Shepherd Hill Regional High

Summary:

Shepherd Hill Regional High is a public high school located in Dudley, Massachusetts, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 923. The school is part of the Dudley-Charlton Regional District, which is ranked 235 out of 351 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Shepherd Hill's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 123 out of 354 high schools in 2014-2015 to 206 out of 348 in 2023-2024, with a current 2-star rating. The school's performance is generally on par with or slightly below nearby schools like Tantasqua Regional Senior High and Douglas High School, but it significantly outperforms the lower-ranked schools in the Southbridge and Webster districts. Shepherd Hill's MCAS proficiency rates are generally lower than the state averages, particularly in mathematics and science, though the school performs better in biology.

Shepherd Hill has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 90.7% to 95.2% over the past few years, but also a higher dropout rate, ranging from 2.4% to 7.1%. The school's rankings for different student subgroups vary, with male students performing better than female students, and Hispanic and special education students performing the lowest. These significant performance gaps suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to address these disparities and improve overall academic outcomes at Shepherd Hill Regional High.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 68 Dudley Oxford Road
       Dudley, MA  01571


(508) 943-6700

District: Dudley-Charlton Regional

SchoolDigger Rank:
206th of 348 Massachusetts High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,916 Help


Feeder schools for Shepherd Hill Regional High:

Elementary:    Charlton Elementary
    Dudley Elementary
    Heritage School
    Mason Road School
Middle:    Charlton Middle School
    Dudley Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.8 Help
Number of students:  923

Racial breakdown:

White:
81.9%
Hispanic:
10.5%
African American:
2.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  23% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Shepherd Hill Regional High ranks worse than 59.2% of high schools in Massachusetts. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.11. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Shepherd Hill Regional 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 Racial makeup is: White (81.9%), Hispanic (10.5%), African American (2.6%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Shepherd Hill Regional High is 13.8. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Shepherd Hill Regional High is $14,916.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Shepherd Hill Regional High:

SchoolDigger ranks Shepherd Hill Regional High 206th of 348 Massachusetts public high schools. (See Shepherd Hill Regional High in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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White students:


Dudley-Charlton Regional:

SchoolDigger ranks Dudley-Charlton Regional 235th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Shepherd Hill Regional High

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Rank History for all students at Shepherd Hill Regional High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 77.06 76th 304 75.0%
2004 75.04 86th 307 72.0%
2005 71.03 103rd 311 66.9%
2006 68.82 128th 314 59.2%
2007 69.42 97th 316 69.3%
2008 65.16 131st 319 58.9%
2009 67.34 128th 322 60.2%
2010 71.34 107th 335 68.1%
2011 72.23 107th 340 68.5%
2012 72.30 90th 340 73.5%
2013 66.31 123rd 344 64.2%
2014 66.98 140th 347 59.7%
2015 70.25 123rd 354 65.3%
2016 66.55 135th 351 61.5%
2017 64.20 157th 348 54.9%
2018 57.27 195th 345 43.5%
2019 60.92 156th 351 55.6%
2021 57.94 136th 285 52.3%
2022 53.44 171st 342 50.0%
2023 49.89 180th 347 48.1%
2024 46.11 206th 348 40.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Shepherd Hill Regional High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.29 245th 344 28.8%
2019 42.11 215th 348 38.2%
2021 56.38 100th 268 62.7%
2022 54.64 149th 339 56.0%
2023 34.20 177th 301 41.2%
2024 15.44 266th 289 8.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Shepherd Hill Regional High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.84 252nd 330 23.6%
2019 49.24 174th 330 47.3%
2021 64.32 73rd 253 71.1%
2022 56.48 142nd 332 57.2%
2023 47.52 183rd 338 45.9%
2024 32.77 233rd 338 31.1%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Shepherd Hill Regional High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.78 191st 339 43.7%
2019 53.49 186th 342 45.6%
2021 63.00 115th 281 59.1%
2022 50.89 182nd 340 46.5%
2023 40.48 217th 339 36.0%
2024 45.88 201st 342 41.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Shepherd Hill Regional High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.76 206th 299 31.1%
2019 19.45 255th 299 14.7%
2021 20.68 170th 202 15.8%
2022 23.90 228th 295 22.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Shepherd Hill Regional High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.70 212th 343 38.2%
2019 64.27 139th 346 59.8%
2021 48.65 164th 281 41.6%
2022 53.65 161st 339 52.5%
2023 54.73 155th 343 54.8%
2024 43.38 201st 342 41.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Shepherd Hill Regional High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.41 112th 193 42.0%
2019 41.35 122nd 206 40.8%
2021 39.57 80th 149 46.3%
2022 35.60 136th 217 37.3%
2023 22.49 185th 241 23.2%
2024 21.75 193rd 249 22.5%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Shepherd Hill Regional High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.76 199th 303 34.3%
2019 50.25 159th 302 47.4%
2021 47.31 144th 249 42.2%
2022 44.19 168th 300 44.0%
2023 36.78 196th 301 34.9%
2024 35.13 204th 302 32.5%
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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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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Shepherd Hill Regional High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1219 0 5 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1226
1989 1190 1 7 6 0 n/a n/a 0 1204
1990 1157 1 6 12 0 n/a n/a 0 1176
1991 1204 1 7 15 0 n/a n/a 0 1227
1992 1250 3 6 11 2 n/a n/a 0 1272
1993 1276 3 6 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1285
1994 1287 2 1 9 0 n/a n/a 0 1299
1995 1330 6 3 10 2 n/a n/a 0 1351
1996 1330 6 3 10 2 n/a n/a 0 1351
1997 1381 5 7 9 0 n/a n/a 0 1402
1998 1401 5 9 8 0 n/a n/a 0 1423
1999 1466 7 12 14 0 n/a n/a 0 1499
2000 1561 1 10 15 0 n/a n/a 0 1587
2001 964 4 13 12 6 n/a n/a 0 999
2002 1123 0 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 1127
2003 1123 0 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 1127
2004 1113 2 1 5 0 n/a n/a 0 1121
2005 1126 7 2 14 0 n/a n/a 0 1149
2006 1156 7 1 17 2 n/a n/a 6 1189
2007 1172 11 0 18 1 n/a n/a 4 1206
2008 1185 8 0 24 1 n/a n/a 8 1226
2009 1203 8 0 22 2 11 12 0 1258
2010 1159 6 0 29 2 11 10 0 1217
2011 1096 5 0 25 1 15 11 0 1153
2012 1041 6 0 40 4 16 17 0 1124
2013 991 8 0 40 2 13 13 0 1067
2014 1011 12 0 48 2 21 12 0 1106
2015 1027 12 11 61 3 4 11 0 1129
2016 1031 13 21 64 3 2 14 0 1148
2017 1015 20 26 78 4 2 21 0 1166
2018 989 23 23 92 5 1 34 1 1168
2019 947 21 23 93 2 0 28 1 1115
2020 890 19 17 95 2 1 23 1 1048
2021 848 15 16 99 0 1 26 0 1005
2022 791 17 15 88 0 1 17 1 930
2023 756 24 19 97 1 1 22 3 923

