Brockton High

Summary:

Brockton High is a large public high school in Brockton, Massachusetts, serving 3,679 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Brockton School District, which is ranked 325 out of 351 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brockton High faces significant academic and performance challenges, as evidenced by its consistently low rankings and test scores compared to the state and nearby schools. The school's academic performance, as measured by MCAS test scores, is significantly below the state averages across all subject areas and grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 38.01% of 10th-grade students at Brockton High scored proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 56.86%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 18.76%, compared to the state average of 48.47%. Brockton High's four-year graduation rate of 83.4% for the 2022-2023 school year is also lower than the state average.

Interestingly, Brockton High's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. The school ranks in the bottom quarter of Massachusetts high schools for White, African American, and Multi-racial students, but performs better for English Language Learners, ranking in the top half of schools. Additionally, the school's performance for Homeless students is particularly noteworthy, ranking 3rd out of 28 Massachusetts high schools in 2023-2024. Compared to nearby schools like East Bridgewater Junior/Senior High School, Oliver Ames High, and Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical, Brockton High's academic performance is significantly lower.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 470 Forest Avenue
       Brockton, MA  02301


(508) 580-7633

District: Brockton

SchoolDigger Rank:
300th of 348 Massachusetts High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,235 Help


Feeder schools for Brockton High:

Elementary:    Brookfield
    Downey
    Dr W Arnone Community School
    Edgar B Davis
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Middle:    Ashfield Middle School
    East Middle School
    North Middle School
    Plouffe Middle School
    More...

Student/teacher ratio:  17.5 Help
Number of students:  3,586

Racial breakdown:

African American:
61.4%
Hispanic:
19.7%
White:
11.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  81.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Brockton High ranks worse than 86.2% of high schools in Massachusetts. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.1. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Brockton High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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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 Brockton High has the largest high school student body size in the Brockton School District. Racial makeup is: African American (61.4%), Hispanic (19.7%), White (11.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Brockton High is 17.5. 1 high schools in the Brockton School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Brockton High is $16,235. 1 high schools in the Brockton School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Brockton High:

SchoolDigger ranks Brockton High 300th of 348 Massachusetts public high schools. (See Brockton High in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Brockton 325th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Brockton High

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Rank History for all students at Brockton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 27.78 224th 304 26.3%
2004 25.90 236th 307 23.1%
2005 23.21 247th 311 20.6%
2006 34.19 223rd 314 29.0%
2007 27.10 249th 316 21.2%
2008 42.03 215th 319 32.6%
2009 44.97 216th 322 32.9%
2010 41.52 236th 335 29.6%
2011 37.25 256th 340 24.7%
2012 35.24 263rd 340 22.6%
2013 39.56 260th 344 24.4%
2014 32.13 273rd 347 21.3%
2015 43.99 250th 354 29.4%
2016 44.55 246th 351 29.9%
2017 25.15 288th 348 17.2%
2018 19.41 298th 345 13.6%
2019 14.06 305th 351 13.1%
2021 16.40 236th 285 17.2%
2022 15.14 291st 342 14.9%
2023 12.17 304th 347 12.4%
2024 15.10 300th 348 13.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Brockton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.06 40th 55 27.3%
2019 4.47 57th 58 1.7%
2022 17.70 64th 78 17.9%
2023 8.90 79th 82 3.7%
2024 5.93 85th 87 2.3%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Brockton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.59 37th 77 51.9%
2019 37.46 43rd 82 47.6%
2022 39.93 40th 77 48.1%
2023 42.70 44th 84 47.6%
2024 39.79 38th 86 55.8%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Brockton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.50 299th 344 13.1%
2019 15.13 315th 348 9.5%
2021 21.34 225th 268 16.0%
2022 20.31 284th 339 16.2%
2023 23.22 233rd 301 22.6%
2024 16.43 259th 289 10.4%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Brockton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.61 278th 330 15.8%
2019 14.88 297th 330 10.0%
2021 21.45 206th 253 18.6%
2022 17.44 285th 332 14.2%
2023 15.51 300th 338 11.2%
2024 20.10 284th 338 16.0%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Homeless students at Brockton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 42.19 12th 23 47.8%
2022 69.89 3rd 17 82.4%
2023 33.04 14th 23 39.1%
2024 70.31 3rd 28 89.3%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for Homeless Students!

