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Graduation Analysis: 6.2% more students graduated from Ayer Shirley School District in 2022-23 school year

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Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.mass.gov/info-details/secretary-of-education#:~:text=As%20Massachusetts%20Secretary%20of%20Education,the%20University%20of%20Massachusetts%20system.

Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.mass.gov/info-details/secretary-of-education#:~:text=As%20Massachusetts%20Secretary%20of%20Education,the%20University%20of%20Massachusetts%20system.

Ayer Shirley School District had an 88.9% graduation rate during the 2022-23 school year, 6.2% higher than the previous school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

There were 88 students who graduated in the 2022-23 school year, compared to 67 the year before.

Ayer Shirley School District and Westport Community Schools District had the 52nd lowest graduation rate in the state.

Ayer Shirley School District roughly covers schools within Middlesex County and has a main office in Ayer.

In 2024, public schools in Massachusetts boasted a graduation rate of 90%, according to Public School Review.

However, younger students' proficiency is still lagging behind pre-pandemic levels. NAEP results show that in 2022, less than 47% of the students were considered proficient in math and reading, with eighth-graders performing the worst, reaching only 35% proficiency in math.

Graduation and Dropout Rates in Ayer Shirley School District Over 10 Years

2013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-222022-230%20%40%60%80%100%85.3%85.3%4%4%82.2%82.2%8.2%8.2%93.5%93.5%5.4%5.4%90%90%5.6%5.6%91.4%91.4%6.5%6.5%87%87%5.2%5.2%89.5%89.5%7%7%93%93%2.3%2.3%82.7%82.7%12.3%12.3%88.9%88.9%2%2%Graduation rateDropout rate
Graduation Rate in Schools Within Ayer Shirley School District in 2022-23 School Year

School NameCohort SizeGraduation Rate
Ayer Shirley Regional High School9192.3%

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