Massachusetts public high school

Haverhill High School

Haverhill school district

C+

overall grade

Ranks #223 of 335 Massachusetts high schools.

Overall rank

#223

of 335 schools

Average SAT

1101

MA average 1091

Graduation rate

82%

MA average 92%

Plan on college

67%

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.

Haverhill is a mid-sized city of about 67,000 residents located along the Merrimack River in northeastern Massachusetts, approximately 30 miles north of Boston. Once a major shoe manufacturing center in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the city has transformed into a diverse community that blends historic industrial architecture with modern development. Haverhill High School, founded in 1831, is one of the oldest public high schools in the United States.

How it compares

What stands out

Best of its categories: AP results, in the bottom 45% statewide. 68% of AP exams in 2025 scored 3 or higher, vs 66% at the typical MA high school.
Area to watch: Graduation rate ranks in the bottom 11% statewide.
Trend: The graduation rate has fallen from 85.4% in 2021 to 81.5% in 2024.
Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 50.9% in 2022 to 47.3% in 2025.

Where it stands among 335 Massachusetts high schools

Bottom of MATop of MA

Overall

Below averagebottom 34% · #223

SAT

Averagebottom 47% · #179

ELA MCAS

Below averagebottom 21% · #263

Math MCAS

Below averagebottom 20% · #266

AP results

Averagebottom 45% · #178

Graduation

Below averagebottom 11% · #297

College plans

Below averagebottom 26% · #248

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 score1101in 2025 · MA avg 1091

About the same as the MA avg

By section (out of 800)

Reading & writingAbout average

This school

566

MA avg

556

MathAbout average

This school

535

MA avg

535

149 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 Arts29%in 2026 · state 45%

16 points below the state

Math25%in 2026 · state 44%

19 points below the state

Biologyhigh school science, 2026Worse than average

This school

26%

State

38%

Detailed scores

Average scaled score, ELA · Math · Science (500+ = meeting expectations)486 · 485 · 484

Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)19th · 21st

Student growth percentile, ELA · Math (50 = typical growth)50 · 45

AP & advanced courses

AP exams scored 3+68%in 2025 · MA avg 66%

About the same as the MA avg

Score breakdown

Score 5: 8%Score 4: 25%Score 3: 35%Score 2: 21%Score 1: 12%

319 students took 676 AP exams. A 3 or higher can earn college credit.

Completed an advanced coursegrades 11–12About average

This school

65.7%

MA avg

71.4%

9th graders passing all coursesWorse than average

This school

45%

MA avg

82.6%

After high school

Four-year graduation rate82%in 2024 · MA avg 92%

10 points below the MA avg

Dropped outof the four-year classWorse than average

This school

10.7%

MA avg

4.3%

4.2% of the class were still in school after four years.

Plan to attend college67%in 2025 · state 72%

6 points below the state

Graduates' plans · 516 graduates

2-year public college

40.3%

Work

16.9%

4-year public college

14.5%

Students

Who attends

Hispanic/Latino

45.2%

White

44.5%

Black/African American

5.9%

Multi-Race

2.1%

Asian

1.9%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.2%

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

0.2%

47.2% female · 52.6% male · 0.2% nonbinary

Student needs

High needslow income, English learner, or disabilityHigher than average

This school

64.4%

MA avg

50.7%

Low incomeHigher than average

This school

56.1%

MA avg

39%

English learnersHigher than average

This school

14.3%

MA avg

8.6%

Teachers

Licensed teachersAbout average

This school

98%

MA avg

95.9%

Experienced teachersAbout average

This school

74.6%

MA avg

73.4%

Teaching in their fieldAbout average

This school

88.5%

MA avg

84.6%

Students per teacher

12.5MA avg 11.8

153.7 full-time-equivalent teachers

Attendance & safety

Attendance rateWorse than average

This school

87%

MA avg

92.3%

Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysWorse than average

This school

47.3%

MA avg

22.3%

22.1 days absent per student (MA avg 13.2) · Suspensions: 8% out-of-school, 1.9% in-school (MA high school avg 4% / 2.2%) · 0.1% school-based arrests

About Haverhill

Essex County · North Shore & Merrimack Valley

Avg single-family home value$562KMA median $588K

Avg property tax bill$5,962MA median $6,814

Tax rate$10.60 per $1,000MA median $12.40

Income per person$35,519MA median $47,872

Local kids in public school89.1%

Town bond ratingAA

Free cash reserves4.2% of budget

Haverhill district profile · What could you afford here? · All towns A–Z

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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