Tantasqua Regional Senior High

Summary:

Tantasqua Regional Senior High is a public high school located in Fiskdale, Massachusetts, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 677. The school is part of the Tantasqua District, which is ranked 159 out of 351 districts in Massachusetts and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tantasqua Regional Senior High consistently ranks among the top 100 high schools in Massachusetts, with a statewide ranking between 37 and 118 over the past 10 years. The school's MCAS proficiency rates are significantly higher than the state averages across multiple subjects, including English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Biology. Tantasqua's students perform particularly well in Biology, with 73.47% proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 45.38%. The school has maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 89.7% to 96.4% over the past five years, outperforming the state average, and its dropout rate is relatively low, ranging from 1.0% to 6.1% during the same period.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Palmer High, David Prouty High, and Ware Junior/Senior High, Tantasqua Regional Senior High has significantly higher academic performance and rankings. However, the school's Tantasqua Regional Vocational, which is within the same district, has lower academic performance compared to the senior high school.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 319 Brookfield Rd
       Fiskdale, MA  01518-1098


(508) 347-9301

District: Tantasqua

SchoolDigger Rank:
101st of 348 Massachusetts High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,553 Help


Feeder schools for Tantasqua Regional Senior High:

Elementary:    Brimfield Elementary
    Brookfield Elementary
    Burgess Elementary
    Holland Elementary
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Middle:    Tantasqua Regional Junior High

Student/teacher ratio:  9.3 Help
Number of students:  677

Racial breakdown:

White:
84.8%
Hispanic:
7.7%
Two or more races:
3.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  19% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Tantasqua Regional Senior High ranks better than 71% of high schools in Massachusetts. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 72.32. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Tantasqua Regional Senior 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 Racial makeup is: White (84.8%), Hispanic (7.7%), two or more races (3.1%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tantasqua Regional Senior High is 9.3. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tantasqua Regional Senior High is $16,553.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Tantasqua Regional Senior High:

SchoolDigger ranks Tantasqua Regional Senior High 101st of 348 Massachusetts public high schools. (See Tantasqua Regional Senior High in the ranking list.)

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Tantasqua:

SchoolDigger ranks Tantasqua 159th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Tantasqua Regional Senior High

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Rank History for all students at Tantasqua Regional Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 61.23 128th 304 57.9%
2004 59.87 146th 307 52.4%
2005 59.32 154th 311 50.5%
2006 58.85 155th 314 50.6%
2007 65.89 110th 316 65.2%
2008 56.78 171st 319 46.4%
2009 66.54 133rd 322 58.7%
2010 51.76 205th 335 38.8%
2011 67.91 140th 340 58.8%
2012 67.11 136th 340 60.0%
2013 65.90 128th 344 62.8%
2014 70.56 118th 347 66.0%
2015 71.04 116th 354 67.2%
2016 80.27 37th 351 89.5%
2017 77.43 68th 348 80.5%
2018 75.10 82nd 345 76.2%
2019 79.30 75th 351 78.6%
2021 80.50 56th 285 80.4%
2022 78.36 78th 342 77.2%
2023 77.94 84th 347 75.8%
2024 72.32 101st 348 71.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Tantasqua Regional Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.24 151st 344 56.1%
2019 74.14 75th 348 78.4%
2021 76.40 47th 268 82.5%
2022 81.45 42nd 339 87.6%
2024 22.79 227th 289 21.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Tantasqua Regional Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.52 143rd 330 56.7%
2019 63.13 116th 330 64.8%
2021 80.09 28th 253 88.9%
2022 82.53 46th 332 86.1%
2023 63.75 117th 338 65.4%
2024 62.75 115th 338 66.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Tantasqua Regional Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.11 92nd 339 72.9%
2019 73.81 99th 342 71.1%
2021 78.07 61st 281 78.3%
2022 70.21 114th 340 66.5%
2023 76.24 86th 339 74.6%
2024 61.21 143rd 342 58.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Tantasqua Regional Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.22 203rd 299 32.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Tantasqua Regional Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.37 87th 343 74.6%
2019 84.73 50th 346 85.5%
2021 82.23 48th 281 82.9%
2022 84.28 53rd 339 84.4%
2023 77.08 84th 343 75.5%
2024 80.14 67th 342 80.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Tantasqua Regional Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 95.13 9th 206 95.6%
2022 81.05 37th 217 82.9%
2024 77.11 56th 249 77.5%
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Rank History for White students at Tantasqua Regional Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.21 95th 303 68.6%
2019 73.94 80th 302 73.5%
2021 78.43 48th 249 80.7%
2022 73.01 81st 300 73.0%
2023 70.12 89th 301 70.4%
2024 61.48 117th 302 61.3%
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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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Enrollment information for Tantasqua Regional Senior High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 548 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 551
1989 537 2 0 1 2 n/a n/a 0 542
1990 526 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 527
1991 521 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 522
1992 513 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 514
1993 503 1 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 505
1994 533 2 0 1 2 n/a n/a 0 538
1995 573 3 1 2 1 n/a n/a 0 580
1996 573 3 1 2 1 n/a n/a 0 580
1997 589 2 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 597
1998 582 4 5 0 0 n/a n/a 0 591
1999 570 2 10 4 0 n/a n/a 0 586
2000 630 3 1 6 0 n/a n/a 0 640
2001 656 3 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 661
2002 843 3 3 12 12 n/a n/a 0 873
2003 843 3 3 12 12 n/a n/a 0 873
2004 873 7 8 15 13 n/a n/a 0 916
2005 895 6 11 16 9 n/a n/a 0 937
2006 920 10 2 31 10 n/a n/a 10 983
2007 895 10 3 33 13 n/a n/a 16 970
2008 884 6 7 36 11 n/a n/a 21 965
2009 857 3 5 36 10 2 17 0 930
2010 829 5 8 30 9 1 14 0 896
2011 796 5 10 33 6 2 15 0 867
2012 738 3 14 31 5 0 16 0 807
2013 711 5 15 28 4 0 21 0 784
2014 676 5 19 32 2 0 22 0 756
2015 702 5 15 27 0 0 21 0 770
2016 672 6 12 25 1 1 19 0 736
2017 693 4 11 31 1 0 20 0 760
2018 664 7 7 36 2 0 12 0 728
2019 654 8 11 39 1 0 20 1 734
2020 620 10 12 40 1 0 32 0 715
2021 585 13 12 45 1 0 31 0 687
2022 571 8 13 53 1 0 30 2 678
2023 574 11 13 52 2 0 21 4 677

