Groton Dunstable Regional

Summary:

Groton Dunstable Regional is a high-performing public high school located in Groton, Massachusetts, serving around 680 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Groton-Dunstable District, which is ranked 46 out of 351 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Groton Dunstable Regional consistently ranks among the top high schools in Massachusetts, with a statewide ranking between 6-38 over the past several years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating exceptional academic achievement. Its students significantly outperform the state averages in MCAS Next Generation assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, with proficiency rates ranging from 69.81% to 84.24%, compared to the state averages of 49.26% to 56.86%. Groton Dunstable Regional also boasts an exceptionally high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 97.9% to 99.5% over the past five years, and a very low dropout rate, consistently below 1%.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Chelmsford High, Groton Dunstable Regional outperforms in academic metrics, including test scores and statewide rankings. The school's performance is particularly strong across various student subgroups, including female students, Asian students, White students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with rankings consistently among the top in the state. This level of sustained excellence over an extended period suggests the school has effective strategies and practices in place to support student achievement.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 703 Chicoppe Row
       Groton, MA  01450-0730


(978) 448-6362

District: Groton-Dunstable

SchoolDigger Rank:
38th of 348 Massachusetts High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,906 Help


Feeder schools for Groton Dunstable Regional:

Elementary:    Florence Roche School
    Swallow/Union School
Middle:    Groton Dunstable Regional Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  12.7 Help
Number of students:  680

Racial breakdown:

White:
87.1%
Asian:
5.9%
Hispanic:
3.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  4.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Groton Dunstable Regional ranks better than 89.1% of high schools in Massachusetts. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 89.55. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Groton Dunstable Regional 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 (87.1%), Asian (5.9%), Hispanic (3.1%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Groton Dunstable Regional is 12.7. (See more...)
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Compare Groton Dunstable Regional employs 53.3 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Groton Dunstable Regional is $17,906.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Groton Dunstable Regional:

SchoolDigger ranks Groton Dunstable Regional 38th of 348 Massachusetts public high schools. (See Groton Dunstable Regional in the ranking list.)

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Groton-Dunstable:

SchoolDigger ranks Groton-Dunstable 46th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Groton Dunstable Regional

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Rank History for all students at Groton Dunstable Regional

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 87.04 36th 304 88.2%
2004 89.08 24th 307 92.2%
2005 86.73 31st 311 90.0%
2006 87.01 25th 314 92.0%
2007 87.46 16th 316 94.9%
2008 88.28 20th 319 93.7%
2009 87.69 14th 322 95.7%
2010 88.18 10th 335 97.0%
2011 83.12 28th 340 91.8%
2012 81.18 34th 340 90.0%
2013 82.20 15th 344 95.6%
2014 80.86 26th 347 92.5%
2015 83.11 13th 354 96.3%
2016 82.63 18th 351 94.9%
2017 83.95 7th 348 98.0%
2018 82.53 27th 345 92.2%
2019 89.54 10th 351 97.2%
2021 87.43 27th 285 90.5%
2022 89.60 28th 342 91.8%
2023 95.33 6th 347 98.3%
2024 89.55 38th 348 89.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Groton Dunstable Regional

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.31 47th 344 86.3%
2019 92.29 17th 348 95.1%
2022 75.65 61st 339 82.0%
2023 96.26 16th 301 94.7%
2024 98.06 10th 289 96.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Groton Dunstable Regional

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 90.98 16th 330 95.2%
2022 79.78 52nd 332 84.3%
2023 95.01 11th 338 96.7%
2024 97.74 7th 338 97.9%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Groton Dunstable Regional

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.64 12th 339 96.5%
2019 88.23 14th 342 95.9%
2021 89.18 13th 281 95.4%
2022 86.57 42nd 340 87.6%
2023 95.71 6th 339 98.2%
2024 90.16 31st 342 90.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Groton Dunstable Regional

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.87 24th 299 92.0%
2019 96.60 11th 299 96.3%
2022 84.70 39th 295 86.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Groton Dunstable Regional

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.83 30th 343 91.3%
2019 91.09 11th 346 96.8%
2021 85.70 35th 281 87.5%
2022 90.55 25th 339 92.6%
2023 94.04 20th 343 94.2%
2024 87.63 41st 342 88.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Groton Dunstable Regional

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.24 29th 91 68.1%
2019 70.72 39th 97 59.8%
2023 83.23 7th 96 92.7%
2024 77.37 24th 98 75.5%
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Rank History for White students at Groton Dunstable Regional

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.47 33rd 303 89.1%
2019 89.25 13th 302 95.7%
2021 83.50 33rd 249 86.7%
2022 86.22 36th 300 88.0%
2023 93.60 13th 301 95.7%
2024 84.83 43rd 302 85.8%
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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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Enrollment information for Groton Dunstable Regional

