Fitchburg High High School
140 Arnhow Farm Rd
Fitchburg MA, 01420, Worcester County
Phone: 978-345-3240
Ranking: 
(262 out of 298, bottom 12%)*
(262 out of 298, bottom 12%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Fitchburg School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 77 | 76 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 84 | 84 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,116 | 1,090 | 1,083 | 1,146 | 1,196 | 1,305 | 1,310 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 301 | 27.0% | 379 | 34.8% | 344 | 31.8% | 344 | 30.0% | 372 | 31.1% | 378 | 29.0% | 394 | 30.1% |
| Grade 10: | 322 | 28.9% | 271 | 24.9% | 245 | 22.6% | 309 | 27.0% | 280 | 23.4% | 307 | 23.5% | 326 | 24.9% |
| Grade 11: | 244 | 21.9% | 205 | 18.8% | 267 | 24.7% | 249 | 21.7% | 274 | 22.9% | 310 | 23.8% | 304 | 23.2% |
| Grade 12: | 223 | 20.0% | 235 | 21.6% | 224 | 20.7% | 235 | 20.5% | 270 | 22.6% | 283 | 21.7% | 262 | 20.0% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.3% | 9 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 559 | 50.1% | 536 | 49.2% | 529 | 48.8% | 586 | 51.1% | 602 | 50.3% | 664 | 50.9% | 664 | 50.7% |
| Female: | 557 | 49.9% | 554 | 50.8% | 554 | 51.2% | 560 | 48.9% | 594 | 49.7% | 641 | 49.1% | 641 | 48.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 78 | 7.0% | 80 | 7.3% | 72 | 6.6% | 78 | 6.8% | 73 | 6.1% | 87 | 6.7% | 96 | 7.3% |
| Hispanic: | 500 | 44.8% | 438 | 40.2% | 415 | 38.3% | 427 | 37.3% | 396 | 33.1% | 424 | 32.5% | 394 | 30.1% |
| Black: | 82 | 7.3% | 103 | 9.4% | 102 | 9.4% | 118 | 10.3% | 113 | 9.4% | 105 | 8.0% | 106 | 8.1% |
| White: | 409 | 36.6% | 433 | 39.7% | 463 | 42.8% | 501 | 43.7% | 599 | 50.1% | 678 | 52.0% | 708 | 54.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 46 | 4.1% | 35 | 3.2% | 30 | 2.8% | 21 | 1.8% | 12 | 1.0% | 8 | 0.6% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 778 | 69.7% | 752 | 69.0% | 643 | 59.4% | 615 | 53.7% | 591 | 49.4% | 555 | 42.5% | 591 | 45.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 93 | 8.3% | 81 | 7.4% | 104 | 9.6% | 106 | 9.2% | 122 | 10.2% | 102 | 7.8% | 146 | 11.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.54 | 14.42 | 14.66 | 14.91 | 15.09 | 15.60 | 15.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 49.8% | 47.8% | 61% |
| 2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 49% | 62% |
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 48% | 65% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 51% | 70% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 50% | 71% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 63% | 74% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 60% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 62% | 78% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 62% | 84% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 70% | 88% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 81% | 91% |
| 2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 41.1% | 39.6% | 51% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 48% | 57% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 47% | 62% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 50% | 67% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 46% | 69% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 62% | 72% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 51% | 75% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 62% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 58% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 54% | 78% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 65% | 80% |
| 2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 57% | 57% |
| 2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 48% | 61% |
| 2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 60% | 65% |
| 2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 51% | 67% |
| 2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 46% | 69% |
| 2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 46% | 71% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 30% | 30% | 42% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 63% | 60% | 55% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 48% | 44% | 61% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 43% | 42% | 63% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 43% | 42% | 71% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 39% | 36% | 72% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 46% | 44% | 73% |
| 2013 | Technology/Engineering | End of course | % proficient | 9% | 9% | 49% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Fitchburg High High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.