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.
Norfolk County Agricultural High School serves students from multiple towns across Norfolk County in eastern Massachusetts, located roughly 20 miles southwest of Boston. As a regional agricultural and technical high school, it draws from communities throughout the county, providing specialized career and technical education with a focus on agriculture, environmental science, and related fields. The school operates a working farm on its campus, offering hands-on learning experiences in animal husbandry, horticulture, and sustainable agriculture.
How it compares
What stands out
+Strongest area: Graduation rate, in the top 13% statewide. 98.5% of students graduate in four years, vs 91.6% at the typical MA high school.
!Area to watch: Math MCAS ranks in the bottom 20% statewide.
↓Trend: Math MCAS is down 18 points since 2023 (44% to 26%); statewide it fell 6 points.
↑Trend: The share of graduates planning on college has risen from 69% in 2022 to 77.3% in 2025.
Where it stands among 335 Massachusetts high schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Averagebottom 40% · #203
SAT
Averagetop 50% · #166
ELA MCAS
Averagetop 46% · #148
Math MCAS
Below averagebottom 20% · #265
Graduation
Above averagetop 13% · #40
College plans
Averagebottom 49% · #172
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 score1110in 2025 · MA avg 1091
19 points above the MA avg
By section (out of 800)
Reading & writingBetter than average
This school
581
MA avg
556
MathAbout average
This school
529
MA avg
535
54 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 Arts48%in 2026 · state 45%
3 points above the state
Math26%in 2026 · state 44%
18 points below the state
Biologyhigh school science, 2026Better than average
This school
47%
State
38%
Detailed scores
Average scaled score, ELA · Math · Science (500+ = meeting expectations)497 · 490 · 494
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)52nd · 35th
Student growth percentile, ELA · Math (50 = typical growth)42 · 34
AP & advanced courses
Completed an advanced coursegrades 11–12Worse than average
This school
47.2%
MA avg
71.4%
9th graders passing all coursesBetter than average
This school
92.6%
MA avg
82.6%
After high school
Four-year graduation rate99%in 2024 · MA avg 92%
7 points above the MA avg
Dropped outof the four-year classBetter than average
This school
1.5%
MA avg
4.3%
Plan to attend college77%in 2025 · state 72%
5 points above the state
Graduates' plans · 145 graduates
4-year public college
35.9%
2-year public college
21.4%
Work
20.7%
4-year private college
20%
Other post-secondary
1.4%
Military
0.7%
Students
Who attends
White
85.9%
Hispanic/Latino
7.4%
Multi-Race
3.9%
Black/African American
1.3%
Asian
0.8%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.5%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.2%
67.3% female · 29.3% male · 3.4% nonbinary
Student needs
High needslow income, English learner, or disabilityLower than average
This school
38.7%
MA avg
50.7%
Low incomeLower than average
This school
19%
MA avg
39%
English learnersLower than average
This school
0.3%
MA avg
8.6%
Teachers
Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
98.4%
MA avg
95.9%
Experienced teachersBetter than average
This school
82.7%
MA avg
73.4%
Teaching in their fieldBetter than average
This school
96.6%
MA avg
84.6%
Students per teacher
9.8MA avg 11.8
60.8 full-time-equivalent teachers
Attendance & safety
Attendance rateBetter than average
This school
93.3%
MA avg
92.3%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average
This school
19.9%
MA avg
22.3%
11.9 days absent per student (MA avg 13.2) · Suspensions: 1% out-of-school, 1.8% in-school (MA high school avg 4% / 2.2%)
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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