Grafton High School

Summary:

Grafton High School is a public high school serving 875 students in grades 9-12 in the Grafton District, which is ranked 85 out of 351 districts in Massachusetts and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Massachusetts high schools, with a ranking of 80 out of 347 schools in the 2022-2023 school year and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grafton High School's academic performance is strong, with higher proficiency rates than the state average on MCAS Next Generation assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science for 10th-grade students. The school also boasts an impressive 4-year graduation rate of 98.7% and a very low dropout rate of 0.4%. However, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with higher rankings for Asian and Hispanic students compared to White and Special Education students. This suggests that the school may need to focus on addressing the needs of these underperforming subgroups.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as Shrewsbury High School, which has similar racial demographics but outperforms Grafton High School on MCAS assessments and has a higher 4-year graduation rate, Grafton High School still performs well. Additionally, the school's performance is lower for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, indicating that the school may need to provide additional support and resources for these students.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 24 Providence Rd
       Grafton, MA  01519-1178


(508) 839-5425

District: Grafton

SchoolDigger Rank:
131st of 348 Massachusetts High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,065 Help


Feeder schools for Grafton High School:

Elementary:    Millbury Street Elementary School
    North Grafton Elementary
    North Street Elementary School
    South Grafton Elementary
Middle:    Grafton Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  12.5 Help
Number of students:  891

Racial breakdown:

White:
75.3%
Asian:
10.5%
Hispanic:
8.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  13.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Grafton High School ranks better than 62.4% of high schools in Massachusetts. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 65.03. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Grafton High School 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 (75.3%), Asian (10.5%), Hispanic (8.6%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Grafton High School is 12.5. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Grafton High School is $14,065.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Grafton High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Grafton High School 131st of 348 Massachusetts public high schools. (See Grafton High School in the ranking list.)

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Grafton:

SchoolDigger ranks Grafton 85th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Grafton High School

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Rank History for all students at Grafton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 68.55 108th 304 64.5%
2004 73.24 91st 307 70.4%
2005 71.14 101st 311 67.5%
2006 79.90 71st 314 77.4%
2007 78.18 56th 316 82.3%
2008 71.67 98th 319 69.3%
2009 57.16 173rd 322 46.3%
2010 76.52 85th 335 74.6%
2011 79.63 58th 340 82.9%
2012 74.04 78th 340 77.1%
2013 68.89 112th 344 67.4%
2014 73.09 94th 347 72.9%
2015 64.87 155th 354 56.2%
2016 71.94 99th 351 71.8%
2017 71.95 101st 348 71.0%
2018 66.68 140th 345 59.4%
2019 70.58 123rd 351 65.0%
2021 75.38 79th 285 72.3%
2022 79.23 74th 342 78.4%
2023 78.53 80th 347 76.9%
2024 65.03 131st 348 62.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Grafton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.62 247th 344 28.2%
2019 37.50 239th 348 31.3%
2021 68.84 61st 268 77.2%
2022 51.69 164th 339 51.6%
2023 35.87 171st 301 43.2%
2024 28.26 201st 289 30.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Grafton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.63 121st 330 63.3%
2019 45.18 196th 330 40.6%
2021 76.13 41st 253 83.8%
2022 59.29 133rd 332 59.9%
2023 47.60 182nd 338 46.2%
2024 20.40 283rd 338 16.3%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Grafton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.00 106th 339 68.7%
2019 69.15 119th 342 65.2%
2021 74.55 82nd 281 70.8%
2022 83.23 55th 340 83.8%
2023 81.47 67th 339 80.2%
2024 65.01 127th 342 62.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Grafton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.41 196th 299 34.4%
2019 42.16 157th 299 47.5%
2021 67.19 52nd 202 74.3%
2022 58.47 95th 295 67.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Grafton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.38 158th 343 53.9%
2019 68.46 121st 346 65.0%
2021 73.70 83rd 281 70.5%
2022 71.74 106th 339 68.7%
2023 73.82 100th 343 70.8%
2024 62.59 137th 342 59.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Grafton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.69 51st 91 44.0%
2019 75.65 30th 97 69.1%
2021 72.13 23rd 68 66.2%
2022 67.07 38th 93 59.1%
2023 73.97 34th 96 64.6%
2024 64.34 47th 98 52.0%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Grafton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 94.69 12th 217 94.5%
2023 43.80 127th 241 47.3%
2024 67.91 71st 249 71.5%
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Rank History for White students at Grafton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.94 150th 303 50.5%
2019 60.04 133rd 302 56.0%
2021 63.46 103rd 249 58.6%
2022 65.93 107th 300 64.3%
2023 67.35 101st 301 66.4%
2024 46.61 165th 302 45.4%
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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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Enrollment information for Grafton High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 467 3 9 3 0 n/a n/a 0 482
1989 457 1 11 1 0 n/a n/a 0 470
1990 424 1 7 1 0 n/a n/a 0 433
1991 444 2 16 2 0 n/a n/a 0 464
1992 437 1 14 2 0 n/a n/a 0 454
1993 428 0 14 5 0 n/a n/a 0 447
1994 436 2 11 2 0 n/a n/a 0 451
1995 401 3 7 2 0 n/a n/a 0 413
1996 401 3 7 2 0 n/a n/a 0 413
1997 435 1 7 1 0 n/a n/a 0 444
1998 433 3 6 2 0 n/a n/a 0 444
1999 459 4 7 2 1 n/a n/a 0 473
2000 491 5 9 5 2 n/a n/a 0 512
2001 517 3 11 6 5 n/a n/a 0 542
2002 485 4 7 13 5 n/a n/a 0 514
2003 485 4 7 13 5 n/a n/a 0 514
2004 512 5 6 18 5 n/a n/a 0 546
2005 536 9 5 21 6 n/a n/a 0 577
2006 580 9 12 22 1 n/a n/a 6 630
2007 638 10 18 23 0 n/a n/a 6 695
2008 631 7 21 24 0 n/a n/a 6 689
2009 616 7 20 29 0 1 8 0 681
2010 597 6 22 30 1 0 5 0 661
2011 609 6 27 23 1 0 4 0 670
2012 592 12 35 26 2 0 11 0 678
2013 645 14 43 24 3 0 15 0 744
2014 673 13 37 26 2 0 16 0 767
2015 699 10 45 29 2 0 18 0 803
2016 707 14 64 26 1 1 20 0 833
2017 702 10 74 29 0 1 19 0 835
2018 694 12 77 29 0 1 22 0 835
2019 698 19 90 29 0 1 26 0 863
2020 708 17 89 34 0 0 24 0 872
2021 702 20 84 41 2 1 25 0 875
2022 708 19 93 59 2 1 26 1 909
2023 678 24 80 63 2 1 23 4 875
2024 671 21 94 77 4 1 21 2 891

