Massachusetts public high school

Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical

Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical school district

overall grade

Ranks #253 of 335 Massachusetts high schools.

Overall rank

#253

of 335 schools

Average SAT

1099

MA average 1091

Graduation rate

99%

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.

Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School serves students from Rochester, Mattapoisett, Marion, Acushnet, Carver, Lakeville, and Plympton in southeastern Massachusetts, an area known as part of the South Coast region. The district spans communities ranging from coastal towns along Buzzards Bay to inland rural areas between Plymouth and New Bedford. The school was established in 1977 to provide career and technical education to students from these neighboring towns who share similar vocational training needs.

How it compares

What stands out

Strongest area: Graduation rate, in the top 7% statewide. 99.3% of students graduate in four years, vs 91.6% at the typical MA high school.
Area to watch: College plans rank in the bottom 12% statewide.
Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 19.5% in 2022 to 8.8% in 2025.
Trend: ELA MCAS is down 23 points since 2023 (54% to 31%); statewide it fell 13 points.

Where it stands among 335 Massachusetts high schools

Bottom of MATop of MA

Overall

Below averagebottom 25% · #253

SAT

Averagebottom 45% · #186

ELA MCAS

Below averagebottom 22% · #257

Math MCAS

Below averagebottom 29% · #236

AP results

Below averagebottom 34% · #213

Graduation

Excellenttop 7% · #21

College plans

Below averagebottom 12% · #293

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 score1099in 2025 · MA avg 1091

About the same as the MA avg

By section (out of 800)

Reading & writingAbout average

This school

562

MA avg

556

MathAbout average

This school

537

MA avg

535

25 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 Arts31%in 2026 · state 45%

14 points below the state

Math30%in 2026 · state 44%

14 points below the state

Detailed scores

Average scaled score, ELA · Math · Science (500+ = meeting expectations)490 · 491 · —

Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)29th · 38th

Student growth percentile, ELA · Math (50 = typical growth)33 · 36

AP & advanced courses

AP exams scored 3+62%in 2025 · MA avg 66%

5 points below the MA avg

Score breakdown

Score 5: 4%Score 4: 12%Score 3: 45%Score 2: 22%Score 1: 17%

103 students took 130 AP exams. A 3 or higher can earn college credit.

Completed an advanced coursegrades 11–12Better than average

This school

94.3%

MA avg

71.4%

9th graders passing all coursesBetter than average

This school

96.7%

MA avg

82.6%

After high school

Four-year graduation rate99%in 2024 · MA avg 92%

8 points above the MA avg

Dropped outof the four-year classBetter than average

This school

0.7%

MA avg

4.3%

Plan to attend college55%in 2025 · state 72%

17 points below the state

Graduates' plans · 131 graduates

Work

42%

4-year public college

24.4%

2-year public college

17.6%

4-year private college

13%

Other / unknown

2.3%

Military

0.8%

Students

Who attends

White

89.5%

Multi-Race

Hispanic/Latino

3.8%

Black/African American

1.1%

Asian

0.9%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.5%

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

0.2%

37.5% female · 61.4% male · 1.1% nonbinary

Student needs

High needslow income, English learner, or disabilityLower than average

This school

35%

MA avg

50.7%

Low incomeLower than average

This school

21.7%

MA avg

39%

English learnersLower than average

This school

0.2%

MA avg

8.6%

Teachers

Licensed teachersAbout average

This school

98.4%

MA avg

95.9%

Experienced teachersAbout average

This school

72.1%

MA avg

73.4%

Teaching in their fieldAbout average

This school

82%

MA avg

84.6%

Students per teacher

9.1MA avg 11.8

61 full-time-equivalent teachers

Attendance & safety

Attendance rateBetter than average

This school

95.4%

MA avg

92.3%

Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average

This school

8.8%

MA avg

22.3%

8.2 days absent per student (MA avg 13.2) · Suspensions: 2% out-of-school, 0.9% in-school (MA high school avg 4% / 2.2%)

About Rochester

Plymouth County · South Shore

Avg single-family home value$637KMA median $588K

Avg property tax bill$6,745MA median $6,814

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

Income per person$54,998MA median $47,872

Local kids in public school93.9%

Town bond ratingAA+

Free cash reserves7.8% of budget

Old Colony 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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