Summary:
Ralph C Mahar Regional is a public high school located in Orange, Massachusetts, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 523 students. The school is part of the Ralph C Mahar District, which is ranked 322 out of 351 districts in Massachusetts and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Ralph C Mahar Regional consistently underperforms the state average on MCAS Next Generation assessments across all grades and subjects, with proficiency rates ranging from 10.96% in 10th grade Science to 34.88% in Physics, significantly below the state averages. The school's four-year graduation rate has declined from 90.7% in 2020-2021 to 80.2% in 2022-2023, which is lower than the state average, and the dropout rate has increased from 5.2% to 15.4% during the same period, significantly higher than the state average. The school's rankings for various student groups, including female, male, Hispanic, white, special education, low socioeconomic status, and disabled students, are all in the bottom third of Massachusetts high schools.
Compared to nearby schools, such as Quabbin Regional High School and Pioneer Valley Regional, Ralph C Mahar Regional generally underperforms on academic measures. Despite spending $18,470 per student, which is higher than the state average, the school's academic outcomes do not reflect this investment. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio of 9.1 in 2022-2023 is lower than the state average, but this does not appear to be a significant factor in its academic performance.
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Detail:
Public 7-12
District:
Ralph C Mahar
SchoolDigger Rank:
324th of 348 Massachusetts High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,470
Student/teacher ratio: 9.1
Number of students: 523
Racial breakdown:
White:
82.2%
Hispanic:
9.4%
Two or more races:
3.4%
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Not Specified:
2.3%
African American:
1.3%
Asian:
1.1%
Pacific Islander:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 52.8%
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