Rank History for Female students at Brockton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.86 296th 339 12.7%
2019 13.06 305th 342 10.8%
2021 15.57 237th 281 15.7%
2022 16.39 283rd 340 16.8%
2023 11.06 302nd 339 10.9%
2024 15.36 293rd 342 14.3%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Brockton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.28 275th 299 8.0%
2019 14.38 276th 299 7.7%
2022 25.73 215th 295 27.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Brockton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.95 308th 343 10.2%
2019 10.06 312th 346 9.8%
2021 15.03 234th 281 16.7%
2022 13.57 290th 339 14.5%
2023 11.18 302nd 343 12.0%
2024 13.27 296th 342 13.5%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Brockton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.20 83rd 91 8.8%
2019 12.86 89th 97 8.2%
2022 23.74 74th 93 20.4%
2023 16.42 77th 96 19.8%
2024 20.25 83rd 98 15.3%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Brockton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.84 109th 134 18.7%
2019 25.25 110th 137 19.7%
2021 26.69 74th 94 21.3%
2022 30.78 94th 133 29.3%
2023 19.23 119th 142 16.2%
2024 24.42 121st 160 24.4%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Brockton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.40 128th 193 33.7%
2019 28.57 148th 206 28.2%
2021 37.25 84th 149 43.6%
2022 38.45 121st 217 44.2%
2023 20.54 194th 241 19.5%
2024 27.03 172nd 249 30.9%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Brockton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.13 239th 303 21.1%
2019 17.77 272nd 302 9.9%
2021 40.29 167th 249 32.9%
2022 13.37 268th 300 10.7%
2023 19.14 252nd 301 16.3%
2024 23.11 238th 302 21.2%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for White Students!

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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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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by a student
Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Open Quote brockton high offers ALOT of opportunities and was rated one of the top ten schools in mass.,so I don't know why it got a low rating. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Brockton High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 2935 539 87 291 3 n/a n/a 0 3855
1989 2601 580 99 327 4 n/a n/a 0 3611
1990 2302 570 100 462 1 n/a n/a 0 3435
1991 1980 660 112 473 7 n/a n/a 0 3232
1992 1879 731 108 442 8 n/a n/a 0 3168
1993 1692 733 109 568 1 n/a n/a 0 3103
1994 1642 820 93 443 7 n/a n/a 0 3005
1995 1685 1059 99 451 14 n/a n/a 0 3308
1996 1685 1059 99 451 14 n/a n/a 0 3308
1997 1703 1206 134 429 2 n/a n/a 0 3474
1998 1672 1358 133 422 20 n/a n/a 0 3605
1999 1645 1496 140 402 20 n/a n/a 0 3703
2000 1635 1646 149 417 18 n/a n/a 0 3865
2001 1613 1796 146 371 19 n/a n/a 0 3945
2002 1555 2047 149 422 20 n/a n/a 0 4193
2003 1555 2047 149 422 20 n/a n/a 0 4193
2004 1449 2174 147 441 22 n/a n/a 0 4233
2005 1442 2231 148 447 18 n/a n/a 0 4286
2006 1330 2154 126 523 22 n/a n/a 127 4282
2007 1294 2279 121 509 25 n/a n/a 100 4328
2008 1249 2284 110 517 29 n/a n/a 76 4265
2009 1167 2277 104 460 31 3 60 0 4102
2010 1098 2263 91 471 35 7 64 0 4029
2011 1084 2349 96 509 34 5 68 0 4145
2012 1067 2384 98 480 26 3 77 0 4135
2013 988 2396 110 478 23 2 84 0 4081
2014 946 2485 110 503 19 3 80 0 4146
2015 884 2546 109 513 17 5 100 0 4174
2016 886 2588 106 522 13 7 128 0 4250
2017 802 2651 111 535 15 7 143 0 4264
2018 752 2571 107 516 15 8 154 0 4123
2019 724 2526 92 512 13 10 155 0 4032
2020 628 2582 98 591 16 9 153 0 4077
2021 622 2536 94 605 11 10 168 0 4046
2022 564 2442 94 665 2 10 164 2 3943
2023 487 2256 97 670 3 9 151 6 3679
2024 423 2201 93 705 5 8 146 5 3586

