Quincy High

Summary:

Quincy High is a public high school located in Quincy, Massachusetts, serving 1,495 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Quincy School District, which is ranked 183 out of 351 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Quincy High has a statewide ranking that has fluctuated between 176 and 219 out of 347-348 Massachusetts high schools in recent years, with a consistent 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is generally below the state and district averages, with around 50% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 45% in Mathematics, and 45% in Science. However, the school excels in supporting English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the top 10-15 high schools in the state for this subgroup. Quincy High's four-year graduation rate has remained relatively high, ranging from 91.1% to 95.4% in recent years, but its dropout rate has fluctuated between 2.6% and 5.1%, which is generally higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, North Quincy High, another school in the Quincy School District, significantly outperforms Quincy High on academic measures, ranking in the top 25% of Massachusetts high schools with a 4-star rating. Other nearby schools, such as Braintree High and Hull High, also outperform Quincy High on academic metrics, ranking in the top 50% and 40% of Massachusetts high schools, respectively.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 100 Coddington Street
       Quincy, MA  02169


(617) 984-8751

District: Quincy

SchoolDigger Rank:
219th of 348 Massachusetts High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,260 Help


Feeder schools for Quincy High:

Elementary:    Atherton Hough
    Charles A Bernazzani Elementary
    Clifford H Marshall Elementary
    Lincoln-Hancock Community School
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Middle:    Broad Meadows Middle
    Point Webster Middle
    South West Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.9 Help
Number of students:  1,495

Racial breakdown:

White:
47.6%
Asian:
21.3%
African American:
13.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  52% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Quincy High ranks worse than 62.9% of high schools in Massachusetts. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.65. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Quincy 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 Student population at Quincy High is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (47.6%), Asian (21.3%), African American (13.9%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Quincy High is 12.9. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Quincy High is $17,260.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Quincy High:

SchoolDigger ranks Quincy High 219th of 348 Massachusetts public high schools. (See Quincy High in the ranking list.)

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Quincy:

SchoolDigger ranks Quincy 183rd of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Quincy High

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Rank History for all students at Quincy High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 27.73 225th 304 26.0%
2004 32.79 224th 307 27.0%
2005 26.09 239th 311 23.2%
2006 20.31 263rd 314 16.2%
2007 34.52 224th 316 29.1%
2008 27.63 261st 319 18.2%
2009 36.87 240th 322 25.5%
2010 30.54 270th 335 19.4%
2011 44.71 236th 340 30.6%
2012 40.14 249th 340 26.8%
2013 57.05 193rd 344 43.9%
2014 42.23 250th 347 28.0%
2015 51.13 218th 354 38.4%
2016 50.36 227th 351 35.3%
2017 56.21 196th 348 43.7%
2018 54.70 205th 345 40.6%
2019 51.51 200th 351 43.0%
2021 45.56 184th 285 35.4%
2022 51.80 177th 342 48.2%
2023 50.73 176th 347 49.3%
2024 42.65 219th 348 37.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Quincy High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.96 39th 55 29.1%
2019 30.78 41st 58 29.3%
2022 6.86 73rd 78 6.4%
2023 30.61 59th 82 28.0%
2024 23.63 69th 87 20.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Quincy High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.61 14th 77 81.8%
2019 94.28 3rd 82 96.3%
2023 60.08 11th 84 86.9%
2024 71.09 7th 86 91.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Quincy High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.01 139th 344 59.6%
2019 57.28 132nd 348 62.1%
2021 48.67 129th 268 51.9%
2022 60.99 120th 339 64.6%
2023 41.16 149th 301 50.5%
2024 45.70 137th 289 52.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Quincy High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.38 189th 330 42.7%
2019 62.73 117th 330 64.5%
2021 50.18 123rd 253 51.4%
2022 54.48 150th 332 54.8%
2023 64.05 113th 338 66.6%
2024 48.02 180th 338 46.7%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Homeless students at Quincy High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 58.99 9th 28 67.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Quincy High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.14 226th 339 33.3%
2019 50.24 202nd 342 40.9%
2021 44.75 176th 281 37.4%
2022 52.74 176th 340 48.2%
2023 54.33 165th 339 51.3%
2024 45.76 202nd 342 40.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Quincy High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.12 119th 299 60.2%
2019 28.02 216th 299 27.8%
2022 44.37 140th 295 52.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Quincy High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.03 201st 343 41.4%
2019 47.94 202nd 346 41.6%
2021 42.94 180th 281 35.9%
2022 49.28 180th 339 46.9%
2023 43.59 199th 343 42.0%
2024 36.94 218th 342 36.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Quincy High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.93 64th 91 29.7%
2019 46.47 63rd 97 35.1%
2021 36.44 51st 68 25.0%
2022 38.40 66th 93 29.0%
2023 36.14 70th 96 27.1%
2024 28.06 77th 98 21.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Quincy High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.96 112th 134 16.4%
2019 26.45 106th 137 22.6%
2022 35.25 88th 133 33.8%
2023 40.17 86th 142 39.4%
2024 42.04 85th 160 46.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Quincy High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.96 110th 193 43.0%
2019 52.95 87th 206 57.8%
2022 66.54 67th 217 69.1%
2023 39.91 137th 241 43.2%
2024 30.08 162nd 249 34.9%
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Rank History for White students at Quincy High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.19 196th 303 35.3%
2019 29.39 226th 302 25.2%
2021 29.80 200th 249 19.7%
2022 38.06 189th 300 37.0%
2023 34.36 204th 301 32.2%
2024 21.62 242nd 302 19.9%
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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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Reviews:
by a citizen
Friday, August 7, 2015

