Wachusett Regional High School in Holden, Massachusetts (MA)

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1401 MAIN STREET
Holden, MA 1520

County name: Worcester
School type: Regular School
Grade span: 9th grade - 12th grade

Status: Operational
Phone: (508) 829-6771 (make sure to verify first before calling)

Latitude: 42.353
Longitude: -071.871250

Enrollment in Wachusett Regional High School

2007 Student Enrollment: 1905
9th grade Enrollment : 462
10th grade Enrollment : 471
11th grade Enrollment : 499
12th grade Enrollment : 458
Special grade Enrollment : 15

Male students (%): 48.9%

Here:	48.9%
State average from 3564 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 51.1%

Here:	51.1%
State average from 3564 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 96.2%

Wachusett Regional High School:	96.2%
State average from 3564 schools:	71.0%

African American students (%): 0.9%

This school:	0.9%
State average from 3564 schools:	8.9%

Hispanic students (%): 1.5%

Here:	1.5%
State average from 3564 schools:	13.2%

Asian students (%): 1.0%

Here:	1.0%
State average from 3564 schools:	4.5%

Native American students (%): 0.10%

This school:	0.10%
State average from 3564 schools:	0.29%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 0.20%

Here:	0.20%
State average from 3564 schools:	0.19%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 0.2%

Here:	0.2%
State average from 3564 schools:	1.9%

Genders in Wachusett Regional High School

Grades in Wachusett Regional High School

Races in Wachusett Regional High School

First Language Not English # : 7
Limited English Proficient # : 4
Special Education # : 159
Low-Income # : 91
Free Lunch # : 56
Reduced Lunch # : 35

First Language Not English %: 0.4%

Here:	0.4%
State average from 1653 schools:	15.3%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.2%

Here:	0.2%
State average from 1385 schools:	7.6%

Special Education %: 8.3%

Here:	8.3%
State average from 1778 schools:	16.4%

Low-Income %: 4.8%

This school:	4.8%
State average from 1776 schools:	31.2%

Free Lunch %: 2.9%

Here:	2.9%
State average from 1774 schools:	25.4%

Reduced Lunch %: 1.8%

This school:	1.8%
State average from 1719 schools:	6.0%

2006 Student Enrollment: 1921
9th grade Enrollment : 488
10th grade Enrollment : 518
11th grade Enrollment : 468
12th grade Enrollment : 431
Special grade Enrollment : 16

Male students (%): 48.0%

Wachusett Regional High School:	48.0%
State average from 1781 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 52.0%

Here:	52.0%
State average from 1781 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 95.8%

Here:	95.8%
State average from 1781 schools:	71.8%

African American students (%): 1.1%

Here:	1.1%
State average from 1781 schools:	9.0%

Hispanic students (%): 1.7%

Here:	1.7%
State average from 1781 schools:	12.7%

Asian students (%): 1.2%

Here:	1.2%
State average from 1781 schools:	4.4%

Native American students (%): 0.10%

Here:	0.10%
State average from 1781 schools:	0.31%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 0.10%

This school:	0.10%
State average from 1781 schools:	0.15%

Genders in Wachusett Regional High School

Grades in Wachusett Regional High School

Races in Wachusett Regional High School

First Language Not English # : 47
Limited English Proficient # : 5
Special Education # : 186
Low-Income # : 55

First Language Not English %: 2.4%

Here:	2.4%
State average from 1633 schools:	14.8%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.3%

Wachusett Regional High School:	0.3%
State average from 1328 schools:	7.4%

Special Education %: 9.7%

Here:	9.7%
State average from 1780 schools:	15.9%

Low-Income %: 2.9%

This school:	2.9%
State average from 1771 schools:	30.5%

2005 Student Enrollment: 1872
9th grade Enrollment : 517
10th grade Enrollment : 485
11th grade Enrollment : 437
12th grade Enrollment : 425
Special grade Enrollment : 8

White students (%): 95.1%

Here:	95.1%
State average from 1746 schools:	74.4%

African American students (%): 1.3%

Here:	1.3%
State average from 1746 schools:	9.5%

Hispanic students (%): 1.5%

Here:	1.5%
State average from 1746 schools:	11.2%

Asian students (%): 2.0%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 1746 schools:	4.5%

Native American students (%): 0.10%

Here:	0.10%
State average from 1746 schools:	0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 49.0%

Here:	49.0%
State average from 1746 schools:	51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 51.0%

Here:	51.0%
State average from 1746 schools:	48.3%

Grades in Wachusett Regional High School

Races in Wachusett Regional High School

First Language Not English # : 49
Limited English Proficient # : 2
Special Education # : 181
Low-Income # : 58

First Language Not English %: 2.6%

Here:	2.6%
State average from 1573 schools:	14.2%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.1%