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Brockton High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 3855 n/a n/a n/a
1989 3611 n/a n/a n/a
1990 3435 n/a n/a n/a
1991 3232 n/a n/a n/a
1992 3168 n/a n/a n/a
1993 3103 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 3005 n/a n/a n/a
1995 3308 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 3308 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 3474 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 3605 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 3703 n/a 0.0 18.1
2000 3865 n/a 0.0 16.8
2001 3945 n/a 0.0 21.4
2002 4193 n/a n/a 57.5
2003 4193 n/a n/a 57.5
2004 4233 286.0 14.8 52.6
2005 4286 292.5 14.7 57.6
2006 4282 269.2 15.9 62.4
2007 4328 283.0 15.3 63.3
2008 4265 288.6 14.8 68.5
2009 4102 276.5 14.8 64
2010 4029 273.5 14.7 69.4
2011 4145 259.2 15.9 71.4
2012 4135 265.9 15.5 71.2
2013 4081 250.9 16.2 75.7
2014 4146 257.4 16.1 81.1
2015 4174 266.0 15.6 81.5
2016 4250 254.0 16.7 n/a
2017 4264 252.9 16.8 n/a
2018 4123 243.2 16.9 n/a
2019 4032 234.5 17.1 n/a
2020 4077 254.6 16.0 n/a
2021 4046 242.1 16.7 n/a
2022 3943 260.2 15.1 n/a
2023 3679 250.5 14.6 n/a
2024 3586 204.5 17.5 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 Brockton High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 3855 n/a n/a n/a
1989 3611 n/a n/a n/a
1990 3435 n/a n/a n/a
1991 3232 n/a n/a n/a
1992 3168 n/a n/a n/a
1993 3103 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 3005 n/a n/a n/a
1995 3308 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 3308 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 3474 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 3605 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 3703 n/a 0.0 18.1
2000 3865 n/a 0.0 16.8
2001 3945 n/a 0.0 21.4
2002 4193 n/a n/a 57.5
2003 4193 n/a n/a 57.5
2004 4233 286.0 14.8 52.6
2005 4286 292.5 14.7 57.6
2006 4282 269.2 15.9 62.4
2007 4328 283.0 15.3 63.3
2008 4265 288.6 14.8 68.5
2009 4102 276.5 14.8 64
2010 4029 273.5 14.7 69.4
2011 4145 259.2 15.9 71.4
2012 4135 265.9 15.5 71.2
2013 4081 250.9 16.2 75.7
2014 4146 257.4 16.1 81.1
2015 4174 266.0 15.6 81.5
2016 4250 254.0 16.7 n/a
2017 4264 252.9 16.8 n/a
2018 4123 243.2 16.9 n/a
2019 4032 234.5 17.1 n/a
2020 4077 254.6 16.0 n/a
2021 4046 242.1 16.7 n/a
2022 3943 260.2 15.1 n/a
2023 3679 250.5 14.6 n/a
2024 3586 204.5 17.5 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 Brockton High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $806 (5.2%) $14,610 (94.8%) $15,417
2020 $795 (5.0%) $15,033 (95.0%) $15,828
2021 $1,381 (8.5%) $14,854 (91.5%) $16,235

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Brockton High

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 305th of 351 High schoolsRanks 304th of 347 High schools
 0.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (Brockton High)3734.5
 2.5%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Brockton)3432.3
 1.7%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)6158.2
 2.8%
10th Grade Mathematics (Brockton High)2916.9
 12.1%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Brockton)2515.9
 9.1%
   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 Students40323679
 8.8%
African American25262256
 10.7%
American Indian133
 76.9%
Asian9297
 5.4%
Hispanic512670
 30.9%
Pacific Islander109
 10%
White724487
 32.7%
Two or More Races155151
 2.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Brockton High

Brockton High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brookfield
Elementary : Downey
Elementary : Dr W Arnone Community School
Elementary : Edgar B Davis
Elementary : Gilmore Elementary School
Elementary : Hancock
Elementary : John F Kennedy
Elementary : Louis F Angelo Elementary
Elementary : Manthala George Junior School
Elementary : Mary E. Baker School
Elementary : Oscar F Raymond
Middle : Ashfield Middle School
Middle : East Middle School
Middle : North Middle School
Middle : Plouffe Middle School
Middle : South Middle School
Middle : West Middle School

In the 2023-24 school year, 3,586 students attended Brockton High.

Brockton High ranks in the bottom 13.8% of Massachusetts high schools.

Students at Brockton High are 61% African American, 20% Hispanic, 12% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.


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