Walpole High

Summary:

Walpole High is a public high school serving 987 students in grades 9-12 in Walpole, Massachusetts. The school is part of the Walpole School District, which is ranked 57th out of 351 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Walpole High consistently performs well academically, with a higher percentage of students scoring proficient or better on MCAS Next Generation assessments compared to the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Physics. For example, in 2023-2024, 72.34% of Walpole High students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 48.47%. The school also maintains a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 94.4% to 97.0% over the past five years, and a low dropout rate of 0.3% to 2.3% during the same period. Walpole High has consistently ranked among the top high schools in Massachusetts, with a statewide ranking between 51st and 120th out of 351 high schools over the past 10 years.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Canton High and Norwood High, Walpole High's academic performance and ranking are generally higher. For instance, in 2023-2024, Walpole High's 10th-grade Mathematics proficiency rate of 72.34% was significantly higher than Canton High's 66.14% and Norwood High's 54.95%. While Walpole High's spending per student has increased from $15,911 in 2018-2019 to $16,705 in 2020-2021, it is still lower than some nearby high-performing schools, such as Dover-Sherborn Regional High and Westwood High.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 275 Common Street
       Walpole, MA  02081


(508) 660-7257

District: Walpole

SchoolDigger Rank:
75th of 348 Massachusetts High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,705 Help


Feeder schools for Walpole High:

Elementary:    Boyden
    Elm Street School
    Fisher
    Old Post Road
Middle:    Bird Middle
    Eleanor N Johnson Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  11.0 Help
Number of students:  987

Racial breakdown:

White:
80.4%
Asian:
7.1%
Hispanic:
6.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  17.4% Help


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Compare Details Walpole High ranks better than 78.4% of high schools in Massachusetts. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 80.29. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Walpole High freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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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 (80.4%), Asian (7.1%), Hispanic (6.3%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Walpole High is $16,705.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Walpole High:

SchoolDigger ranks Walpole High 75th of 348 Massachusetts public high schools. (See Walpole High in the ranking list.)

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Walpole:

SchoolDigger ranks Walpole 57th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Walpole High

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Rank History for all students at Walpole High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 85.69 45th 304 85.2%
2004 69.65 108th 307 64.8%
2005 74.20 89th 311 71.4%
2006 73.37 106th 314 66.2%
2007 73.51 74th 316 76.6%
2008 79.74 63rd 319 80.3%
2009 81.34 50th 322 84.5%
2010 79.81 62nd 335 81.5%
2011 82.80 30th 340 91.2%
2012 75.97 66th 340 80.6%
2013 73.85 82nd 344 76.2%
2014 75.47 74th 347 78.7%
2015 78.54 51st 354 85.6%
2016 74.56 85th 351 75.8%
2017 78.17 60th 348 82.8%
2018 73.07 102nd 345 70.4%
2019 71.17 120th 351 65.8%
2021 77.92 67th 285 76.5%
2022 72.96 102nd 342 70.2%
2023 81.13 66th 347 81.0%
2024 80.29 75th 348 78.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Walpole High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.76 130th 344 62.2%
2019 39.91 228th 348 34.5%
2021 45.39 144th 268 46.3%
2022 45.59 189th 339 44.2%
2023 54.78 109th 301 63.8%
2024 55.61 116th 289 59.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Walpole High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.93 148th 330 55.2%
2019 54.53 156th 330 52.7%
2021 44.31 144th 253 43.1%
2022 42.86 195th 332 41.3%
2023 80.98 50th 338 85.2%
2024 62.99 114th 338 66.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Walpole High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.86 108th 339 68.1%
2019 66.89 129th 342 62.3%
2021 74.81 81st 281 71.2%
2022 69.89 115th 340 66.2%
2023 86.73 49th 339 85.5%
2024 79.35 80th 342 76.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Walpole High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.88 74th 299 75.3%
2019 53.87 118th 299 60.5%
2021 68.16 50th 202 75.2%
2022 65.65 79th 295 73.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Walpole High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.42 95th 343 72.3%
2019 73.74 98th 346 71.7%
2021 79.20 61st 281 78.3%
2022 73.28 101st 339 70.2%
2023 72.16 107th 343 68.8%
2024 79.51 70th 342 79.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Walpole High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.81 3rd 91 96.7%
2019 83.65 3rd 97 96.9%
2022 76.39 24th 93 74.2%
2023 81.67 9th 96 90.6%
2024 75.60 29th 98 70.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Walpole High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.25 64th 134 52.2%
2019 24.05 113th 137 17.5%
2023 89.47 10th 142 93.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Walpole High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.15 41st 193 78.8%
2019 66.37 68th 206 67.0%
2023 93.14 18th 241 92.5%
2024 50.63 116th 249 53.4%
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Rank History for White students at Walpole High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.25 105th 303 65.3%
2019 60.57 129th 302 57.3%
2021 69.04 79th 249 68.3%
2022 61.21 124th 300 58.7%
2023 67.61 99th 301 67.1%
2024 73.25 84th 302 72.2%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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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 Walpole High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 839 20 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 861
1989 764 19 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 789
1990 689 18 1 4 0 n/a n/a 0 712
1991 719 17 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 739
1992 739 24 3 3 0 n/a n/a 0 769
1993 777 21 5 2 0 n/a n/a 0 805
1994 798 17 3 4 0 n/a n/a 0 822
1995 795 26 3 3 0 n/a n/a 0 827
1996 795 26 3 3 0 n/a n/a 0 827
1997 847 24 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 876
1998 840 20 3 5 0 n/a n/a 0 868
1999 868 18 8 5 0 n/a n/a 0 899
2000 891 18 10 9 0 n/a n/a 0 928
2001 862 22 8 6 0 n/a n/a 0 898
2002 913 23 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 940
2003 913 23 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 940
2004 964 23 7 6 0 n/a n/a 0 1000
2005 1009 21 7 9 0 n/a n/a 0 1046
2006 1034 34 16 11 0 n/a n/a 1 1096
2007 1050 44 16 18 0 n/a n/a 1 1129
2008 1028 48 14 30 0 n/a n/a 1 1121
2009 1012 47 19 30 1 0 4 0 1113
2010 978 43 23 35 1 0 4 0 1084
2011 962 45 26 38 1 0 3 0 1075
2012 987 48 37 42 1 0 4 0 1119
2013 1019 48 38 48 0 0 6 0 1159
2014 1043 40 36 44 1 0 6 0 1170
2015 1027 44 41 56 2 0 11 0 1181
2016 1022 47 39 51 2 0 11 0 1172
2017 991 48 40 52 2 0 10 0 1143
2018 964 49 46 58 1 0 13 1 1132
2019 948 41 57 57 3 0 21 1 1128
2020 897 33 57 61 5 0 25 0 1078
2021 893 32 65 60 4 0 24 0 1078
2022 845 37 66 66 4 0 23 3 1044
2023 794 35 70 62 3 0 22 1 987

