Students from Berlin and Boylston attend Tahanto Regional High School.
B+
overall grade
Ranks #54 of 335 Massachusetts high schools — top 17%.
Overall rank
#54
of 335 schools
Average SAT
1165+74 vs MA
MA average 1091
Graduation rate
97%
MA average 92%
Plan on college
93%+21 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.
Berlin and Boylston are small, rural towns in central Massachusetts, located about 40 miles west of Boston in Worcester County. The two communities joined together to form the Tahanto Regional School District, with the district name derived from Native American words meaning "hills" and "ponds," reflecting the area's rolling, wooded landscape. Both towns maintain their historic New England character with town commons, colonial-era buildings, and a strong sense of local community.
How it compares
What stands out
+Strongest area: ELA MCAS, in the top 4% statewide. 83% of 10th graders met or exceeded expectations in 2026, vs 45% statewide.
!Area to watch: AP results rank in the bottom 50% statewide.
↓Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 33.2% in 2022 to 12.1% in 2025.
↑Trend: The share of graduates planning on college has risen from 83.8% in 2022 to 93.2% in 2025.
Where it stands among 335 Massachusetts high schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Above averagetop 17% · #54
SAT
Above averagetop 25% · #82
ELA MCAS
Excellenttop 4% · #13
Math MCAS
Above averagetop 13% · #42
AP results
Averagebottom 50% · #163
Graduation
Above averagetop 25% · #82
College plans
Above averagetop 11% · #35
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 score1165in 2025 · MA avg 1091
74 points above the MA avg
By section (out of 800)
Reading & writingBetter than average
This school
593
MA avg
556
MathBetter than average
This school
572
MA avg
535
55 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 Arts83%in 2026 · state 45%
38 points above the state
Math73%in 2026 · state 44%
29 points above the state
Biologyhigh school science, 2026Better than average
This school
72%
State
38%
Detailed scores
Average scaled score, ELA · Math · Science (500+ = meeting expectations)518 · 517 · 511
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)94th · 92nd
Student growth percentile, ELA · Math (50 = typical growth)63 · 58
69 students took 127 AP exams. A 3 or higher can earn college credit.
Completed an advanced coursegrades 11–12About average
This school
70.2%
MA avg
71.4%
9th graders passing all coursesBetter than average
This school
94.6%
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%
1.3% of the class were still in school after four years.
Plan to attend college93%in 2025 · state 72%
21 points above the state
Graduates' plans · 59 graduates
4-year public college
50.8%
4-year private college
27.1%
2-year public college
15.3%
Work
3.4%
Other post-secondary
1.7%
Military
1.7%
Students
Who attends
White
79.1%
Hispanic/Latino
8%
Multi-Race
5.9%
Asian
4.2%
Black/African American
2.3%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.2%
50.4% female · 49% male · 0.6% nonbinary
Student needs
High needslow income, English learner, or disabilityLower than average
This school
27%
MA avg
50.7%
Low incomeLower than average
This school
14.6%
MA avg
39%
English learnersLower than average
This school
1.9%
MA avg
8.6%
Teachers
Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
100%
MA avg
95.9%
Experienced teachersBetter than average
This school
89.5%
MA avg
73.4%
Teaching in their fieldBetter than average
This school
96%
MA avg
84.6%
Students per teacher
11.1MA avg 11.8
47.1 full-time-equivalent teachers
Attendance & safety
Attendance rateBetter than average
This school
94.5%
MA avg
92.3%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average
This school
12.1%
MA avg
22.3%
9.8 days absent per student (MA avg 13.2) · Suspensions: 3.2% out-of-school, 0.2% in-school (MA high school avg 4% / 2.2%)
About the towns in Berlin-Boylston
Tahanto Regional High is part of the Berlin-Boylston 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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