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Wachusett Regional High High School
1401 Main St
Holden MA, 01520, Worcester County
Phone: 508-829-6771
Ranking: 
(87 out of 298, top 29%)*
(87 out of 298, top 29%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Wachusett 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: | 139 | 134 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 143 | 142 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,095 | 2,122 | 2,082 | 2,031 | 1,987 | 1,934 | 1,948 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 509 | 24.3% | 568 | 26.8% | 519 | 24.9% | 504 | 24.8% | 521 | 26.2% | 489 | 25.3% | 496 | 25.5% |
| Grade 10: | 567 | 27.1% | 530 | 25.0% | 519 | 24.9% | 535 | 26.3% | 503 | 25.3% | 497 | 25.7% | 473 | 24.3% |
| Grade 11: | 518 | 24.7% | 508 | 23.9% | 536 | 25.7% | 494 | 24.3% | 501 | 25.2% | 461 | 23.8% | 488 | 25.1% |
| Grade 12: | 492 | 23.5% | 509 | 24.0% | 500 | 24.0% | 487 | 24.0% | 454 | 22.8% | 476 | 24.6% | 484 | 24.8% |
| Ungraded: | 9 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.4% | 11 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.4% | 11 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.4% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,035 | 49.4% | 1,037 | 48.9% | 1,035 | 49.7% | 1,000 | 49.2% | 972 | 48.9% | 936 | 48.4% | 943 | 48.4% |
| Female: | 1,060 | 50.6% | 1,085 | 51.1% | 1,047 | 50.3% | 1,031 | 50.8% | 1,015 | 51.1% | 998 | 51.6% | 991 | 50.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 6 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 47 | 2.2% | 47 | 2.2% | 45 | 2.2% | 38 | 1.9% | 30 | 1.5% | 26 | 1.3% | 23 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 71 | 3.4% | 70 | 3.3% | 56 | 2.7% | 38 | 1.9% | 29 | 1.5% | 27 | 1.4% | 24 | 1.2% |
| Black: | 46 | 2.2% | 37 | 1.7% | 32 | 1.5% | 24 | 1.2% | 25 | 1.3% | 19 | 1.0% | 22 | 1.1% |
| White: | 1,893 | 90.4% | 1,924 | 90.7% | 1,915 | 92.0% | 1,903 | 93.7% | 1,876 | 94.4% | 1,842 | 95.2% | 1,865 | 95.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 32 | 1.5% | 36 | 1.7% | 24 | 1.2% | 19 | 0.9% | 14 | 0.7% | 9 | 0.5% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 187 | 8.9% | 135 | 6.4% | 122 | 5.9% | 77 | 3.8% | 103 | 5.2% | 67 | 3.5% | 81 | 4.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 2.0% | 31 | 1.5% | 62 | 3.0% | 59 | 2.9% | 54 | 2.7% | 32 | 1.7% | 38 | 2.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.10 | 15.80 | 14.77 | 14.43 | 14.11 | 13.50 | 13.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 78.4% | 76.8% | 61% |
| 2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 80% | 62% |
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 79% | 65% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 82% | 70% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 86% | 71% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 90% | 74% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 96% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 88% | 78% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 94% | 84% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 94% | 88% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 96% | 91% |
| 2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 75.7% | 73.9% | 51% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 79% | 57% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 80% | 62% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 80% | 67% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 82% | 69% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 84% | 72% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 92% | 75% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 89% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 86% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 89% | 78% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 90% | 80% |
| 2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 70% | 57% |
| 2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 77% | 61% |
| 2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 80% | 65% |
| 2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 76% | 67% |
| 2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 82% | 69% |
| 2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 83% | 71% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 55% | 54% | 42% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 25% | 25% | 55% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 47% | 40% | 61% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 41% | 39% | 63% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 30% | 26% | 71% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 45% | 44% | 72% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 29% | 20% | 73% |
| 2007 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 72% | 72% | 48% |
| 2008 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 77% | 77% | 55% |
| 2009 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 81% | 81% | 57% |
| 2010 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 81% | 81% | 55% |
| 2011 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 86% | 86% | 61% |
| 2012 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 86% | 86% | 63% |
| 2013 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 88% | 88% | 63% |
| 2011 | Technology/Engineering | End of course | % proficient | 12% | 11% | 53% |
| 2012 | Technology/Engineering | End of course | % proficient | 13% | 11% | 49% |
| 2013 | Technology/Engineering | End of course | % proficient | 13% | 13% | 49% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Wachusett Regional High High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.