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 601 3 7 3 1 n/a n/a 0 615
1989 570 5 9 2 1 n/a n/a 0 587
1990 359 5 5 2 1 n/a n/a 0 372
1991 324 3 6 4 1 n/a n/a 0 338
1992 311 2 7 6 0 n/a n/a 0 326
1993 342 1 9 5 1 n/a n/a 0 358
1994 362 0 6 2 0 n/a n/a 0 370
1995 395 2 5 3 3 n/a n/a 0 408
1996 395 2 5 3 3 n/a n/a 0 408
1997 413 4 6 5 3 n/a n/a 0 431
1998 445 1 4 1 1 n/a n/a 0 452
1999 483 1 3 1 1 n/a n/a 0 489
2000 499 1 0 1 7 n/a n/a 0 508
2001 586 0 5 1 0 n/a n/a -1 591
2002 637 5 19 6 0 n/a n/a 0 667
2003 637 5 19 6 0 n/a n/a 0 667
2004 702 8 29 6 0 n/a n/a 0 745
2005 760 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 760
2006 795 1 9 0 0 n/a n/a 0 805
2007 775 4 25 4 3 n/a n/a 4 815
2008 810 5 19 11 2 n/a n/a 10 857
2009 786 3 24 7 2 0 9 0 831
2010 814 2 21 6 2 0 4 0 849
2011 833 3 26 3 0 0 1 0 866
2012 813 4 32 10 0 0 2 0 861
2013 821 3 36 16 1 0 3 0 880
2014 802 3 37 20 1 0 7 0 870
2015 802 4 33 22 1 0 5 0 867
2016 774 6 39 12 2 0 7 0 840
2017 745 6 48 7 1 1 4 0 812
2018 714 8 50 8 1 0 5 0 786
2019 672 8 59 13 0 1 10 0 763
2020 636 5 58 14 1 2 8 1 725
2021 627 4 54 17 2 2 12 3 721
2022 601 7 51 21 1 2 16 5 704
2023 592 9 40 21 1 1 14 2 680

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 Groton Dunstable Regional

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 615 n/a n/a n/a
1989 587 n/a n/a n/a
1990 372 n/a n/a n/a
1991 338 n/a n/a n/a
1992 326 n/a n/a n/a
1993 358 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 370 n/a n/a n/a
1995 408 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 408 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 431 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 452 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 489 n/a 0.0 0
2000 508 n/a 0.0 0.4
2001 591 n/a 0.0 0.5
2002 667 n/a n/a 1.2
2003 667 n/a n/a 1.2
2004 745 47.7 15.6 0.9
2005 760 50.8 15.0 0
2006 805 54.2 14.9 0.5
2007 815 56.0 14.6 2.2
2008 857 56.8 15.1 1.7
2009 831 58.8 14.1 2
2010 849 55.1 15.3 1.3
2011 866 52.3 16.5 2.1
2012 861 53.6 16.0 1.5
2013 880 58.0 15.1 2.6
2014 870 59.7 14.5 3.4
2015 867 56.0 15.4 4.2
2016 840 58.0 14.4 n/a
2017 812 56.8 14.2 n/a
2018 786 56.1 13.9 n/a
2019 763 54.9 13.8 n/a
2020 725 53.5 13.5 n/a
2021 721 53.2 13.5 n/a
2022 704 54.2 12.9 n/a
2023 680 53.3 12.7 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 Groton Dunstable Regional

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 615 n/a n/a n/a
1989 587 n/a n/a n/a
1990 372 n/a n/a n/a
1991 338 n/a n/a n/a
1992 326 n/a n/a n/a
1993 358 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 370 n/a n/a n/a
1995 408 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 408 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 431 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 452 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 489 n/a 0.0 0
2000 508 n/a 0.0 0.4
2001 591 n/a 0.0 0.5
2002 667 n/a n/a 1.2
2003 667 n/a n/a 1.2
2004 745 47.7 15.6 0.9
2005 760 50.8 15.0 0
2006 805 54.2 14.9 0.5
2007 815 56.0 14.6 2.2
2008 857 56.8 15.1 1.7
2009 831 58.8 14.1 2
2010 849 55.1 15.3 1.3
2011 866 52.3 16.5 2.1
2012 861 53.6 16.0 1.5
2013 880 58.0 15.1 2.6
2014 870 59.7 14.5 3.4
2015 867 56.0 15.4 4.2
2016 840 58.0 14.4 n/a
2017 812 56.8 14.2 n/a
2018 786 56.1 13.9 n/a
2019 763 54.9 13.8 n/a
2020 725 53.5 13.5 n/a
2021 721 53.2 13.5 n/a
2022 704 54.2 12.9 n/a
2023 680 53.3 12.7 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 Groton Dunstable Regional

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $203 (1.3%) $15,326 (98.7%) $15,529
2020 $218 (1.0%) $20,689 (99.0%) $20,907
2021 $410 (2.3%) $17,496 (97.7%) $17,906

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Groton Dunstable Regional

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 10th of 351 High schoolsRanks 6th of 347 High schools
 1.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (Groton Dunstable Regional)8589.4
 4.4%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Groton-Dunstable)8587.4
 2.4%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)6158.2
 2.8%
10th Grade Mathematics (Groton Dunstable Regional)9589.9
 5.1%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Groton-Dunstable)9587.4
 7.7%
   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 Students763680
 10.9%
African American89
 12.5%
American Indian01
Asian5940
 32.2%
Hispanic1321
 61.5%
Pacific Islander11
White672592
 11.9%
Two or More Races1014
 40%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Groton Dunstable Regional

Groton Dunstable Regional ranks 38th of 348 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Groton Dunstable Regional are 87% White, 6% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 680 students attended Groton Dunstable Regional.

Groton Dunstable Regional is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Florence Roche School
Elementary : Swallow/Union School
Middle : Groton Dunstable Regional Middle


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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.





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