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 Walpole High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 861 n/a n/a n/a
1989 789 n/a n/a n/a
1990 712 n/a n/a n/a
1991 739 n/a n/a n/a
1992 769 n/a n/a n/a
1993 805 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 822 n/a n/a n/a
1995 827 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 827 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 876 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 868 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 899 n/a 0.0 3
2000 928 n/a 0.0 1.7
2001 898 n/a 0.0 0.7
2002 940 n/a n/a 2.2
2003 940 n/a n/a 2.2
2004 1000 74.2 13.5 5.5
2005 1046 73.0 14.3 4.6
2006 1096 78.0 14.1 4.7
2007 1129 73.0 15.5 5.5
2008 1121 79.2 14.2 7.5
2009 1113 83.8 13.3 5.8
2010 1084 77.3 14.0 9.4
2011 1075 77.0 13.9 9
2012 1119 77.6 14.4 10.5
2013 1159 82.3 14.0 15.8
2014 1170 83.3 14.0 15.7
2015 1181 86.0 13.7 17.4
2016 1172 80.0 14.6 n/a
2017 1143 78.3 14.5 n/a
2018 1132 84.6 13.3 n/a
2019 1128 86.6 13.0 n/a
2020 1078 85.6 12.5 n/a
2021 1078 87.7 12.2 n/a
2022 1044 85.5 12.2 n/a
2023 987 89.1 11.0 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 Walpole High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 861 n/a n/a n/a
1989 789 n/a n/a n/a
1990 712 n/a n/a n/a
1991 739 n/a n/a n/a
1992 769 n/a n/a n/a
1993 805 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 822 n/a n/a n/a
1995 827 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 827 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 876 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 868 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 899 n/a 0.0 3
2000 928 n/a 0.0 1.7
2001 898 n/a 0.0 0.7
2002 940 n/a n/a 2.2
2003 940 n/a n/a 2.2
2004 1000 74.2 13.5 5.5
2005 1046 73.0 14.3 4.6
2006 1096 78.0 14.1 4.7
2007 1129 73.0 15.5 5.5
2008 1121 79.2 14.2 7.5
2009 1113 83.8 13.3 5.8
2010 1084 77.3 14.0 9.4
2011 1075 77.0 13.9 9
2012 1119 77.6 14.4 10.5
2013 1159 82.3 14.0 15.8
2014 1170 83.3 14.0 15.7
2015 1181 86.0 13.7 17.4
2016 1172 80.0 14.6 n/a
2017 1143 78.3 14.5 n/a
2018 1132 84.6 13.3 n/a
2019 1128 86.6 13.0 n/a
2020 1078 85.6 12.5 n/a
2021 1078 87.7 12.2 n/a
2022 1044 85.5 12.2 n/a
2023 987 89.1 11.0 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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Walpole High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $251 (1.6%) $15,660 (98.4%) $15,911
2020 $224 (1.4%) $15,983 (98.6%) $16,207
2021 $538 (3.2%) $16,166 (96.8%) $16,704

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Walpole High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 120th of 351 High schoolsRanks 66th of 347 High schools
 15.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (Walpole High)7068.6
 1.4%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Walpole)6767.2
 0.2%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)6158.2
 2.8%
10th Grade Mathematics (Walpole High)6574.4
 9.4%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Walpole)6273.2
 11.2%
   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 Students1128987
 12.5%
African American4135
 14.6%
American Indian33
Asian5770
 22.8%
Hispanic5762
 8.8%
Pacific Islander00
White948794
 16.2%
Two or More Races2122
 4.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Walpole High

Walpole High ranks 75th of 348 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 987 students attended Walpole High.

Students at Walpole High are 80% White, 7% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Walpole High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Boyden
Elementary : Elm Street School
Elementary : Fisher
Elementary : Old Post Road
Middle : Bird Middle
Middle : Eleanor N Johnson Middle


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