Students from East Brookfield and Spencer attend David Prouty High School.
B-
overall grade
Ranks #178 of 335 Massachusetts high schools.
Overall rank
#178
of 335 schools
Average SAT
1164+73 vs MA
MA average 1091
Graduation rate
70%
MA average 92%
Plan on college
55%
MA average 72%
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.
Spencer is a small town in central Massachusetts, located about 15 miles west of Worcester along Route 9. The town has a historic mill town character, with its Main Street lined with 19th-century brick buildings that reflect its manufacturing heritage. Spencer and neighboring East Brookfield share a regional school district, serving this largely rural area of Worcester County.
How it compares
What stands out
+Strongest area: SAT scores, in the top 26% statewide. The average SAT score is 1164, vs 1091 at the typical MA high school.
!Area to watch: Graduation rate ranks in the bottom 4% statewide.
↓Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 56.6% in 2022 to 18.8% in 2025.
↑Trend: ELA MCAS is up 19 points since 2023 (41% to 60%), while statewide it fell 13 points.
Where it stands among 335 Massachusetts high schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Averagebottom 48% · #178
SAT
Above averagetop 26% · #84
ELA MCAS
Above averagetop 26% · #85
Math MCAS
Averagebottom 45% · #183
AP results
Averagetop 42% · #133
Graduation
Well below averagebottom 4% · #321
College plans
Below averagebottom 13% · #292
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 score1164in 2025 · MA avg 1091
73 points above the MA avg
By section (out of 800)
Reading & writingBetter than average
This school
600
MA avg
556
MathBetter than average
This school
564
MA avg
535
18 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 Arts60%in 2026 · state 45%
15 points above the state
Math38%in 2026 · state 44%
6 points below the state
Biologyhigh school science, 2026Worse than average
This school
24%
State
38%
Detailed scores
Average scaled score, ELA · Math · Science (500+ = meeting expectations)510 · 496 · 490
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)83rd · 58th
Student growth percentile, ELA · Math (50 = typical growth)72 · 71
38 students took 77 AP exams. A 3 or higher can earn college credit.
Completed an advanced coursegrades 11–12Better than average
This school
81.6%
MA avg
71.4%
9th graders passing all coursesWorse than average
This school
61.5%
MA avg
82.6%
After high school
Four-year graduation rate70%in 2024 · MA avg 92%
21 points below the MA avg
Dropped outof the four-year classWorse than average
This school
20.9%
MA avg
4.3%
5.5% of the class were still in school after four years.
Plan to attend college55%in 2025 · state 72%
17 points below the state
Graduates' plans · 60 graduates
Work
33.3%
2-year public college
23.3%
4-year public college
21.7%
4-year private college
10%
Military
6.7%
Other post-secondary
5%
Students
Who attends
White
68.3%
Hispanic/Latino
19.6%
Multi-Race
5.2%
Black/African American
3.6%
Asian
2.9%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.3%
47.7% female · 51.6% male · 0.7% nonbinary
Student needs
High needslow income, English learner, or disabilityAbout average
This school
54.8%
MA avg
50.7%
Low incomeHigher than average
This school
48.6%
MA avg
39%
English learnersLower than average
This school
2.8%
MA avg
8.6%
Teachers
Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
100%
MA avg
95.9%
Experienced teachersWorse than average
This school
50.3%
MA avg
73.4%
Teaching in their fieldAbout average
This school
81.8%
MA avg
84.6%
Students per teacher
9.9MA avg 11.8
30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers
Attendance & safety
Attendance rateWorse than average
This school
91%
MA avg
92.3%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average
This school
18.8%
MA avg
22.3%
15.3 days absent per student (MA avg 13.2) · Suspensions: 2.9% out-of-school, 0.6% in-school (MA high school avg 4% / 2.2%)
About the towns in Spencer-E Brookfield
David Prouty High is part of the Spencer-E Brookfield regional district. Our data doesn't list the school's own town, so here are all of the district's member towns.
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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