Massachusetts public high school

Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School

Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical school district

overall grade

Ranks #267 of 335 Massachusetts high schools.

Overall rank

#267

of 335 schools

Average SAT

1071

MA average 1091

Graduation rate

98%

MA average 92%

Plan on college

54%

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.

Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School serves students from Burlington, Bedford, Billerica, Tewksbury, and Wilmington, towns located roughly 15-20 miles northwest of Boston in the Merrimack Valley region. These predominantly suburban communities blend residential neighborhoods with light industrial and commercial areas, reflecting the region's transition from its mill town heritage to modern tech and service industries. The vocational-technical school draws from this five-town district to provide career and technical education alongside traditional academics.

How it compares

What stands out

Strongest area: Graduation rate, in the top 16% statewide. 98.2% of students graduate in four years, vs 91.6% at the typical MA high school.
Area to watch: College plans rank in the bottom 11% statewide.
Trend: Math MCAS is down 22 points since 2023 (53% to 31%); statewide it fell 6 points.
Trend: ELA MCAS is down 25 points since 2023 (68% to 43%); statewide it fell 13 points.

Where it stands among 335 Massachusetts high schools

Bottom of MATop of MA

Overall

Below averagebottom 21% · #267

SAT

Below averagebottom 34% · #225

ELA MCAS

Averagebottom 47% · #178

Math MCAS

Below averagebottom 32% · #227

Graduation

Above averagetop 16% · #50

College plans

Below averagebottom 11% · #297

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 score1071in 2025 · MA avg 1091

20 points below the MA avg

By section (out of 800)

Reading & writingAbout average

This school

546

MA avg

556

MathAbout average

This school

525

MA avg

535

102 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 Arts43%in 2026 · state 45%

2 points below the state

Math31%in 2026 · state 44%

13 points below the state

Biologyhigh school science, 2026About average

This school

40%

State

38%

Detailed scores

Average scaled score, ELA · Math · Science (500+ = meeting expectations)498 · 492 · 495

Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)56th · 43rd

Student growth percentile, ELA · Math (50 = typical growth)53 · 47

AP & advanced courses

Completed an advanced coursegrades 11–12About average

This school

71.8%

MA avg

71.4%

9th graders passing all coursesBetter than average

This school

98.3%

MA avg

82.6%

After high school

Four-year graduation rate98%in 2024 · MA avg 92%

7 points above the MA avg

Dropped outof the four-year classBetter than average

This school

0.6%

MA avg

4.3%

1.2% of the class were still in school after four years.

Plan to attend college54%in 2025 · state 72%

19 points below the state

Graduates' plans · 320 graduates

Work

39.1%

4-year private college

20.3%

4-year public college

19.7%

2-year public college

13.4%

Students

Who attends

White

82.5%

Hispanic/Latino

10%

Multi-Race

3.7%

Black/African American

2.3%

Asian

0.9%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.5%

40.2% female · 59.2% male · 0.6% nonbinary

Student needs

High needslow income, English learner, or disabilityLower than average

This school

44.6%

MA avg

50.7%

Low incomeLower than average

This school

24.3%

MA avg

39%

English learnersLower than average

This school

0.5%

MA avg

8.6%

Teachers

Licensed teachersAbout average

This school

100%

MA avg

95.9%

Experienced teachersBetter than average

This school

86.4%

MA avg

73.4%

Teaching in their fieldAbout average

This school

89%

MA avg

84.6%

Students per teacher

9.9MA avg 11.8

130 full-time-equivalent teachers

Attendance & safety

Attendance rateBetter than average

This school

94.6%

MA avg

92.3%

Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average

This school

12.6%

MA avg

22.3%

9.6 days absent per student (MA avg 13.2) · Suspensions: 0.6% out-of-school, 5.3% in-school (MA high school avg 4% / 2.2%)

About Billerica

Middlesex County · North Shore & Merrimack Valley

Avg single-family home value$645KMA median $588K

Avg property tax bill$7,484MA median $6,814

Tax rate$11.60 per $1,000MA median $12.40

Income per person$50,638MA median $47,872

Local kids in public school97.5%

Town bond ratingAA+

Free cash reserves2.5% of budget

Shawsheen Valley 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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