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Doherty Memorial High
B−

Doherty Memorial High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

299 Highland Street, Worcester, MA 01602 · (508) 799-3270 · Part of Worcester School District

Worcester’s School Grade C− better than 18% of Massachusetts school districts

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Photo: Terageorge · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,573
Students per teacher
15:1
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Doherty Memorial High

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 47% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 9.3% since 2020–21

On the path

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

7–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Doherty Memorial HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

299 Highland Street, Worcester

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9456
Grade 10403
Grade 11389
Grade 12317
Ungraded8
Enrollment over time
1,439’20
1,331’21
1,344’22
1,398’23
1,573’24

Up 9.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 36%White 35%Black 17%Asian 6%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Doherty Memorial High from Worcester families.

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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; Worcester’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.