Here:	0.1%
State average from 1217 schools:	7.4%

Special Education %: 9.7%

Wachusett Regional High School:	9.7%
State average from 1745 schools:	15.4%

Low-Income %: 3.1%

Here:	3.1%
State average from 1735 schools:	29.2%

2004 Student Enrollment: 1778
9th grade Enrollment : 481
10th grade Enrollment : 436
11th grade Enrollment : 425
12th grade Enrollment : 425
Special grade Enrollment : 11

White students (%): 95.3%

Here:	95.3%
State average from 1729 schools:	75.1%

African American students (%): 0.9%

Here:	0.9%
State average from 1729 schools:	9.4%

Hispanic students (%): 1.3%

Here:	1.3%
State average from 1729 schools:	10.7%

Asian students (%): 2.3%

Wachusett Regional High School:	2.3%
State average from 1729 schools:	4.4%

Native American students (%): 0.10%

Here:	0.10%
State average from 1729 schools:	0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 49.1%

Here:	49.1%
State average from 1729 schools:	51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 50.9%

This school:	50.9%
State average from 1729 schools:	48.1%

Grades in Wachusett Regional High School

Races in Wachusett Regional High School

First Language Not English # : 37
Limited English Proficient # : 3
Special Education # : 160
Low-Income # : 37

First Language Not English %: 2.1%

Here:	2.1%
State average from 1530 schools:	13.9%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.2%

Wachusett Regional High School:	0.2%
State average from 1098 schools:	7.7%

Special Education %: 9.0%

Here:	9.0%
State average from 1725 schools:	15.0%

Low-Income %: 2.1%

Here:	2.1%
State average from 1698 schools:	28.9%

2003 Student Enrollment: 1687
9th grade Enrollment : 434
10th grade Enrollment : 436
11th grade Enrollment : 427
12th grade Enrollment : 382
Special grade Enrollment : 8

White students (%): 96.3%

Here:	96.3%
State average from 1634 schools:	75.8%

African American students (%): 0.8%

Here:	0.8%
State average from 1634 schools:	9.1%

Hispanic students (%): 1.1%

Here:	1.1%
State average from 1634 schools:	10.4%

Asian students (%): 1.7%

Here:	1.7%
State average from 1634 schools:	4.3%

Native American students (%): 0.10%

Here:	0.10%
State average from 1634 schools:	0.36%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 49.0%

This school:	49.0%
State average from 1634 schools:	51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 51.0%

Here:	51.0%
State average from 1634 schools:	48.2%

Grades in Wachusett Regional High School

Races in Wachusett Regional High School

First Language Not English # : 22
Limited English Proficient # : 1
Low-Income # : 36

First Language Not English %: 1.3%

Here:	1.3%
State average from 1462 schools:	14.6%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.1%

Here:	0.1%
State average from 950 schools:	8.4%

Low-Income %: 2.1%

Here:	2.1%
State average from 1608 schools:	27.9%

2002 Student Enrollment: 1656
10th grade Enrollment : 420
11th grade Enrollment : 426
12th grade Enrollment : 399
Special grade Enrollment : 411

White students (%): 96.2%

This school:	96.2%
State average from 1682 schools:	76.8%

African American students (%): 0.5%

Here:	0.5%
State average from 1682 schools:	8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 1.1%

Here:	1.1%
State average from 1682 schools:	9.9%

Asian students (%): 1.8%

Here:	1.8%
State average from 1682 schools:	4.2%

Native American students (%): 0.40%

This school:	0.40%
State average from 1682 schools:	0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 48.1%

Wachusett Regional High School:	48.1%
State average from 1682 schools:	51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 51.9%

Here:	51.9%
State average from 1682 schools:	48.3%

Grades in Wachusett Regional High School

Races in Wachusett Regional High School

First Language Not English # : 26
Limited English Proficient # : 2
Low-Income # : 14

First Language Not English %: 1.6%

Here:	1.6%
State average from 1452 schools:	13.6%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.1%

Here:	0.1%
State average from 887 schools:	7.9%

Low-Income %: 0.8%

Here:	0.8%
State average from 1613 schools:	27.4%

2001 Student Enrollment: 1611
10th grade Enrollment : 415
11th grade Enrollment : 408
12th grade Enrollment : 409
Special grade Enrollment : 379

White students (%): 96.9%

Wachusett Regional High School:	96.9%
State average from 1664 schools:	77.2%

African American students (%): 0.4%

Here:	0.4%
State average from 1664 schools:	8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 0.6%

Here:	0.6%
State average from 1664 schools:	9.6%

Asian students (%): 1.7%

Here:	1.7%
State average from 1664 schools:	4.1%

Native American students (%): 0.30%

Wachusett Regional High School:	0.30%
State average from 1664 schools:	0.32%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 48.5%

