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Northbridge High High School
427 Linwood Ave
Whitinsville MA, 01588, Worcester County
Phone: 508-234-6221
Ranking: (204 out of 298, bottom 32%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Northbridge School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 54 | 51 | 54 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 44 | |||||||
Total Students: | 677 | 697 | 673 | 638 | 631 | 638 | 699 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 147 | 21.7% | 172 | 24.7% | 182 | 27.0% | 177 | 27.7% | 169 | 26.8% | 138 | 21.6% | 188 | 26.9% |
Grade 10: | 165 | 24.4% | 184 | 26.4% | 180 | 26.7% | 183 | 28.7% | 133 | 21.1% | 179 | 28.1% | 183 | 26.2% |
Grade 11: | 176 | 26.0% | 180 | 25.8% | 170 | 25.3% | 129 | 20.2% | 156 | 24.7% | 173 | 27.1% | 157 | 22.5% |
Grade 12: | 184 | 27.2% | 157 | 22.5% | 138 | 20.5% | 148 | 23.2% | 172 | 27.3% | 148 | 23.2% | 171 | 24.5% |
Ungraded: | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 352 | 52.0% | 344 | 49.4% | 332 | 49.3% | 328 | 51.4% | 329 | 52.1% | 332 | 52.0% | 340 | 48.6% |
Female: | 325 | 48.0% | 353 | 50.6% | 341 | 50.7% | 310 | 48.6% | 302 | 47.9% | 306 | 48.0% | 351 | 50.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 6 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 21 | 3.1% | 19 | 2.7% | 15 | 2.2% | 20 | 3.1% | 17 | 2.7% | 17 | 2.7% | 22 | 3.1% |
Black: | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.9% | 9 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.1% |
White: | 629 | 92.9% | 649 | 93.1% | 635 | 94.4% | 599 | 93.9% | 591 | 93.7% | 604 | 94.7% | 659 | 94.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 17 | 2.5% | 20 | 2.9% | 14 | 2.1% | 10 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.6% | 5 | 0.8% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 159 | 23.5% | 162 | 23.2% | 162 | 24.1% | 148 | 23.2% | 130 | 20.6% | 106 | 16.6% | 98 | 14.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 7.1% | 51 | 7.3% | 37 | 5.5% | 32 | 5.0% | 44 | 7.0% | 32 | 5.0% | 36 | 5.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.56 | 13.54 | 12.38 | 12.77 | 12.43 | 12.20 | 15.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67.1% | 66.8% | 61% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 69% | 62% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 66% | 65% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 74% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 78% | 71% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 77% | 74% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 70% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 75% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 88% | 84% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 90% | 88% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 90% | 91% |
2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 55.4% | 54.7% | 51% |
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 60% | 57% |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 59% | 62% |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 68% | 67% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 73% | 69% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 66% | 72% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 60% | 75% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 69% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 71% | 74% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 72% | 78% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 72% | 80% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 56% | 57% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 62% | 61% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 61% | 65% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 74% | 67% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 71% | 69% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 74% | 71% |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 40% | 39% | 42% |
2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 55% | 54% | 55% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 61% | 60% | 61% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 63% | 62% | 63% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 77% | 74% | 71% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 73% | 71% | 72% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 66% | 65% | 73% |
2007 | Technology/Engineering | End of course | % proficient | 65% | 65% | 35% |
2012 | Technology/Engineering | End of course | % proficient | 100% | 100% | 49% |
2013 | Technology/Engineering | End of course | % proficient | 100% | 100% | 49% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Northbridge High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.