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Minuteman Regional High School

Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical school district

B
overall grade

Ranks #122 of 335 Massachusetts high schools — top 37%.

Overall rank
#122
of 335 schools
Average SAT
1175+84 vs MA
MA average 1091
Graduation rate
94%
MA average 92%
Plan on college
73%
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.

Minuteman Regional High School serves students from 10 towns in the greater Boston area, with its campus located in Lexington, approximately 12 miles northwest of Boston. The regional vocational technical school district includes communities such as Acton, Arlington, Belmont, Bolton, Boxborough, Carlisle, Concord, Dover, Lancaster, Lexington, Lincoln, Needham, Stow, Sudbury, Wayland, and Weston. Founded in 1974, the school combines academic education with hands-on career and technical training across more than 20 different vocational programs, serving students from both suburban residential communities and historic Revolutionary War-era towns.

How it compares

What stands out
  • Strongest area: SAT scores, in the top 22% statewide. The average SAT score is 1175, vs 1091 at the typical MA high school.
  • Area to watch: College plans rank in the bottom 36% statewide.
  • Trend: The share of graduates planning on college has risen from 51.2% in 2022 to 72.8% in 2025.
  • Trend: Math MCAS is down 23 points since 2023 (68% to 45%); statewide it fell 6 points.
Where it stands among 335 Massachusetts high schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Averagetop 37% · #122
SAT
Above averagetop 22% · #73
ELA MCAS
Above averagetop 28% · #91
Math MCAS
Averagetop 43% · #139
AP results
Averagetop 43% · #134
Graduation
Averagebottom 47% · #177
College plans
Averagebottom 36% · #214

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 score1175in 2025 · MA avg 1091
84 points above the MA avg
80011001400This school1175MA avg10912017202020222025
By section (out of 800)
Reading & writingBetter than average
This school
608
MA avg
556
MathBetter than average
This school
567
MA avg
535

125 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 Arts59%in 2026 · state 45%
14 points above the state
0%50%100%This school59%State45%2019202120232026
Math45%in 2026 · state 44%
1 point above the state
0%50%100%This school45%State44%2019202120232026
Biologyhigh school science, 2026Better than average
This school
50%
State
38%
Detailed scores
Average scaled score, ELA · Math · Science (500+ = meeting expectations)505 · 501 · 498
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)75th · 70th
Student growth percentile, ELA · Math (50 = typical growth)67 · 52

AP & advanced courses

AP exams scored 3+75%in 2025 · MA avg 66%
9 points above the MA avg
0%50%100%This school75%MA avg66%201520172019202120232025
Score breakdown
5
4
3
2
1
Score 5: 17%Score 4: 41%Score 3: 17%Score 2: 16%Score 1: 9%

79 students took 109 AP exams. A 3 or higher can earn college credit.

Completed an advanced coursegrades 11–12Worse than average
This school
63.7%
MA avg
71.4%
9th graders passing all coursesBetter than average
This school
93.1%
MA avg
82.6%

After high school

Four-year graduation rate94%in 2024 · MA avg 92%
2 points above the MA avg
50%75%100%This school94%MA avg92%20152017201920212024
Dropped outof the four-year classBetter than average
This school
3%
MA avg
4.3%

2.4% of the class were still in school after four years.

Plan to attend college73%in 2025 · state 72%
Same as the state
0%50%100%This school73%State72%201520172019202120232025
Graduates' plans · 173 graduates
4-year private college
31.2%
4-year public college
28.3%
Work
22%
2-year public college
12.1%
Other / unknown
2.9%
Military
1.7%
2-year private college
1.2%
Apprenticeship
0.6%

Students

Who attends
White
73.1%
Hispanic/Latino
11.2%
Multi-Race
5.8%
Black/African American
5.7%
Asian
3.9%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.1%

34.5% female · 63.4% male · 2.1% nonbinary

Student needs
High needslow income, English learner, or disabilityHigher than average
This school
57.5%
MA avg
50.7%
Low incomeLower than average
This school
21.9%
MA avg
39%
English learnersLower than average
This school
1.2%
MA avg
8.6%

Teachers

Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
100%
MA avg
95.9%
Experienced teachersAbout average
This school
79.3%
MA avg
73.4%
Teaching in their fieldAbout average
This school
92.8%
MA avg
84.6%
Students per teacher
8.1MA avg 11.8
82.1 full-time-equivalent teachers

Attendance & safety

Attendance rateBetter than average
This school
94%
MA avg
92.3%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average
This school
15.1%
MA avg
22.3%

10.5 days absent per student (MA avg 13.2) · Suspensions: 1.6% out-of-school, 0.7% in-school (MA high school avg 4% / 2.2%)

About Lexington

Middlesex County · Greater Boston — Inside I-95
Avg single-family home value$1.66MMA median $588K
Avg property tax bill$20,394MA median $6,814
Tax rate$12.30 per $1,000MA median $12.40
Income per person$152,336MA median $47,872
Local kids in public school88.6%
Town bond ratingAAA
Free cash reserves6.7% of budget

Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical 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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