Assabet Valley Vocational High School

Summary:

Assabet Valley Vocational High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Marlborough, Massachusetts, with a student population of 1,128. As a vocational school, it offers a unique curriculum focused on career and technical education.

Assabet Valley Vocational High School has a higher percentage of White (68.79%) and Hispanic (24.73%) students compared to the state average, but lower percentages of African American (2.13%) and Asian (0.18%) students. The school's MCAS proficiency rates in English Language Arts (52.81%), Mathematics (42.32%), and Science (44.79%) are lower than the state averages. However, the school maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 97.0% to 99.2% over the past five years. In comparison, nearby high-performing schools like Algonquin Regional High and Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School have significantly higher MCAS proficiency rates across all subjects.

Assabet Valley Vocational High School's performance varies across different student subgroups, with the school ranking highly for African American, Hispanic, and Special Education students, but lower for White, English Language Learner, and Female students. The school spends approximately $20,500 per student, which is higher than the state average, and has a student-teacher ratio of 10.1, which is lower than the state average. The school's statewide ranking has declined from 134 in 2016-2017 to 210 in 2023-2024, despite maintaining a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, which warrants further investigation to understand the underlying factors and potential areas for improvement.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 215 Fitchburg Street
       Marlborough, MA  01752


(508) 485-9430

District: Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical

SchoolDigger Rank:
210th of 348 Massachusetts High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $20,484 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  10.1 Help
Number of students:  1,128

Racial breakdown:

White:
68.8%
Hispanic:
24.7%
Two or more races:
3.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  38% Help


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Compare Details Assabet Valley Vocational High School ranks worse than 60.3% of high schools in Massachusetts. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.59. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Assabet Valley Vocational High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (68.8%), Hispanic (24.7%), two or more races (3%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Assabet Valley Vocational High School is 10.1. (See more...)
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Compare Assabet Valley Vocational High School employs 111.1 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Assabet Valley Vocational High School is $20,484.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Assabet Valley Vocational High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Assabet Valley Vocational High School 210th of 348 Massachusetts public high schools. (See Assabet Valley Vocational High School in the ranking list.)

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Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical:

SchoolDigger ranks Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical 256th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Assabet Valley Vocational High School

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Rank History for all students at Assabet Valley Vocational High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 7.82 275th 304 9.5%
2004 10.35 272nd 307 11.4%
2005 21.09 255th 311 18.0%
2006 22.30 257th 314 18.2%
2007 25.65 252nd 316 20.3%
2008 39.87 226th 319 29.2%
2009 54.78 184th 322 42.9%
2010 64.24 147th 335 56.1%
2011 54.64 198th 340 41.8%
2012 58.75 179th 340 47.4%
2013 55.17 205th 344 40.4%
2014 39.81 255th 347 26.5%
2015 50.86 220th 354 37.9%
2016 44.79 245th 351 30.2%
2017 67.28 134th 348 61.5%
2018 59.94 186th 345 46.1%
2019 45.42 225th 351 35.9%
2022 41.08 213th 342 37.7%
2023 50.57 178th 347 48.7%
2024 44.59 210th 348 39.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Assabet Valley Vocational High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 49.76 51st 87 41.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Assabet Valley Vocational High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 32.40 64th 77 16.9%
2023 29.19 77th 84 8.3%
2024 27.08 78th 86 9.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Assabet Valley Vocational High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.36 100th 344 70.9%
2019 47.59 187th 348 46.3%
2022 43.61 196th 339 42.2%
2023 68.88 65th 301 78.4%
2024 74.84 59th 289 79.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Assabet Valley Vocational High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.57 84th 330 74.5%
2019 40.32 227th 330 31.2%
2022 50.38 164th 332 50.6%
2023 54.11 153rd 338 54.7%
2024 51.41 165th 338 51.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Assabet Valley Vocational High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.04 198th 339 41.6%
2019 40.04 229th 342 33.0%
2022 31.46 243rd 340 28.5%
2023 41.88 208th 339 38.6%
2024 34.13 231st 342 32.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Assabet Valley Vocational High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.68 79th 299 73.6%
2019 63.05 82nd 299 72.6%
2022 50.75 118th 295 60.0%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Assabet Valley Vocational High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 50.60 3rd 7 57.1%
2024 67.48 4th 10 60.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Assabet Valley Vocational High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.26 167th 343 51.3%
2019 44.99 215th 346 37.9%
2022 50.26 177th 339 47.8%
2023 54.89 153rd 343 55.4%
2024 50.15 181st 342 47.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Assabet Valley Vocational High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 54.93 59th 160 63.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Assabet Valley Vocational High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.97 55th 193 71.5%
2019 43.91 111th 206 46.1%
2022 58.30 85th 217 60.8%
2023 49.37 115th 241 52.3%
2024 61.65 90th 249 63.9%
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Rank History for White students at Assabet Valley Vocational High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.07 204th 303 32.7%
2019 27.48 233rd 302 22.8%
2022 28.23 223rd 300 25.7%
2023 37.98 188th 301 37.5%
2024 26.33 225th 302 25.5%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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by a parent
Thursday, September 16, 2010