Open Quote School has little diversity not only among the students but the staff as well. Quincy is a closed community not a friendly city. I see lots of racism in the schools and throughout the community. Leadership is the equivalent of an old boys club. Local leadership has passed down through single families generation to generation that includes the mayor's office as well as the Quincy Public School System. People are voted in because of their last name or via connections rather than ability.

The level of nepotism throughout the school and city employee's is mind boggling. A death notice I once read of a city worker also listed his family members who also worked for the City of Quincy in some capacity was more like a who's who in the DeCristofaro family. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Quincy High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 992 11 119 10 0 n/a n/a 0 1132
1989 889 8 143 14 0 n/a n/a 0 1054
1990 803 18 179 21 2 n/a n/a 0 1023
1991 1025 19 188 23 3 n/a n/a 0 1258
1992 981 30 190 27 2 n/a n/a 0 1230
1993 926 35 179 30 1 n/a n/a 0 1171
1994 885 46 186 41 2 n/a n/a 0 1160
1995 939 53 166 49 5 n/a n/a 0 1212
1996 939 53 166 49 5 n/a n/a 0 1212
1997 986 49 177 48 4 n/a n/a 0 1264
1998 937 54 165 44 3 n/a n/a 0 1203
1999 865 51 168 43 2 n/a n/a 0 1129
2000 987 65 214 39 5 n/a n/a 0 1310
2001 913 63 212 44 7 n/a n/a 0 1239
2002 938 68 270 51 6 n/a n/a 0 1333
2003 938 68 270 51 6 n/a n/a 0 1333
2004 942 80 302 67 7 n/a n/a 0 1398
2005 933 90 309 75 8 n/a n/a 0 1415
2006 911 97 303 77 7 n/a n/a 3 1398
2007 860 114 319 88 9 n/a n/a 0 1390
2008 843 128 354 90 5 n/a n/a 4 1424
2009 745 134 333 90 6 2 6 0 1316
2010 709 119 363 92 5 2 9 0 1299
2011 769 133 425 87 6 1 20 0 1441
2012 840 145 411 91 11 2 21 0 1521
2013 871 143 412 101 10 2 29 0 1568
2014 855 149 362 113 11 1 28 0 1519
2015 879 146 298 115 10 3 33 0 1484
2016 888 124 299 106 4 4 40 0 1465
2017 876 157 310 107 2 5 44 2 1503
2018 875 156 337 109 5 7 50 1 1540
2019 842 155 338 122 3 6 50 1 1517
2020 812 177 360 130 4 4 55 1 1543
2021 738 157 345 192 5 5 55 2 1499
2022 731 187 314 166 5 5 56 1 1465
2023 711 208 319 172 4 7 68 6 1495

