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.
Ware is a small town in the Pioneer Valley region of central Massachusetts, situated along the Ware River. The town has a rich industrial history, having been a center for textile manufacturing in the 19th and early 20th centuries, with many historic mill buildings still standing today. Ware serves as a gateway to the Quabbin Reservoir, one of the largest man-made public water supplies in the United States.
How it compares
What stands out
+Best of its categories: AP results, in the bottom 50% statewide. 71% 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 7% statewide.
↓Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 39.2% in 2022 to 27% in 2025.
↓Trend: ELA MCAS is down 21 points since 2023 (45% to 24%); statewide it fell 13 points.
Where it stands among 335 Massachusetts high schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Below averagebottom 25% · #255
SAT
Below averagebottom 28% · #243
ELA MCAS
Below averagebottom 13% · #287
Math MCAS
Below averagebottom 31% · #230
AP results
Averagebottom 50% · #160
Graduation
Below averagebottom 12% · #294
College plans
Well below averagebottom 7% · #309
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 score1060in 2025 · MA avg 1091
31 points below the MA avg
By section (out of 800)
Reading & writingWorse than average
This school
536
MA avg
556
MathAbout average
This school
524
MA avg
535
25 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 Arts24%in 2026 · state 45%
21 points below the state
Math30%in 2026 · state 44%
14 points below the state
Biologyhigh school science, 2026Worse than average
This school
7%
State
38%
Detailed scores
Average scaled score, ELA · Math · Science (500+ = meeting expectations)485 · 489 · 468
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)17th · 31st
Student growth percentile, ELA · Math (50 = typical growth)36 · 54
36 students took 49 AP exams. A 3 or higher can earn college credit.
Completed an advanced coursegrades 11–12Worse than average
This school
45.7%
MA avg
71.4%
9th graders passing all coursesWorse than average
This school
72.3%
MA avg
82.6%
After high school
Four-year graduation rate82%in 2024 · MA avg 92%
10 points below the MA avg
Dropped outof the four-year classWorse than average
This school
12%
MA avg
4.3%
6% of the class were still in school after four years.
Plan to attend college50%in 2025 · state 72%
22 points below the state
Graduates' plans · 78 graduates
4-year public college
26.9%
Work
25.6%
Other / unknown
19.2%
2-year public college
14.1%
4-year private college
9%
Other post-secondary
5.1%
Students
Who attends
White
78.6%
Hispanic/Latino
13.2%
Multi-Race
5.2%
Black/African American
2.1%
Asian
0.5%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.2%
48.2% female · 51.8% male
Student needs
High needslow income, English learner, or disabilityHigher than average
This school
64.2%
MA avg
50.7%
Low incomeHigher than average
This school
56.1%
MA avg
39%
English learnersLower than average
This school
3.8%
MA avg
8.6%
Teachers
Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
98.2%
MA avg
95.9%
Experienced teachersAbout average
This school
78.6%
MA avg
73.4%
Teaching in their fieldAbout average
This school
86%
MA avg
84.6%
Students per teacher
11.1MA avg 11.8
38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers
Attendance & safety
Attendance rateAbout average
This school
92%
MA avg
92.3%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysWorse than average
This school
27%
MA avg
22.3%
13.7 days absent per student (MA avg 13.2) · Suspensions: 5.4% out-of-school, 11.3% in-school (MA high school avg 4% / 2.2%) · 0.2% school-based arrests
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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