Open Quote Assabet is a remarkable school! I am a parent of 4 children; One Assabet graduate, 2 current Assabet students, and one child in a lower grade level.
Our daughter graduated in 2009. She was accepted into all the colleges she applied to. She also, chose a very competitive major. She was offered merit scholarships across the board! She came out of Assabet with college credits in pre-engineering, her EMT certification, her CNA, and a great appreciation for her teachers, coaches, and all the other personnel. She absolutely LOVED Assabet!
Our next child is a senior. He loves his shop and has never liked school. Until Assabet, that is. He had an amazing TAG adviser his freshman year! I can't thank him enough, he made such a great impact on our son. He has been his pre-engineering teacher and such a great role model. Our son doesn't complain about school, ever. He is so glad he took pre-engineering. He is thrilled that he has received college credits thru RIT, in NY. It made him feel good about himself! His middle school years were AWEFUL!!!! I didn't know if he was going to make it through. Thankfully he did and then chose to leave our local school for Assabet. He has made some really great life long friends. What could be better than to see a smile and happiness.
The next one is a sophomore. He also LOVES it at Assabet! He said he learned more because the teachers care. He said at his old school some teachers cared but, at Assabet ALL the teachers do! If he had a problem, he could go to anyone of them! He told me that nobody thinks he's dumb here. He already qualified for college credits. He feels so good about himself, thanks to the Assabet staff. He is excelling and absolutely loving life in High school!
Life is what you make of it. It is great to know our older 3 kids feel safe, knowledgeable, and involved. The teachers, coaches, and guidance dept have been so helpful. They genuinely want to see their students excel!!!!
Assabet is amazing! It is such a great feeling to see 3 very different personalities, all having great experiences. They are all so very different; the over achiever, the under achiever, and self driven. Isn't it nice to know they all have a place where they are accepted for who they are. We have had lots of communication from teachers and guidance. They have helped to guide the under achiever and help aim the over achiever! (All in the right direction.)
I personally can not say enough about this school. I am a very thankful mother! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Assabet Valley Vocational High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1072 10 4 16 0 n/a n/a -29 1073
1989 988 6 6 16 1 n/a n/a -29 988
1990 977 4 5 19 1 n/a n/a -60 946
1991 885 8 5 17 0 n/a n/a -62 853
1992 866 6 7 22 3 n/a n/a -79 825
1993 792 8 5 32 2 n/a n/a -73 766
1994 762 13 4 39 5 n/a n/a -65 758
1995 810 20 12 38 4 n/a n/a -94 790
1996 810 20 12 38 4 n/a n/a -94 790
1997 798 22 9 50 5 n/a n/a -84 800
1998 804 17 13 48 0 n/a n/a -70 812
1999 767 11 7 36 3 n/a n/a 0 824
2000 797 10 8 43 6 n/a n/a 0 864
2001 819 25 11 70 5 n/a n/a -88 842
2002 780 12 5 90 2 n/a n/a 0 889
2003 780 12 5 90 2 n/a n/a 0 889
2004 780 14 11 90 2 n/a n/a 0 897
2005 802 12 9 81 3 n/a n/a 0 907
2006 772 10 7 101 3 n/a n/a 23 916
2007 763 7 4 129 3 n/a n/a 19 925
2008 766 9 5 136 1 n/a n/a 13 930
2009 764 8 3 141 2 0 15 0 933
2010 781 11 3 143 4 0 21 0 963
2011 791 16 2 159 5 0 24 0 997
2012 828 18 1 138 5 0 23 0 1013
2013 830 15 4 132 4 1 25 0 1011
2014 850 13 9 132 1 1 20 0 1026
2015 879 12 10 127 5 0 25 0 1058
2016 876 7 11 158 4 0 23 0 1079
2017 894 10 8 161 5 0 25 0 1103
2018 914 7 4 157 4 0 26 1 1113
2019 896 11 6 187 3 0 30 1 1134
2020 865 20 6 215 3 0 26 6 1141
2021 836 18 6 252 2 0 24 11 1149
2022 815 22 6 262 1 0 21 12 1139
2023 776 24 2 279 2 0 34 11 1128