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 Grafton High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 482 n/a n/a n/a
1989 470 n/a n/a n/a
1990 433 n/a n/a n/a
1991 464 n/a n/a n/a
1992 454 n/a n/a n/a
1993 447 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 451 n/a n/a n/a
1995 413 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 413 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 444 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 444 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 473 n/a 0.0 3.4
2000 512 n/a 0.0 3.5
2001 542 n/a 0.0 3.5
2002 514 n/a n/a 8
2003 514 n/a n/a 8
2004 546 41.4 13.2 6.2
2005 577 34.5 16.7 9.2
2006 630 47.3 13.3 7.1
2007 695 51.0 13.6 10.7
2008 689 50.7 13.6 11.3
2009 681 49.6 13.7 12.5
2010 661 52.2 12.6 13.5
2011 670 50.0 13.4 11.8
2012 678 54.1 12.5 12.4
2013 744 53.4 13.9 14.4
2014 767 55.7 13.7 14.2
2015 803 61.0 13.1 13.9
2016 833 59.0 14.1 n/a
2017 835 63.7 13.0 n/a
2018 835 65.2 12.7 n/a
2019 863 63.9 13.4 n/a
2020 872 66.1 13.1 n/a
2021 875 68.0 12.8 n/a
2022 909 70.7 12.8 n/a
2023 875 71.9 12.1 n/a
2024 891 70.7 12.5 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 Grafton High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 482 n/a n/a n/a
1989 470 n/a n/a n/a
1990 433 n/a n/a n/a
1991 464 n/a n/a n/a
1992 454 n/a n/a n/a
1993 447 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 451 n/a n/a n/a
1995 413 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 413 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 444 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 444 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 473 n/a 0.0 3.4
2000 512 n/a 0.0 3.5
2001 542 n/a 0.0 3.5
2002 514 n/a n/a 8
2003 514 n/a n/a 8
2004 546 41.4 13.2 6.2
2005 577 34.5 16.7 9.2
2006 630 47.3 13.3 7.1
2007 695 51.0 13.6 10.7
2008 689 50.7 13.6 11.3
2009 681 49.6 13.7 12.5
2010 661 52.2 12.6 13.5
2011 670 50.0 13.4 11.8
2012 678 54.1 12.5 12.4
2013 744 53.4 13.9 14.4
2014 767 55.7 13.7 14.2
2015 803 61.0 13.1 13.9
2016 833 59.0 14.1 n/a
2017 835 63.7 13.0 n/a
2018 835 65.2 12.7 n/a
2019 863 63.9 13.4 n/a
2020 872 66.1 13.1 n/a
2021 875 68.0 12.8 n/a
2022 909 70.7 12.8 n/a
2023 875 71.9 12.1 n/a
2024 891 70.7 12.5 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 Grafton High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $299 (2.4%) $12,271 (97.6%) $12,570
2020 $280 (2.1%) $12,876 (97.9%) $13,156
2021 $500 (3.6%) $13,565 (96.4%) $14,065

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Grafton High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 123rd of 351 High schoolsRanks 80th of 347 High schools
 12%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (Grafton High School)6973.5
 4.5%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Grafton)6871.7
 3.7%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)6158.2
 2.8%
10th Grade Mathematics (Grafton High School)7367
 6%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Grafton)7365.3
 7.7%
   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 Students863875
 1.4%
African American1924
 26.3%
American Indian02
Asian9080
 11.1%
Hispanic2963
 117.2%
Pacific Islander11
White698678
 2.9%
Two or More Races2623
 11.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Grafton High School

Grafton High School ranks 131st of 348 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Grafton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Millbury Street Elementary School
Elementary : North Grafton Elementary
Elementary : North Street Elementary School
Elementary : South Grafton Elementary
Middle : Grafton Middle

Students at Grafton High School are 75% White, 11% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 891 students attended Grafton High School.


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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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