This school:	48.5%
State average from 1664 schools:	51.6%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 51.5%

Here:	51.5%
State average from 1664 schools:	48.4%

Grades in Wachusett Regional High School

Races in Wachusett Regional High School

First Language Not English # : 17
Limited English Proficient # : 4
Low-Income # : 20

First Language Not English %: 1.0%

Here:	1.0%
State average from 1347 schools:	14.1%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.2%

This school:	0.2%
State average from 834 schools:	7.7%

Low-Income %: 1.2%

Wachusett Regional High School:	1.2%
State average from 1635 schools:	26.3%

2007 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 7
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 147

Average number of Absences: 7.6

Here:	7.6
State average from 1782 schools:	8.8

Attendance Rate: 95.6%

This school:	95.6%
State average from 1782 schools:	94.8%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 0.4%

This school:	0.4%
State average from 712 schools:	5.5%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 7.7%

Here:	7.7%
State average from 1093 schools:	8.3%

2006 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 7.6
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 32

Average number of Absences: 8.0

This school:	8.0
State average from 325 schools:	29.0

Attendance Rate: 0.4%

This school:	0.4%
State average from 325 schools:	4.5%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 95.6%

Here:	95.6%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 1.7%

Here:	1.7%
State average from 690 schools:	5.9%

2005 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 11.6
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 156

Average number of Absences: 27.0

Here:	27.0
State average from 322 schools:	31.1

Attendance Rate: 1.4%

Here:	1.4%
State average from 322 schools:	4.2%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 93.4%

Wachusett Regional High School:	93.4%
State average from 1746 schools:	94.8%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 8.3%

Here:	8.3%
State average from 663 schools:	6.2%

2004 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 11.3
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 174

Average number of Absences: 40.0

Here:	40.0
State average from 313 schools:	32.0

Attendance Rate: 2.3%

Here:	2.3%
State average from 314 schools:	4.6%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 93.5%

This school:	93.5%
State average from 1729 schools:	94.7%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 9.8%

This school:	9.8%
State average from 629 schools:	6.6%

2003 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 11.2
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 204

Average number of Absences: 25.0

This school:	25.0
State average from 282 schools:	30.1

Attendance Rate: 1.5%

Here:	1.5%
State average from 282 schools:	4.4%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 93.5%

Here:	93.5%
State average from 1635 schools:	94.4%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 12.1%

This school:	12.1%
State average from 742 schools:	6.8%

Teacher Count in Wachusett Regional High School

Student/Teacher Ratio in Wachusett Regional High School

2007 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 139
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 119

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 97.8%

This school:	97.8%
State average from 1782 schools:	95.7%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 96.6%

Here:	96.6%
State average from 1781 schools:	95.3%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.7

Here:	13.7
State average from 1782 schools:	10.0

2006 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 147
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 131

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 99.3%

This school:	99.3%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 99.2%

Here:	99.2%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.1%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.1

Here:	13.1
State average from 1781 schools:	13.4

2005 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 123
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 108

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 98.4%

Here:	98.4%
State average from 1745 schools:	94.4%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 98.1%

Here:	98.1%
State average from 1733 schools:	93.9%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.3

Wachusett Regional High School:	15.3
State average from 1746 schools:	13.6

2004 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 119
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 105

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 97.5%

This school:	97.5%
State average from 1728 schools:	94.1%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 97.1%

Here:	97.1%
State average from 1724 schools:	94.4%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.9

Here:	14.9
State average from 1729 schools:	13.8

SAT Results in Wachusett Regional High School

2007 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Number of Test Takers : 403

Reading: 534.0

This school:	534.0
State average from 322 schools:	488.1

Writing: 530.0

This school:	530.0
State average from 322 schools:	483.3

Math: 545.0

Here:	545.0
State average from 322 schools:	496.6

2006 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Number of Test Takers : 344

Reading: 534.0

Here:	534.0
State average from 316 schools:	489.7

Writing: 533.0

Here:	533.0
State average from 316 schools:	484.0

Math: 554.0

Here:	554.0
State average from 316 schools:	498.9

2005 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Reading: 536.0

Here:	536.0
State average from 299 schools:	500.8

Writing: 551.0

Here:	551.0
State average from 299 schools:	506.6

Math: 354.0

Here:	354.0
State average from 307 schools:	143.7

MCAS Results in Wachusett Regional High School

2007 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 462
Warning / Failing - English : 4
Needs Improvement - English : 60
Proficiency - English : 241
Advanced - English : 157

Students Tested - Math : 457
Warning / Failing - Math : 9
Needs Improvement - Math : 69
Proficiency - Math : 131
Advanced - Math : 248

MCAS English Results - Wachusett Regional High School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 95.7

