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Norwell High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

18 South Street, Norwell, MA 02061 · (781) 659-8810 · Part of Norwell School District

Norwell’s School Grade A better than 90% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
601
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Norwell High

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 45 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 43 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

On the path

Where Norwell kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Norwell Middle School509 students
9–12Norwell HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency82%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts92%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

18 South Street, Norwell

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9151
Grade 10152
Grade 11148
Grade 12150
Enrollment over time
644’20
631’21
602’22
596’23
601’24

Down 6.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 91%Two or more races 4%Asian 3%Hispanic 2%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Norwell High from Norwell families.

Other schools in Norwell School District

The district →
William G Vinal
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwell
A−
556 students15:1
Grace Farrar Cole
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwell
A−
528 students15:1
Norwell Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Norwell
A−
509 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Norwell’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.