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 Quincy High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1132 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1054 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1023 n/a n/a n/a
1991 1258 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1230 n/a n/a n/a
1993 1171 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 1160 n/a n/a n/a
1995 1212 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 1212 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 1264 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 1203 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 1129 n/a 0.0 17.3
2000 1310 n/a 0.0 18.1
2001 1239 n/a 0.0 17.7
2002 1333 n/a n/a 28.1
2003 1333 n/a n/a 28.1
2004 1398 117.0 11.9 32.3
2005 1415 101.0 14.0 30.9
2006 1398 97.0 14.4 33
2007 1390 97.0 14.3 38.4
2008 1424 128.9 11.0 40.5
2009 1316 116.2 11.3 44.3
2010 1299 112.2 11.5 51.5
2011 1441 111.4 12.9 53.9
2012 1521 106.4 14.2 45
2013 1568 111.7 14.0 53.8
2014 1519 114.9 13.2 49.2
2015 1484 112.0 13.2 52
2016 1465 110.0 13.3 n/a
2017 1503 115.5 13.0 n/a
2018 1540 119.5 12.8 n/a
2019 1517 118.9 12.7 n/a
2020 1543 116.9 13.1 n/a
2021 1499 125.2 11.9 n/a
2022 1465 120.7 12.1 n/a
2023 1495 115.1 12.9 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 Quincy High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1132 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1054 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1023 n/a n/a n/a
1991 1258 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1230 n/a n/a n/a
1993 1171 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 1160 n/a n/a n/a
1995 1212 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 1212 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 1264 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 1203 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 1129 n/a 0.0 17.3
2000 1310 n/a 0.0 18.1
2001 1239 n/a 0.0 17.7
2002 1333 n/a n/a 28.1
2003 1333 n/a n/a 28.1
2004 1398 117.0 11.9 32.3
2005 1415 101.0 14.0 30.9
2006 1398 97.0 14.4 33
2007 1390 97.0 14.3 38.4
2008 1424 128.9 11.0 40.5
2009 1316 116.2 11.3 44.3
2010 1299 112.2 11.5 51.5
2011 1441 111.4 12.9 53.9
2012 1521 106.4 14.2 45
2013 1568 111.7 14.0 53.8
2014 1519 114.9 13.2 49.2
2015 1484 112.0 13.2 52
2016 1465 110.0 13.3 n/a
2017 1503 115.5 13.0 n/a
2018 1540 119.5 12.8 n/a
2019 1517 118.9 12.7 n/a
2020 1543 116.9 13.1 n/a
2021 1499 125.2 11.9 n/a
2022 1465 120.7 12.1 n/a
2023 1495 115.1 12.9 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 Quincy High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $320 (2.1%) $15,223 (97.9%) $15,544
2020 $242 (1.5%) $15,860 (98.5%) $16,102
2021 $607 (3.5%) $16,653 (96.5%) $17,260

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Quincy High

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 200th of 351 High schoolsRanks 176th of 347 High schools
 6.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (Quincy High)6155.1
 5.9%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Quincy)6260
 2%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)6158.2
 2.8%
10th Grade Mathematics (Quincy High)5246.3
 5.7%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Quincy)5956.3
 2.7%
   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 Students15171495
 1.5%
African American155208
 34.2%
American Indian34
 33.3%
Asian338319
 5.6%
Hispanic122172
 41%
Pacific Islander67
 16.7%
White842711
 15.6%
Two or More Races5068
 36%


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Quincy High ranks 219th of 348 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,495 students attended Quincy High.

Students at Quincy High are 48% White, 21% Asian, 14% African American, 12% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.


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