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Alumni: what's one memory from Shepherd Hill Regional High that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
942
High
DISTRICT 497 · STATE 777
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUDLEY-CHARLTON REG·NCES 250436000591
Shepherd Hill Regional High
68 Dudley Oxford Road, Dudley, MA 01571 · (508) 943-6700 · Worcester County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL942 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Massachusetts public high schools
- B-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.
- DThree-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
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 254 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 234 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 259 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 191 | 20% |
| Ungraded | 4 | 0% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 65% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Dudley-Charlton Reg. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
38.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -26.0pp since 2018
Math
37.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -26.0pp since 2018
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 26 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 26 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 54.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 64.0% | 61.0% |
| 2018-19 | 64.0% | 63.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Shepherd Hill Regional High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Worcester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #178 of 327 ▲ 16 | #22 of 51 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #223 of 326 ▼ 44 | #35 of 51 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -14.5pp | #38 of 315 | #6 of 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 942 | #116 of 379 | #16 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #294 of 325 | #44 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.8% | #218 of 325 | #34 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #35 of 188 | #5 of 26 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
942
-63 (-6%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 1,227
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 942 | 65.7 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 937 | 64.9 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 923 | 66.5 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,005 | 62 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,168 | 73 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,148 | 70 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 1,153 | 78 | 14.8:1 | 13% (148) |
| 2000-01 | 999 | N/A | N/A | 8% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 1,227 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shepherd Hill Regional High.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (1,168 to 942); teachers down 10% (73 to 65.7).
About Shepherd Hill Regional High
Shepherd Hill Regional High is the name of a mid-sized high school in Dudley, Massachusetts. It reports enrollment of 942 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Massachusetts, the average enrollment is about 777.
Federal data list 7 schools in Dudley-Charlton Reg, with 3,476 students enrolled.
The student body at Shepherd Hill Regional High is 78% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 37%.
The school's 65.7 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. The average for high schools in Massachusetts is 23.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.
Among Massachusetts public high schools, Shepherd Hill Regional High outscored 36%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
The school is in Worcester County, where the median household earns about $95,939 a year, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Shepherd Hill Regional High shares Worcester County with 256 other public schools.
About 0.2 miles separate Shepherd Hill Regional High from the closest public school, Dudley Middle School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 942, down from 1,005 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 16.2 in 2020-21 to 14.3 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Shepherd Hill Regional High, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Worcester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Dudley-Charlton Reg
- Charlton Middle SchoolMiddle · 631 students
- Dudley Middle SchoolMiddle · 540 students
- Heritage SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Charlton ElementaryElementary · 333 students
- Dudley ElementaryElementary · 315 students
- Mason Road SchoolElementary · 290 students
Other schools in Dudley
- Dudley Middle SchoolMiddle · 540 students
- Dudley ElementaryElementary · 315 students
- Mason Road SchoolElementary · 290 students
Nearby schools
- Dudley Middle School0.2 mi · 540
- Mason Road School0.8 mi · 290
- Dudley Elementary1.7 mi · 315
- Webster Middle School2.5 mi · 566
- Bartlett High School2.6 mi · 408
- Park Avenue Elementary2.6 mi · 738
Frequently asked questions
About Shepherd Hill Regional HighWhat is the total enrollment at Shepherd Hill Regional High?
Shepherd Hill Regional High enrolls approximately 942 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Shepherd Hill Regional High serve?
Shepherd Hill Regional High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Shepherd Hill Regional High?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Shepherd Hill Regional High.
What is the student diversity at Shepherd Hill Regional High?
Student demographics at Shepherd Hill Regional High are roughly 78% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Shepherd Hill Regional High public or private?
Shepherd Hill Regional High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dudley-Charlton Reg.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.