Summary:
Norwell High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Norwell, MA, with a student population of 602. The school is part of the Norwell School District, which is ranked 24th out of 351 districts in Massachusetts and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Norwell High has consistently been ranked among the top high schools in the state, with a statewide ranking between 2 and 53 over the past decade, and has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of that time.
Norwell High students consistently outperform the state average on MCAS assessments across all subject areas, including English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 83.82% of Norwell High 10th graders scored proficient or better on the MCAS ELA assessment, compared to the state average of 56.86%. The school also has an exceptionally high four-year graduation rate, consistently above 97% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Norwell High's dropout rate is extremely low, at 0.0% in the 2022-2023 school year.
While Norwell High has a predominantly white student population, this is not necessarily unique among the nearby schools, such as Whitman Hanson Regional, Weymouth High School, and Marshfield High. Norwell High's performance on MCAS assessments is strong across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, white students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students, with the school's rankings within these subgroups consistently among the top in the state. The school also spends approximately $16,777 per student, which is higher than the state average and some of the nearby schools.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Norwell
SchoolDigger Rank:
13th of 348 Massachusetts High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,777
Feeder schools for Norwell High:
Student/teacher ratio: 11.8
Number of students: 602
Racial breakdown:
White:
93.2%
Asian:
2.7%
Two or more races:
2.5%
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Hispanic:
1.3%
African American:
0.2%
American Indian:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 5.2%
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