	Framingham High School	Framingham, MA	Framingham	2,534	52.0%	38.5%	-13.5pp
48	Marshfield High	Marshfield, MA	Marshfield	1,119	67.5%	54.0%	-13.5pp
49	Northbridge High	Whitinsville, MA	Northbridge	471	55.5%	42.0%	-13.5pp
50	Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School	Billerica, MA	Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical	1,282	59.5%	46.0%	-13.5pp

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