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 Shepherd Hill Regional High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1226 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1204 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1176 n/a n/a n/a
1991 1227 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1272 n/a n/a n/a
1993 1285 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 1299 n/a n/a n/a
1995 1351 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 1351 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 1402 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 1423 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 1499 n/a 0.0 0
2000 1587 n/a 0.0 9.6
2001 999 n/a 0.0 7.6
2002 1127 n/a n/a 7.5
2003 1127 n/a n/a 7.5
2004 1121 70.5 15.9 7.2
2005 1149 68.2 16.8 5.8
2006 1189 73.0 16.3 6.7
2007 1206 76.0 15.9 7.2
2008 1226 78.0 15.7 6.6
2009 1258 78.3 16.1 8.9
2010 1217 79.0 15.4 10.1
2011 1153 78.8 14.6 12.8
2012 1124 77.0 14.5 13.6
2013 1067 70.5 15.1 14.6
2014 1106 73.2 15.1 19.3
2015 1129 73.0 15.4 23
2016 1148 71.0 16.1 n/a
2017 1166 69.2 16.8 n/a
2018 1168 73.0 16.0 n/a
2019 1115 70.4 15.8 n/a
2020 1048 73.2 14.3 n/a
2021 1005 62.5 16.0 n/a
2022 930 73.1 12.7 n/a
2023 923 66.5 13.8 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 Shepherd Hill Regional High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1226 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1204 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1176 n/a n/a n/a
1991 1227 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1272 n/a n/a n/a
1993 1285 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 1299 n/a n/a n/a
1995 1351 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 1351 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 1402 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 1423 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 1499 n/a 0.0 0
2000 1587 n/a 0.0 9.6
2001 999 n/a 0.0 7.6
2002 1127 n/a n/a 7.5
2003 1127 n/a n/a 7.5
2004 1121 70.5 15.9 7.2
2005 1149 68.2 16.8 5.8
2006 1189 73.0 16.3 6.7
2007 1206 76.0 15.9 7.2
2008 1226 78.0 15.7 6.6
2009 1258 78.3 16.1 8.9
2010 1217 79.0 15.4 10.1
2011 1153 78.8 14.6 12.8
2012 1124 77.0 14.5 13.6
2013 1067 70.5 15.1 14.6
2014 1106 73.2 15.1 19.3
2015 1129 73.0 15.4 23
2016 1148 71.0 16.1 n/a
2017 1166 69.2 16.8 n/a
2018 1168 73.0 16.0 n/a
2019 1115 70.4 15.8 n/a
2020 1048 73.2 14.3 n/a
2021 1005 62.5 16.0 n/a
2022 930 73.1 12.7 n/a
2023 923 66.5 13.8 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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Shepherd Hill Regional High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $40 (0.3%) $12,173 (99.7%) $12,213
2020 $40 (0.3%) $14,085 (99.7%) $14,125
2021 $500 (3.4%) $14,417 (96.7%) $14,916

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Shepherd Hill Regional High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 156th of 351 High schoolsRanks 180th of 347 High schools
 7.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (Shepherd Hill Regional High)6451.5
 12.5%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Dudley-Charlton Regional)6350
 13%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)6158.2
 2.8%
10th Grade Mathematics (Shepherd Hill Regional High)6350.7
 12.3%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Dudley-Charlton Regional)6249.5
 12.5%
   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 Students1115923
 17.2%
African American2124
 14.3%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian2319
 17.4%
Hispanic9397
 4.3%
Pacific Islander01
White947756
 20.2%
Two or More Races2822
 21.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Shepherd Hill Regional High

Shepherd Hill Regional High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Charlton Elementary
Elementary : Dudley Elementary
Elementary : Heritage School
Elementary : Mason Road School
Middle : Charlton Middle School
Middle : Dudley Middle School

In the 2022-23 school year, 923 students attended Shepherd Hill Regional High.

Shepherd Hill Regional High ranks 206th of 348 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Shepherd Hill Regional High are 82% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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