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 Tantasqua Regional Senior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 551 n/a n/a n/a
1989 542 n/a n/a n/a
1990 527 n/a n/a n/a
1991 522 n/a n/a n/a
1992 514 n/a n/a n/a
1993 505 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 538 n/a n/a n/a
1995 580 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 580 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 597 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 591 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 586 n/a 0.0 0
2000 640 n/a 0.0 5.3
2001 661 n/a 0.0 5.4
2002 873 n/a n/a 9.9
2003 873 n/a n/a 9.9
2004 916 72.7 12.6 10
2005 937 73.2 12.8 9
2006 983 76.2 12.9 8
2007 970 70.0 13.9 8.4
2008 965 77.8 12.4 7.6
2009 930 75.7 12.3 11
2010 896 79.5 11.2 13.3
2011 867 75.9 11.4 15.9
2012 807 78.9 10.2 3.6
2013 784 81.4 9.6 17.6
2014 756 77.8 9.7 17.3
2015 770 80.0 9.6 19
2016 736 76.0 9.6 n/a
2017 760 77.4 9.8 n/a
2018 728 77.0 9.4 n/a
2019 734 79.2 9.2 n/a
2020 715 75.5 9.4 n/a
2021 687 70.0 9.8 n/a
2022 678 74.8 9.0 n/a
2023 677 72.5 9.3 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 Tantasqua Regional Senior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 551 n/a n/a n/a
1989 542 n/a n/a n/a
1990 527 n/a n/a n/a
1991 522 n/a n/a n/a
1992 514 n/a n/a n/a
1993 505 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 538 n/a n/a n/a
1995 580 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 580 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 597 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 591 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 586 n/a 0.0 0
2000 640 n/a 0.0 5.3
2001 661 n/a 0.0 5.4
2002 873 n/a n/a 9.9
2003 873 n/a n/a 9.9
2004 916 72.7 12.6 10
2005 937 73.2 12.8 9
2006 983 76.2 12.9 8
2007 970 70.0 13.9 8.4
2008 965 77.8 12.4 7.6
2009 930 75.7 12.3 11
2010 896 79.5 11.2 13.3
2011 867 75.9 11.4 15.9
2012 807 78.9 10.2 3.6
2013 784 81.4 9.6 17.6
2014 756 77.8 9.7 17.3
2015 770 80.0 9.6 19
2016 736 76.0 9.6 n/a
2017 760 77.4 9.8 n/a
2018 728 77.0 9.4 n/a
2019 734 79.2 9.2 n/a
2020 715 75.5 9.4 n/a
2021 687 70.0 9.8 n/a
2022 678 74.8 9.0 n/a
2023 677 72.5 9.3 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 Tantasqua Regional Senior High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $549 (3.4%) $15,632 (96.6%) $16,181
2020 $908 (5.5%) $15,687 (94.5%) $16,595
2021 $981 (5.9%) $15,572 (94.1%) $16,553

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Tantasqua Regional Senior High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 75th of 351 High schoolsRanks 84th of 347 High schools
 2.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (Tantasqua Regional Senior High)8372.4
 10.6%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Tantasqua)6854.3
 13.7%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)6158.2
 2.8%
10th Grade Mathematics (Tantasqua Regional Senior High)8174.2
 6.8%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Tantasqua)6958.9
 10.1%
   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 Students734677
 7.8%
African American811
 37.5%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian1113
 18.2%
Hispanic3952
 33.3%
Pacific Islander00
White654574
 12.2%
Two or More Races2021
 5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Tantasqua Regional Senior High

Tantasqua Regional Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brimfield Elementary
Elementary : Brookfield Elementary
Elementary : Burgess Elementary
Elementary : Holland Elementary
Elementary : Wales Elementary
Middle : Tantasqua Regional Junior High

In the 2022-23 school year, 677 students attended Tantasqua Regional Senior High.

Tantasqua Regional Senior High ranks 101st of 348 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Tantasqua Regional Senior High are 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.


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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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