Central Area

Westborough · MA · Institutional Schools · Public · K-12 combined

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West Area → Southeast Area → East Area → Westborough High → Algonquin Regional High → Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School → Assabet Valley Vocational High School → Marlborough High →

At a glance

Academic signals

AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools

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How Central Area compares for families

What families should know about Central Area.

▸ LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: West Area, Southeast Area, East Area and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

SAT/ACT test-takers

11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

‍ Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)

53.0%

Elevated — a quarter or more of teachers are in years 1-2. Often correlates with school instability.

% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)

24.3%

Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Your state's public flagship

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

58%

admit rate

$17,772

in-state tuition/yr · $40,449 out-of-state

1300–1480

SAT 25–75 · ACT 29–33

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $22,383/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
West Area Westborough	Public	0.0	—	—
Southeast Area Westborough	Public	0.0	—	—
East Area Westborough	Public	0.0	—	—
Westborough High Westborough	Public	2.2	1,204	+3.0%
Algonquin Regional High Northborough	Public	2.3	1,181	-6.0%
Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School Marlborough	Public · charter	3.1	542	-3.7%
Assabet Valley Vocational High School Marlborough	Public	5.5	1,144	+0.4%
Marlborough High Marlborough	Public	5.7	972	-4.0%

At a glance

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Central Area is a public high school in Westborough, MA.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.

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