Students from Halifax, Kingston and Plympton attend Silver Lake Regional High School.
B-
overall grade
Ranks #159 of 335 Massachusetts high schools — top 48%.
Overall rank
#159
of 335 schools
Average SAT
1108
MA average 1091
Graduation rate
97%
MA average 92%
Plan on college
79%
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.
Silver Lake Regional High School serves the towns of Kingston, Plympton, and Halifax in southeastern Massachusetts, located about 40 miles south of Boston along the historic Route 3 corridor. This primarily residential region combines suburban development with remnants of its colonial past and cranberry bog landscapes, positioned between the South Shore and Cape Cod. The area maintains a quiet, family-oriented character while offering proximity to both Plymouth's historic sites and the natural beauty of coastal Massachusetts.
How it compares
What stands out
+Strongest area: Graduation rate, in the top 26% statewide. 97.4% of students graduate in four years, vs 91.6% at the typical MA high school.
!Area to watch: ELA MCAS ranks in the bottom 31% statewide.
↓Trend: ELA MCAS is down 31 points since 2023 (66% to 35%); statewide it fell 13 points.
↓Trend: Math MCAS is down 12 points since 2023 (56% to 44%); statewide it fell 6 points.
Where it stands among 335 Massachusetts high schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Averagetop 48% · #159
SAT
Averagebottom 50% · #170
ELA MCAS
Below averagebottom 31% · #230
Math MCAS
Averagetop 44% · #143
AP results
Averagetop 45% · #140
Graduation
Above averagetop 26% · #84
College plans
Averagetop 49% · #162
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 score1108in 2025 · MA avg 1091
17 points above the MA avg
By section (out of 800)
Reading & writingAbout average
This school
563
MA avg
556
MathAbout average
This school
545
MA avg
535
192 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 Arts35%in 2026 · state 45%
10 points below the state
Math44%in 2026 · state 44%
Same as the state
Detailed scores
Average scaled score, ELA · Math · Science (500+ = meeting expectations)491 · 495 · —
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)32nd · 55th
Student growth percentile, ELA · Math (50 = typical growth)31 · 38
321 students took 609 AP exams. A 3 or higher can earn college credit.
Completed an advanced coursegrades 11–12About average
This school
66.3%
MA avg
71.4%
9th graders passing all coursesAbout average
This school
88.8%
MA avg
82.6%
After high school
Four-year graduation rate97%in 2024 · MA avg 92%
6 points above the MA avg
Dropped outof the four-year classBetter than average
This school
1.3%
MA avg
4.3%
0.9% of the class were still in school after four years.
Plan to attend college79%in 2025 · state 72%
7 points above the state
Graduates' plans · 250 graduates
4-year public college
40%
4-year private college
33.2%
Work
11.6%
Other / unknown
4.8%
2-year public college
4.8%
Apprenticeship
2.4%
2-year private college
1.2%
Military
1.2%
Other post-secondary
0.8%
Students
Who attends
White
89.8%
Hispanic/Latino
5.5%
Black/African American
2.2%
Multi-Race
1.6%
Asian
0.4%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.4%
49.1% female · 50.7% male · 0.2% nonbinary
Student needs
High needslow income, English learner, or disabilityLower than average
This school
31.4%
MA avg
50.7%
Low incomeLower than average
This school
19.8%
MA avg
39%
English learnersLower than average
This school
1.7%
MA avg
8.6%
Teachers
Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
98.8%
MA avg
95.9%
Experienced teachersBetter than average
This school
82.6%
MA avg
73.4%
Teaching in their fieldBetter than average
This school
95.7%
MA avg
84.6%
Students per teacher
12MA avg 11.8
86.2 full-time-equivalent teachers
Attendance & safety
Attendance rateBetter than average
This school
93.4%
MA avg
92.3%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average
This school
18.6%
MA avg
22.3%
11.7 days absent per student (MA avg 13.2) · Suspensions: 2.1% out-of-school, 2.4% in-school (MA high school avg 4% / 2.2%) · 0.1% referred to law enforcement
About the towns in Silver Lake
Silver Lake Regional High is part of the Silver Lake 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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