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Quincy High
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 16 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 20 points.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Quincy High
Quincy High operates as an expansive four-year high school in Quincy, Massachusetts, overseen by Quincy. Current enrollment sits at 1,514 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 777 students each, so Quincy High sits 95% bigger than that benchmark.
Quincy runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 9,939 students. Quincy High is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, Quincy High logs that 40% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 23% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 15% Black, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.
Looking at school resources, Quincy High logs 118 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.4:1 average.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Norfolk County put median household income runs about $130,739, roughly 59% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Quincy High is one of 198 public schools in Norfolk County (combined enrollment of about 101,300 students).
Nearest neighbor: Point Webster Middle, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Quincy High.
Quincy High operates from a residential location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 1,540 students in 2018 compared to 1,514 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 57% to 40% over that span.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Norfolk County at a glance
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