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Assabet Valley Vocational High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1073 n/a n/a n/a
1989 988 n/a n/a n/a
1990 946 n/a n/a n/a
1991 853 n/a n/a n/a
1992 825 n/a n/a n/a
1993 766 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 758 n/a n/a n/a
1995 790 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 790 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 800 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 812 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 824 n/a 0.0 0
2000 864 n/a 0.0 16.2
2001 842 n/a 0.0 14.4
2002 889 n/a n/a 18.3
2003 889 n/a n/a 18.3
2004 897 109.0 8.2 19.7
2005 907 112.0 8.1 19.3
2006 916 109.7 8.4 20.6
2007 925 107.0 8.6 22.8
2008 930 102.0 9.1 22.1
2009 933 100.4 9.3 27
2010 963 102.4 9.4 33.3
2011 997 98.5 10.1 34.5
2012 1013 98.5 10.2 37.3
2013 1011 98.0 10.3 35.7
2014 1026 96.6 10.6 34.4
2015 1058 102.0 10.3 38
2016 1079 106.0 10.1 n/a
2017 1103 107.5 10.2 n/a
2018 1113 110.0 10.1 n/a
2019 1134 109.2 10.3 n/a
2020 1141 110.5 10.3 n/a
2021 1149 103.0 11.1 n/a
2022 1139 113.0 10.0 n/a
2023 1128 111.1 10.1 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Assabet Valley Vocational High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1073 n/a n/a n/a
1989 988 n/a n/a n/a
1990 946 n/a n/a n/a
1991 853 n/a n/a n/a
1992 825 n/a n/a n/a
1993 766 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 758 n/a n/a n/a
1995 790 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 790 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 800 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 812 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 824 n/a 0.0 0
2000 864 n/a 0.0 16.2
2001 842 n/a 0.0 14.4
2002 889 n/a n/a 18.3
2003 889 n/a n/a 18.3
2004 897 109.0 8.2 19.7
2005 907 112.0 8.1 19.3
2006 916 109.7 8.4 20.6
2007 925 107.0 8.6 22.8
2008 930 102.0 9.1 22.1
2009 933 100.4 9.3 27
2010 963 102.4 9.4 33.3
2011 997 98.5 10.1 34.5
2012 1013 98.5 10.2 37.3
2013 1011 98.0 10.3 35.7
2014 1026 96.6 10.6 34.4
2015 1058 102.0 10.3 38
2016 1079 106.0 10.1 n/a
2017 1103 107.5 10.2 n/a
2018 1113 110.0 10.1 n/a
2019 1134 109.2 10.3 n/a
2020 1141 110.5 10.3 n/a
2021 1149 103.0 11.1 n/a
2022 1139 113.0 10.0 n/a
2023 1128 111.1 10.1 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Assabet Valley Vocational High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $543 (2.7%) $19,600 (97.3%) $20,143
2020 $574 (2.8%) $19,959 (97.2%) $20,533
2021 $1,005 (4.9%) $19,478 (95.1%) $20,484

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Assabet Valley Vocational High School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 225th of 351 High schoolsRanks 178th of 347 High schools
 12.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (Assabet Valley Vocational High School)5357
 4%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical)5357
 4%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)6158.2
 2.8%
10th Grade Mathematics (Assabet Valley Vocational High School)5447.7
 6.3%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical)5447.7
 6.3%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)5849.7
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students11341128
 0.5%
African American1124
 118.2%
American Indian32
 33.3%
Asian62
 66.7%
Hispanic187279
 49.2%
Pacific Islander00
White896776
 13.4%
Two or More Races3034
 13.3%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 1,128 students attended Assabet Valley Vocational High School.

Assabet Valley Vocational High School ranks 210th of 348 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Assabet Valley Vocational High School are 69% White, 25% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.


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