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Fitchburg High
- 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 336 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 328 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 297 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 259 | 21% |
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 42.0% | 25.0% |
| 2018-19 | 41.0% | 40.0% |
Where Fitchburg High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,220 | 102.5 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,180 | 102.2 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,246 | 96.2 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,268 | 86 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,205 | 89.1 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,275 | 83 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 1,146 | 76 | 15.1:1 | 63% (721) |
| 2000-01 | 1,415 | N/A | N/A | 26% (372) |
| 1990-91 | 997 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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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