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Tantasqua Regional Vocational
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 6 points.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Tantasqua Regional Vocational
As a low-enrollment 9-12 campus in Fiskdale, Massachusetts, Tantasqua Regional Vocational serves 542 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Tantasqua. Compared to the state average of about 777 students per school, that is 30% leaner than typical.
Within Tantasqua, which oversees 3 schools and 1,750 students, Tantasqua Regional Vocational is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, Tantasqua Regional Vocational lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Beyond that, the school logs 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Worcester County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.
On the resource side, Tantasqua Regional Vocational shows 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 66.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 23.4:1 average.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Worcester County put median household earnings sit near $95,939, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Tantasqua Regional Vocational is one of 257 public schools in Worcester County (combined enrollment of about 121,490 students).
Nearest neighbor: Tantasqua Regional Sr High, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Tantasqua Regional Vocational.
The campus sits in an outlying setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Tantasqua Regional Vocational's enrollment has rose 15% since 2018, when it stood at 470 (now 542). The White share of enrollment contracted from 91% to 83% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 35.3:1 in 2018 to 66.5:1 today.
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Related schools
- Tantasqua Regional Sr HighHigh · 632 students
- Tantasqua Regional Jr HighMiddle · 576 students
- Tantasqua Regional Sr HighHigh · 632 students
- Tantasqua Regional Jr HighMiddle · 576 students
- Tantasqua Regional Sr High0.0 mi · 632
- Tantasqua Regional Jr High0.3 mi · 576
- Burgess Elementary3.7 mi · 842
- Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School3.9 mi · 356
- Brookfield Elementary4.1 mi · 289
- Brimfield Elementary4.6 mi · 258