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Fitchburg High

140 Arn-How Farm Rd, Fitchburg, MA 01420 · (978) 345-3240 · Worcester County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,220 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Massachusetts public high schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public high schools

Enrollment
1,220
High
DISTRICT 703 · STATE 777
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
103 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 23.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 933628%
Grade 1032827%
Grade 1129724%
Grade 1225921%
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
23519%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
70258%
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
12810%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
595%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
907%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
59649%
Female
61951%

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
31.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -10.0pp since 2018
Math
24.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -16.0pp since 2018

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 16 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2531.0%24.0%
2023-2432.0%23.0%
2022-2331.0%20.0%
2021-2233.0%23.0%
2020-2142.0%25.0%
2018-1941.0%40.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Fitchburg High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Worcester County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
24.0%#251 of 327
▲ 15
#40 of 51
▲ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
31.0%#257 of 326
▲ 13
#42 of 51
▲ 1
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-0.5pp#233 of 315#35 of 50
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,220#75 of 379#10 of 59
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.9:1#207 of 325#26 of 49
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
61.0%#63 of 325#11 of 49
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+1.2%#122 of 133#21 of 24
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,220
-48 (-4%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 997
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,220102.511.9:1N/A
2023-241,180102.211.6:1N/A
2022-231,24696.212.9:1N/A
2020-211,2688614.7:1N/A
2017-181,20589.113.5:1N/A
2015-161,2758315.4:1N/A
2010-111,1467615.1:163% (721)
2000-011,415N/AN/A26% (372)
1990-91997N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fitchburg High.

Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,205 to 1,220); teachers up 15% (89.1 to 102.5).

About Fitchburg High

Federal records list Fitchburg High as a high school in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. It enrolls 1,220 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 57% bigger than the 777-student average for high schools in Massachusetts.

Fitchburg High belongs to Fitchburg, a district of 8 schools and 5,234 students.

More than half of the students at Fitchburg High are Hispanic (58%). The rest of enrollment is 19% White, 10% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Worcester County's population at about 14%. The diversity index for Fitchburg High is 61%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

The school has 102.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 11.9 students per teacher. High schools in Massachusetts average 23.4:1, 11.5 more students per teacher than here.

Fitchburg High holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 27% of Massachusetts public high schools.

American Community Survey estimates for Worcester County show that median household income comes to about $95,939, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 257, with about 121,490 students.

Crocker Elementary is the nearest public school to Fitchburg High, about 1.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

The federal government classifies Fitchburg High's location as Rural: Fringe.

By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 1,220, from 1,268 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.7:1 to 11.9:1 over the same years.

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Worcester County at a glance

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Population
867,788
Census ACS
Median income
$95,939
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
257
121,490 students

Quick facts

School name
Fitchburg High
District
Fitchburg
Address
140 Arn-How Farm Rd, Fitchburg, MA 01420
Phone
(978) 345-3240
County
Worcester County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,220
Teachers (FTE)
103
Student–teacher ratio
11.9:1
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
250489000697
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Fitchburg High
What is the total enrollment at Fitchburg High?
Fitchburg High enrolls approximately 1,220 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Fitchburg High serve?
Fitchburg High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Fitchburg High?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Fitchburg High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fitchburg High?
At Fitchburg High, the student body is approximately 19% White, 58% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Fitchburg High public or private?
Fitchburg High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fitchburg.
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