Students from Brimfield, Brookfield, Holland, Sturbridge and Wales attend Tantasqua Regional Vocational.
C+
overall grade
Ranks #207 of 335 Massachusetts high schools.
Overall rank
#207
of 335 schools
Average SAT
1067
MA average 1091
Graduation rate
96%
MA average 92%
Plan on college
42%
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 Vocational serves the towns of Brimfield, Brookfield, Holland, Sturbridge, and Wales in south-central Massachusetts, roughly 20 miles southwest of Worcester. This rural region is characterized by historic New England villages, farmland, and proximity to Old Sturbridge Village, one of the state's most visited living history museums. The vocational school draws students from small towns that maintain their agricultural heritage while serving as gateways to the scenic lakes and forests of the area.
How it compares
What stands out
+Strongest area: AP results, in the top 5% statewide. 95% of AP exams in 2025 scored 3 or higher, vs 66% at the typical MA high school.
!Area to watch: College plans rank in the bottom 4% statewide.
↓Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 27% in 2022 to 13.1% in 2025.
↑Trend: Math MCAS is up 6 points since 2023 (44% to 50%), while statewide it fell 6 points.
Where it stands among 335 Massachusetts high schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Averagebottom 39% · #207
SAT
Below averagebottom 31% · #234
ELA MCAS
Below averagebottom 33% · #224
Math MCAS
Averagetop 36% · #118
AP results
Excellenttop 5% · #13
Graduation
Averagetop 36% · #117
College plans
Well below averagebottom 4% · #322
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 score1067in 2025 · MA avg 1091
24 points below the MA avg
By section (out of 800)
Reading & writingWorse than average
This school
531
MA avg
556
MathAbout average
This school
536
MA avg
535
35 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 Arts36%in 2026 · state 45%
9 points below the state
Math50%in 2026 · state 44%
6 points above the state
Biologyhigh school science, 2026Better than average
This school
47%
State
38%
Detailed scores
Average scaled score, ELA · Math · Science (500+ = meeting expectations)494 · 497 · 494
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)43rd · 60th
Student growth percentile, ELA · Math (50 = typical growth)43 · 47
19 students took 20 AP exams. A 3 or higher can earn college credit.
Completed an advanced coursegrades 11–12Better than average
This school
98.8%
MA avg
71.4%
9th graders passing all coursesAbout average
This school
74.5%
MA avg
82.6%
After high school
Four-year graduation rate96%in 2024 · MA avg 92%
5 points above the MA avg
Dropped outof the four-year classBetter than average
This school
2.7%
MA avg
4.3%
0.9% of the class were still in school after four years.
Plan to attend college42%in 2025 · state 72%
31 points below the state
Graduates' plans · 122 graduates
Work
27%
2-year public college
24.6%
Other / unknown
11.5%
4-year private college
10.7%
Apprenticeship
8.2%
4-year public college
6.6%
Military
6.6%
Other post-secondary
4.9%
Students
Who attends
White
83.4%
Hispanic/Latino
8.5%
Multi-Race
4.6%
Black/African American
2%
Asian
1.3%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.2%
37.5% female · 61.8% male · 0.7% nonbinary
Student needs
High needslow income, English learner, or disabilityLower than average
This school
37.3%
MA avg
50.7%
Low incomeLower than average
This school
28.2%
MA avg
39%
English learnersLower than average
This school
1%
MA avg
8.6%
Teachers
Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
100%
MA avg
95.9%
Experienced teachersAbout average
This school
69.3%
MA avg
73.4%
Teaching in their fieldAbout average
This school
81.3%
MA avg
84.6%
Students per teacher
66.5MA avg 11.8
8.1 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
13.1%
MA avg
22.3%
9.7 days absent per student (MA avg 13.2) · Suspensions: 4.2% out-of-school, 0.4% in-school (MA high school avg 4% / 2.2%)
About the towns in Tantasqua
Tantasqua Regional Vocational 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.