Northeast Metro Regional Vocational

Summary:

Northeast Metro Regional Vocational is a public high school located in Wakefield, MA, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,292 students. The school is part of the Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical District, which is ranked 288 out of 351 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its diverse student population, with 52.01% White, 40.71% Hispanic, 4.1% African American, and 1.47% Asian students, Northeast Metro Regional Vocational has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts high schools, with a ranking between 241-301 out of 351 schools and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years. The school's academic performance, as measured by MCAS test scores, is generally below the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, with proficiency rates typically 10-20 percentage points lower than the state averages.

Interestingly, the school's English Language Learner (ELL) students consistently outperform the state average, ranking in the top 5-15 schools in Massachusetts for ELL student performance. In contrast, the school's White students perform significantly worse than the state average, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of schools for White student performance. Compared to nearby high schools, such as Wakefield Memorial High, which is located just 0.35 miles away, Northeast Metro Regional Vocational consistently underperforms in academic measures and has a lower overall school ranking and rating, despite spending significantly more per student ($21,830 in 2020-2021) compared to nearby schools.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 100 Hemlock Rd
       Wakefield, MA  01880-3597


(781) 246-0810

District: Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical

SchoolDigger Rank:
242nd of 348 Massachusetts High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $21,830 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  10.3 Help
Number of students:  1,292

Racial breakdown:

White:
52.0%
Hispanic:
40.7%
African American:
4.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  50.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Northeast Metro Regional Vocational ranks worse than 69.5% of high schools in Massachusetts. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.18. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Northeast Metro Regional Vocational 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 (52%), Hispanic (40.7%), African American (4.1%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Northeast Metro Regional Vocational is 10.3. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Northeast Metro Regional Vocational is $21,830.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Northeast Metro Regional Vocational:

SchoolDigger ranks Northeast Metro Regional Vocational 242nd of 348 Massachusetts public high schools. (See Northeast Metro Regional Vocational in the ranking list.)

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Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical:

SchoolDigger ranks Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical 288th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Northeast Metro Regional Vocational

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Rank History for all students at Northeast Metro Regional Vocational

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 12.75 259th 304 14.8%
2004 5.68 286th 307 6.8%
2005 10.43 280th 311 10.0%
2006 11.75 279th 314 11.1%
2007 11.84 287th 316 9.2%
2008 14.18 287th 319 10.0%
2009 15.78 285th 322 11.5%
2010 15.83 298th 335 11.0%
2011 27.96 279th 340 17.9%
2012 28.48 279th 340 17.9%
2013 39.88 258th 344 25.0%
2014 33.47 272nd 347 21.6%
2015 35.35 272nd 354 23.2%
2016 45.40 241st 351 31.3%
2017 42.70 248th 348 28.7%
2018 40.76 251st 345 27.2%
2019 15.82 301st 351 14.2%
2021 12.13 249th 285 12.6%
2022 23.50 269th 342 21.3%
2023 29.03 259th 347 25.4%
2024 34.18 242nd 348 30.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Northeast Metro Regional Vocational

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.18 15th 77 80.5%
2019 44.80 37th 82 54.9%
2021 46.11 15th 46 67.4%
2024 72.76 5th 86 94.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Northeast Metro Regional Vocational

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.14 192nd 344 44.2%
2019 24.13 298th 348 14.4%
2021 19.31 229th 268 14.6%
2022 36.48 228th 339 32.7%
2023 31.73 189th 301 37.2%
2024 47.09 133rd 289 54.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Northeast Metro Regional Vocational

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.12 208th 330 37.0%
2019 27.21 262nd 330 20.6%
2021 21.10 207th 253 18.2%
2022 37.36 214th 332 35.5%
2023 47.48 184th 338 45.6%
2024 47.75 182nd 338 46.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Northeast Metro Regional Vocational

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.60 249th 339 26.5%
2019 9.83 309th 342 9.6%
2021 9.14 255th 281 9.3%
2022 17.96 278th 340 18.2%
2023 28.00 251st 339 26.0%
2024 30.03 244th 342 28.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Northeast Metro Regional Vocational

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.87 139th 299 53.5%
2019 31.17 204th 299 31.8%
2021 26.49 152nd 202 24.8%
2022 36.32 175th 295 40.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Northeast Metro Regional Vocational

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.63 239th 343 30.3%
2019 15.79 296th 346 14.5%
2021 13.98 239th 281 14.9%
2022 28.74 245th 339 27.7%
2023 27.60 253rd 343 26.2%
2024 34.87 226th 342 33.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Northeast Metro Regional Vocational

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 31.27 67th 94 28.7%
2022 65.62 30th 133 77.4%
2023 39.49 90th 142 36.6%
2024 36.94 94th 160 41.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Northeast Metro Regional Vocational

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.64 95th 193 50.8%
2019 28.61 147th 206 28.6%
2021 32.30 97th 149 34.9%
2022 52.73 94th 217 56.7%
2023 50.82 106th 241 56.0%
2024 56.55 98th 249 60.6%
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Rank History for White students at Northeast Metro Regional Vocational

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.82 248th 303 18.2%
2019 3.27 296th 302 2.0%
2021 3.13 245th 249 1.6%
2022 7.24 286th 300 4.7%
2023 13.28 268th 301 11.0%
2024 14.70 265th 302 12.3%
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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 Northeast Metro Regional Vocational

