Ranks #85 of 335 Massachusetts high schools — top 26%.
Overall rank
#85
of 335 schools
Average SAT
1090
MA average 1091
Graduation rate
98%
MA average 92%
Plan on college
92%+19 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.
Sandwich is a historic town on Cape Cod, notable as the oldest town on the Cape, incorporated in 1639. Located along Cape Cod Bay, the town is known for its colonial heritage, the Sandwich Glass Museum, and its picturesque boardwalk stretching across marshlands to a sandy beach. Sandwich Middle High School serves grades 6-12 in a combined facility, reflecting the town's relatively small year-round population of around 20,000 residents.
How it compares
What stands out
+Strongest area: College plans, in the top 15% statewide. 92% of graduates plan to attend a 2- or 4-year college, vs 72% statewide.
!Area to watch: SAT scores rank in the bottom 41% statewide.
↑Trend: The share of graduates planning on college has risen from 68.5% in 2022 to 91.8% in 2025.
↓Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 26.1% in 2022 to 15.2% in 2025.
Where it stands among 335 Massachusetts high schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Above averagetop 26% · #85
SAT
Averagebottom 41% · #201
ELA MCAS
Above averagetop 19% · #61
Math MCAS
Above averagetop 27% · #87
AP results
Averagetop 44% · #139
Graduation
Above averagetop 20% · #66
College plans
Above averagetop 15% · #48
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 score1090in 2025 · MA avg 1091
About the same as the MA avg
By section (out of 800)
Reading & writingAbout average
This school
558
MA avg
556
MathAbout average
This school
532
MA avg
535
113 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 Arts66%in 2026 · state 45%
21 points above the state
Math59%in 2026 · state 44%
15 points above the state
Biologyhigh school science, 2026Better than average
This school
53%
State
38%
Detailed scores
Average scaled score, ELA · Math · Science (500+ = meeting expectations)508 · 504 · 500
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)81st · 74th
Student growth percentile, ELA · Math (50 = typical growth)59 · 54
186 students took 375 AP exams. A 3 or higher can earn college credit.
Completed an advanced coursegrades 11–12About average
This school
70.4%
MA avg
71.4%
9th graders passing all coursesBetter than average
This school
94.8%
MA avg
82.6%
After high school
Four-year graduation rate98%in 2024 · MA avg 92%
6 points above the MA avg
Dropped outof the four-year classBetter than average
This school
1.5%
MA avg
4.3%
0.7% of the class were still in school after four years.
Plan to attend college92%in 2025 · state 72%
19 points above the state
Graduates' plans · 133 graduates
4-year public college
42.9%
4-year private college
30.1%
2-year public college
18.8%
Other post-secondary
3.8%
Work
2.3%
Military
1.5%
Other / unknown
0.8%
Students
Who attends
White
85.8%
Hispanic/Latino
6.5%
Asian
2.7%
Multi-Race
2.5%
Black/African American
1.9%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.2%
50.8% female · 48.6% male · 0.6% nonbinary
Student needs
High needslow income, English learner, or disabilityLower than average
This school
35.9%
MA avg
50.7%
Low incomeLower than average
This school
17.5%
MA avg
39%
English learnersLower than average
This school
0.9%
MA avg
8.6%
Teachers
Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
100%
MA avg
95.9%
Experienced teachersBetter than average
This school
84.9%
MA avg
73.4%
Teaching in their fieldAbout average
This school
91.2%
MA avg
84.6%
Students per teacher
10.7MA avg 11.8
83.1 full-time-equivalent teachers
Attendance & safety
Attendance rateBetter than average
This school
93.7%
MA avg
92.3%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average
This school
15.2%
MA avg
22.3%
11.1 days absent per student (MA avg 13.2) · Suspensions: 3.1% out-of-school, 3.4% in-school (MA high school avg 4% / 2.2%) · 0.2% referred to law enforcement
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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