Here:	95.7
State average from 336 schools:	88.3

Warning / Failing - English (%): 1.0%

This school:	1.0%
State average from 336 schools:	4.7%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 13.0%

Here:	13.0%
State average from 336 schools:	24.7%

Proficiency - English (%): 52.0%

This school:	52.0%
State average from 336 schools:	50.1%

Advanced - English (%): 34.0%

Wachusett Regional High School:	34.0%
State average from 336 schools:	20.5%

MCAS Math Results - Wachusett Regional High School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 93.4

This school:	93.4
State average from 336 schools:	85.6

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 2.0%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 336 schools:	8.2%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 15.0%

Here:	15.0%
State average from 336 schools:	22.4%

Proficiency - Math (%): 29.0%

Here:	29.0%
State average from 336 schools:	29.0%

Advanced - Math (%): 54.0%

Here:	54.0%
State average from 336 schools:	40.4%

2006 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 464
Warning / Failing - English : 9
Needs Improvement - English : 68
Proficiency - English : 221
Advanced - English : 166

Students Tested - Math : 463
Warning / Failing - Math : 18
Needs Improvement - Math : 60
Proficiency - Math : 115
Advanced - Math : 270

MCAS English Results - Wachusett Regional High School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 94.0

Here:	94.0
State average from 321 schools:	86.0

Warning / Failing - English (%): 2.0%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 321 schools:	6.9%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 15.0%

This school:	15.0%
State average from 321 schools:	26.1%

Proficiency - English (%): 48.0%

Here:	48.0%
State average from 321 schools:	44.3%

Advanced - English (%): 36.0%

Here:	36.0%
State average from 321 schools:	22.8%

MCAS Math Results - Wachusett Regional High School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 92.5

Here:	92.5
State average from 321 schools:	81.8

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 4.0%

Here:	4.0%
State average from 321 schools:	11.5%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 13.0%

This school:	13.0%
State average from 321 schools:	24.9%

Proficiency - Math (%): 25.0%

Here:	25.0%
State average from 321 schools:	28.7%

Advanced - Math (%): 58.0%

Here:	58.0%
State average from 321 schools:	35.0%

2004 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 425
Warning / Failing - English : 21
Needs Improvement - English : 60
Proficiency - English : 141
Advanced - English : 203

Students Tested - Math : 231
Warning / Failing - Math : 6
Needs Improvement - Math : 46
Proficiency - Math : 112
Advanced - Math : 67

MCAS English Results - Wachusett Regional High School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 92.1

Here:	92.1
State average from 317 schools:	80.4

Warning / Failing - English (%): 5.0%

Here:	5.0%
State average from 317 schools:	11.6%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 14.0%

Here:	14.0%
State average from 317 schools:	29.6%

Proficiency - English (%): 33.0%

Here:	33.0%
State average from 317 schools:	31.8%

Advanced - English (%): 48.0%

This school:	48.0%
State average from 317 schools:	27.2%

MCAS Math Results - Wachusett Regional High School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 92.1

Here:	92.1
State average from 316 schools:	83.6

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 3.0%

This school:	3.0%
State average from 316 schools:	9.0%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 20.0%

Here:	20.0%
State average from 316 schools:	27.6%

Proficiency - Math (%): 48.0%

Here:	48.0%
State average from 316 schools:	41.9%

Advanced - Math (%): 29.0%

Here:	29.0%
State average from 316 schools:	21.6%

2003 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 421
Warning / Failing - English : 15
Needs Improvement - English : 76
Proficiency - English : 199
Advanced - English : 131

Students Tested - Math : 421
Warning / Failing - Math : 28
Needs Improvement - Math : 72
Proficiency - Math : 144
Advanced - Math : 177

MCAS English Results - Wachusett Regional High School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 91.7

Here:	91.7
State average from 309 schools:	83.1

Warning / Failing - English (%): 4.0%

Here:	4.0%
State average from 309 schools:	8.7%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 18.0%

Here:	18.0%
State average from 309 schools:	28.3%

Proficiency - English (%): 47.0%

Here:	47.0%
State average from 309 schools:	42.9%

Advanced - English (%): 31.0%

Here:	31.0%
State average from 309 schools:	20.2%

MCAS Math Results - Wachusett Regional High School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 89.0

Here:	89.0
State average from 309 schools:	75.4

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 7.0%

Here:	7.0%
State average from 309 schools:	17.8%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 17.0%

Here:	17.0%
State average from 309 schools:	29.5%

Proficiency - Math (%): 34.0%

Here:	34.0%
State average from 309 schools:	28.7%

Advanced - Math (%): 42.0%

Here:	42.0%
State average from 309 schools:	24.1%

Participation Statistics:

2007 Participation - All students - English - 10th Grade:

Enrollment : 478
Standard Assessment : 459
Alternate Assessment : 3
Medically documented absence : 1
After October : 15