Students from Brimfield, Brookfield, Holland, Sturbridge and Wales attend Tantasqua Regional Sr High School.
B+
overall grade
Ranks #60 of 335 Massachusetts high schools — top 18%.
Overall rank
#60
of 335 schools
Average SAT
1189+98 vs MA
MA average 1091
Graduation rate
96%
MA average 92%
Plan on college
87%+14 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.
Tantasqua Regional High School serves students from the towns of Brimfield, Brookfield, Holland, Sturbridge, and Wales in south-central Massachusetts, located roughly 20 miles southwest of Worcester. The region is characterized by rural landscapes, historic villages, and scenic New England countryside, with Sturbridge notably home to Old Sturbridge Village, one of the largest living history museums in the Northeast. The regional district was formed in 1953, bringing together these five small communities to provide comprehensive secondary education.
How it compares
What stands out
+Strongest area: AP results, in the top 10% statewide. 92% of AP exams in 2025 scored 3 or higher, vs 66% at the typical MA high school.
!Relative weak spot: Graduation rate ranks in the top 39%, below its other categories.
↓Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 24.6% in 2022 to 13% in 2025.
↑Trend: The share of graduates planning on college has risen from 81% in 2022 to 86.5% in 2025.
Where it stands among 335 Massachusetts high schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Above averagetop 18% · #60
SAT
Above averagetop 16% · #53
ELA MCAS
Above averagetop 33% · #108
Math MCAS
Above averagetop 19% · #60
AP results
Excellenttop 10% · #29
Graduation
Averagetop 39% · #128
College plans
Above averagetop 30% · #97
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 score1189in 2025 · MA avg 1091
98 points above the MA avg
By section (out of 800)
Reading & writingBetter than average
This school
596
MA avg
556
MathBetter than average
This school
593
MA avg
535
129 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 Arts55%in 2026 · state 45%
10 points above the state
Math66%in 2026 · state 44%
22 points above the state
Biologyhigh school science, 2026Better than average
This school
94%
State
38%
Detailed scores
Average scaled score, ELA · Math · Science (500+ = meeting expectations)503 · 509 · 526
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)71st · 84th
Student growth percentile, ELA · Math (50 = typical growth)43 · 55
186 students took 318 AP exams. A 3 or higher can earn college credit.
Completed an advanced coursegrades 11–12About average
This school
70.6%
MA avg
71.4%
9th graders passing all coursesAbout average
This school
84.7%
MA avg
82.6%
After high school
Four-year graduation rate96%in 2024 · MA avg 92%
4 points above the MA avg
Dropped outof the four-year classBetter than average
This school
1.2%
MA avg
4.3%
3% of the class were still in school after four years.
Plan to attend college87%in 2025 · state 72%
14 points above the state
Graduates' plans · 156 graduates
4-year public college
40.4%
4-year private college
30.1%
2-year public college
15.4%
Work
5.8%
Other / unknown
4.4%
Other post-secondary
1.9%
Military
1.3%
2-year private college
0.6%
Students
Who attends
White
84.5%
Hispanic/Latino
9.7%
Multi-Race
2.5%
Asian
1.9%
Black/African American
1.3%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.2%
50% female · 49.8% male · 0.2% nonbinary
Student needs
High needslow income, English learner, or disabilityLower than average
This school
25.6%
MA avg
50.7%
Low incomeLower than average
This school
21.5%
MA avg
39%
English learnersLower than average
This school
1%
MA avg
8.6%
Teachers
Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
98.8%
MA avg
95.9%
Experienced teachersBetter than average
This school
81.2%
MA avg
73.4%
Teaching in their fieldAbout average
This school
91.6%
MA avg
84.6%
Students per teacher
7.7MA avg 11.8
82.5 full-time-equivalent teachers
Attendance & safety
Attendance rateBetter than average
This school
94.9%
MA avg
92.3%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average
This school
13%
MA avg
22.3%
8.9 days absent per student (MA avg 13.2) · Suspensions: 2.4% out-of-school, 0.3% in-school (MA high school avg 4% / 2.2%)
About the towns in Tantasqua
Tantasqua Regional Sr High is part of the Tantasqua 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.