Students from Mendon and Upton attend Nipmuc Regional High School.
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overall grade
Ranks #90 of 335 Massachusetts high schools — top 27%.
Overall rank
#90
of 335 schools
Average SAT
1114
MA average 1091
Graduation rate
92%
MA average 92%
Plan on college
90%+18 vs MA
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.
Nipmuc Regional High School serves the towns of Mendon and Upton, two small suburban communities located about 35 miles southwest of Boston in Worcester County. The region, named after the Nipmuc Native American people who historically inhabited the area, retains a rural character with historic town centers, conservation land, and working farms. Both towns developed as agricultural communities in the colonial era and have grown modestly while preserving their New England village character.
How it compares
What stands out
+Strongest area: College plans, in the top 19% statewide. 90% of graduates plan to attend a 2- or 4-year college, vs 72% statewide.
!Area to watch: Graduation rate ranks in the bottom 40% statewide.
↓Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 25.9% in 2022 to 18.8% in 2025.
↓Trend: ELA MCAS is down 7 points since 2023 (69% to 62%); statewide it fell 13 points.
Where it stands among 335 Massachusetts high schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Above averagetop 27% · #90
SAT
Averagetop 49% · #161
ELA MCAS
Above averagetop 22% · #72
Math MCAS
Above averagetop 31% · #99
AP results
Above averagetop 31% · #96
Graduation
Averagebottom 40% · #201
College plans
Above averagetop 19% · #62
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 score1114in 2025 · MA avg 1091
23 points above the MA avg
By section (out of 800)
Reading & writingBetter than average
This school
578
MA avg
556
MathAbout average
This school
536
MA avg
535
155 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 Arts62%in 2026 · state 45%
17 points above the state
Math56%in 2026 · state 44%
12 points above the state
Biologyhigh school science, 2026Better than average
This school
49%
State
38%
Detailed scores
Average scaled score, ELA · Math · Science (500+ = meeting expectations)507 · 504 · 502
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)79th · 74th
Student growth percentile, ELA · Math (50 = typical growth)52 · 54
180 students took 418 AP exams. A 3 or higher can earn college credit.
Completed an advanced coursegrades 11–12Better than average
This school
83.8%
MA avg
71.4%
9th graders passing all coursesBetter than average
This school
97%
MA avg
82.6%
After high school
Four-year graduation rate92%in 2024 · MA avg 92%
About the same as the MA avg
Dropped outof the four-year classBetter than average
This school
3.2%
MA avg
4.3%
3.2% of the class were still in school after four years.
Plan to attend college90%in 2025 · state 72%
18 points above the state
Graduates' plans · 151 graduates
4-year public college
55.6%
4-year private college
33.8%
Other / unknown
4.6%
Other post-secondary
2.6%
Apprenticeship
2%
2-year public college
0.7%
Military
0.7%
Students
Who attends
White
86.5%
Hispanic/Latino
8.4%
Asian
2.6%
Multi-Race
1.7%
Black/African American
0.7%
51.7% female · 48.1% male · 0.2% nonbinary
Student needs
High needslow income, English learner, or disabilityLower than average
This school
29.7%
MA avg
50.7%
Low incomeLower than average
This school
17.7%
MA avg
39%
English learnersLower than average
This school
2.1%
MA avg
8.6%
Teachers
Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
100%
MA avg
95.9%
Experienced teachersAbout average
This school
77.9%
MA avg
73.4%
Teaching in their fieldAbout average
This school
88.5%
MA avg
84.6%
Students per teacher
11.5MA avg 11.8
46.6 full-time-equivalent teachers
Attendance & safety
Attendance rateBetter than average
This school
93.6%
MA avg
92.3%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average
This school
18.8%
MA avg
22.3%
10.9 days absent per student (MA avg 13.2) · Suspensions: 1.7% out-of-school, 0% in-school (MA high school avg 4% / 2.2%)
About the towns in Mendon-Upton
Nipmuc Regional High is part of the Mendon-Upton 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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