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1253 7 1 69 0 n/a n/a 0 1330
1989 1209 8 2 69 0 n/a n/a 0 1288
1990 1185 10 2 99 0 n/a n/a 0 1296
1991 1108 7 1 51 1 n/a n/a 0 1168
1992 1035 13 7 83 0 n/a n/a 0 1138
1993 932 16 8 110 0 n/a n/a 0 1066
1994 950 23 17 119 0 n/a n/a 0 1109
1995 936 21 18 146 1 n/a n/a 0 1122
1996 936 21 18 146 1 n/a n/a 0 1122
1997 927 20 17 140 4 n/a n/a 0 1108
1998 928 17 17 146 3 n/a n/a 0 1111
1999 946 22 17 152 5 n/a n/a 0 1142
2000 884 30 17 188 10 n/a n/a 0 1129
2001 826 32 19 249 9 n/a n/a 0 1135
2002 800 42 24 302 8 n/a n/a 0 1176
2003 800 42 24 302 8 n/a n/a 0 1176
2004 841 31 21 292 5 n/a n/a 0 1190
2005 897 27 17 268 4 n/a n/a 0 1213
2006 838 40 22 299 0 n/a n/a 10 1209
2007 871 43 18 306 0 n/a n/a 20 1258
2008 826 45 24 324 1 n/a n/a 24 1244
2009 804 50 26 330 4 1 30 0 1245
2010 839 45 24 303 5 1 32 0 1249
2011 867 48 23 299 6 0 22 0 1265
2012 854 41 17 312 6 0 21 0 1251
2013 856 43 17 331 2 0 19 0 1268
2014 844 40 17 340 1 0 19 0 1261
2015 824 38 16 367 0 1 21 0 1267
2016 803 41 22 373 0 1 19 0 1259
2017 841 36 21 341 0 2 20 0 1261
2018 791 34 17 377 0 3 24 0 1246
2019 754 36 15 415 1 2 26 0 1249
2020 761 33 8 445 1 3 24 0 1275
2021 828 31 9 389 2 2 18 2 1281
2022 717 60 18 493 1 2 14 2 1307
2023 672 53 19 526 2 2 12 6 1292

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 Northeast Metro Regional Vocational

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1330 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1288 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1296 n/a n/a n/a
1991 1168 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1138 n/a n/a n/a
1993 1066 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 1109 n/a n/a n/a
1995 1122 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 1122 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 1108 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 1111 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 1142 n/a 0.0 0
2000 1129 n/a 0.0 24.9
2001 1135 n/a 0.0 34.1
2002 1176 n/a n/a 32.8
2003 1176 n/a n/a 32.8
2004 1190 109.0 10.9 39.2
2005 1213 118.0 10.3 37.1
2006 1209 125.0 9.7 38.2
2007 1258 129.0 9.8 39.9
2008 1244 122.4 10.2 41.8
2009 1245 121.0 10.3 38.2
2010 1249 118.0 10.5 47.3
2011 1265 109.3 11.5 50
2012 1251 108.3 11.5 50
2013 1268 111.7 11.3 49.5
2014 1261 113.0 11.1 50.4
2015 1267 113.0 11.2 50.2
2016 1259 109.0 11.5 n/a
2017 1261 111.8 11.2 n/a
2018 1246 115.2 10.8 n/a
2019 1249 117.5 10.6 n/a
2020 1275 119.6 10.6 n/a
2021 1281 116.2 11.0 n/a
2022 1307 110.1 11.8 n/a
2023 1292 125.0 10.3 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 Northeast Metro Regional Vocational

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1330 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1288 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1296 n/a n/a n/a
1991 1168 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1138 n/a n/a n/a
1993 1066 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 1109 n/a n/a n/a
1995 1122 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 1122 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 1108 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 1111 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 1142 n/a 0.0 0
2000 1129 n/a 0.0 24.9
2001 1135 n/a 0.0 34.1
2002 1176 n/a n/a 32.8
2003 1176 n/a n/a 32.8
2004 1190 109.0 10.9 39.2
2005 1213 118.0 10.3 37.1
2006 1209 125.0 9.7 38.2
2007 1258 129.0 9.8 39.9
2008 1244 122.4 10.2 41.8
2009 1245 121.0 10.3 38.2
2010 1249 118.0 10.5 47.3
2011 1265 109.3 11.5 50
2012 1251 108.3 11.5 50
2013 1268 111.7 11.3 49.5
2014 1261 113.0 11.1 50.4
2015 1267 113.0 11.2 50.2
2016 1259 109.0 11.5 n/a
2017 1261 111.8 11.2 n/a
2018 1246 115.2 10.8 n/a
2019 1249 117.5 10.6 n/a
2020 1275 119.6 10.6 n/a
2021 1281 116.2 11.0 n/a
2022 1307 110.1 11.8 n/a
2023 1292 125.0 10.3 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 Northeast Metro Regional Vocational

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $972 (4.1%) $22,908 (95.9%) $23,880
2020 $978 (4.2%) $22,117 (95.8%) $23,095
2021 $1,490 (6.8%) $20,341 (93.2%) $21,830

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Northeast Metro Regional Vocational

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 301st of 351 High schoolsRanks 259th of 347 High schools
 11.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (Northeast Metro Regional Vocational)3046.2
 16.2%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical)3046.2
 16.2%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)6158.2
 2.8%
10th Grade Mathematics (Northeast Metro Regional Vocational)2735.7
 8.7%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical)2735.7
 8.7%
   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 Students12491292
 3.4%
African American3653
 47.2%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian1519
 26.7%
Hispanic415526
 26.7%
Pacific Islander22
White754672
 10.9%
Two or More Races2612
 53.8%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 1,292 students attended Northeast Metro Regional Vocational.

Northeast Metro Regional Vocational ranks 242nd of 348 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Northeast Metro Regional Vocational are 52% White, 41% Hispanic, 4% African American, 1% 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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