SAT is the average total score of test takers. Graduation is the four-year rate. College is the share of graduates who report plans to attend a 2- or 4-year college.
Brockton is a diverse, working-class city in southeastern Massachusetts, located about 25 miles south of Boston. Known as the "City of Champions" for producing boxing legends Rocky Marciano and Marvin Hagler, Brockton has a rich industrial history and is one of the state's largest cities by population. The city is home to one of the largest high school buildings in the country, reflecting its substantial student population drawn from varied cultural backgrounds.
How it compares
What stands out
+Best of its categories: SAT scores, in the bottom 27% statewide. The average SAT score is 1053, vs 1091 at the typical MA high school.
!Area to watch: Graduation rate ranks in the bottom 5% statewide.
↓Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 54.6% in 2022 to 41.3% in 2025.
↓Trend: The graduation rate has fallen from 83.8% in 2021 to 74.3% in 2024.
Where it stands among 335 Massachusetts high schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Below averagebottom 18% · #279
SAT
Below averagebottom 27% · #247
ELA MCAS
Well below averagebottom 8% · #303
Math MCAS
Well below averagebottom 8% · #305
AP results
Below averagebottom 22% · #251
Graduation
Well below averagebottom 5% · #317
College plans
Below averagebottom 22% · #262
The overall rank weighs SAT (30%), MCAS (25%), AP results (20%), and graduates' college plans (25%). Categories rank only the schools with data for them. How we rank
SAT
Average total score1053in 2025 · MA avg 1091
38 points below the MA avg
By section (out of 800)
Reading & writingAbout average
This school
545
MA avg
556
MathWorse than average
This school
508
MA avg
535
178 students took the SAT.
"MA avg" is the average of the 335 high schools we rank. Only students who choose to take the SAT are counted.
MCAS (10th grade)
Share of 10th graders meeting or exceeding expectations. Statewide results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.
English Language Arts20%in 2026 · state 45%
25 points below the state
Math14%in 2026 · state 44%
30 points below the state
Biologyhigh school science, 2026Worse than average
This school
7%
State
38%
Detailed scores
Average scaled score, ELA · Math · Science (500+ = meeting expectations)480 · 479 · 468
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)13th · 13th
Student growth percentile, ELA · Math (50 = typical growth)45 · 40
329 students took 532 AP exams. A 3 or higher can earn college credit.
Completed an advanced coursegrades 11–12Worse than average
This school
52.4%
MA avg
71.4%
9th graders passing all coursesWorse than average
This school
39.4%
MA avg
82.6%
After high school
Four-year graduation rate74%in 2024 · MA avg 92%
17 points below the MA avg
Dropped outof the four-year classWorse than average
This school
9.9%
MA avg
4.3%
9.6% of the class were still in school after four years.
Plan to attend college64%in 2025 · state 72%
9 points below the state
Graduates' plans · 886 graduates
2-year public college
33.5%
4-year public college
21.4%
Work
13.5%
Other / unknown
10.4%
4-year private college
8.8%
Other post-secondary
7.8%
Military
4.4%
2-year private college
0.1%
Students
Who attends
Black/African American
64.4%
Hispanic/Latino
19.7%
White
9.7%
Multi-Race
3.6%
Asian
2.3%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.2%
44.6% female · 55.4% male
Student needs
High needslow income, English learner, or disabilityHigher than average
This school
80.6%
MA avg
50.7%
Low incomeHigher than average
This school
69.4%
MA avg
39%
English learnersHigher than average
This school
34.8%
MA avg
8.6%
Teachers
Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
98.1%
MA avg
95.9%
Experienced teachersBetter than average
This school
82.9%
MA avg
73.4%
Teaching in their fieldAbout average
This school
89.7%
MA avg
84.6%
Students per teacher
17MA avg 11.8
211.5 full-time-equivalent teachers
Attendance & safety
Attendance rateWorse than average
This school
87.8%
MA avg
92.3%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysWorse than average
This school
41.3%
MA avg
22.3%
20.4 days absent per student (MA avg 13.2) · Suspensions: 9.1% out-of-school, 23.4% in-school (MA high school avg 4% / 2.2%) · 0.1% school-based arrests
Town figures are FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices. "MA median" is the median of the state's 351 towns.
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