Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School

Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School
Address
215 Fitchburg Street
Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752
United States
Coordinates 42°22′5″N 71°33′56″W / 42.36806°N 71.56556°W / 42.36806; -71.56556Coordinates: 42°22′5″N 71°33′56″W / 42.36806°N 71.56556°W / 42.36806; -71.56556
Information
Type Public
Established 1973
Superintendent Ernest F. Houle[1]
Principal Mark Hollick[2]
Faculty 101.5 (2014-2015)[3]
Enrollment 1,058 (2014-2015)[4]
Student to teacher ratio 10.4 to 1 (2014-2015)[3]
Campus Suburban
Color(s) Blue & Gold         
Athletics 14 Interscholastic sports teams
Athletics conference Colonial Athletic League
Nickname Aztecs
Average SAT scores 504 verbal
494 math
998 total (2016-2017)[5]
Budget $20,779,735 total
$19,871 per pupil
(2016)[6]
Website www.assabettech.com

Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School (AVRTHS) is a vocational school in the city of Marlborough, Massachusetts.

School district

There are six towns and one city in the Assabet Valley Regional Technical School District: Marlborough (city), Hudson, Maynard, Berlin, Westborough, Northborough, and Southborough. Other towns sending students regularly as non-resident attendees are Boylston, West Boylston, Clinton, Shrewsbury, and Leicester. The Massachusetts Department of Education requires that all of the students from Marlborough, Hudson, Maynard, Berlin, Westborough, Northborough, and Southborough who want to attend Assabet must be admitted before any students from the other towns are allowed to attend. The school and its administrative offices are at one site, in Marlborough.

Academics

Assabet Valley provides a comprehensive set of courses along with electives in the areas of business, art, music, health, leadership, and languages.

Advanced Placement courses include:

  • English Language & Composition
  • English Literature & Composition
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • U.S. History
  • Physics C: Mechanics
  • Calculus
  • Psychology
  • Several nationally recognized Pre-Engineering courses in conjunction with Project Lead the Way.

Assabet Valley is also part of the VHS Collaborative, which offers students the opportunity to take online courses in various areas.

Technical programs

  • Auto Collision Technology (Auto Body)
  • Automotive Technology (Auto Tech)
  • Biotechnology (Bio Tech)
  • Business Technology (Business Tech)
  • Computer Programming and Web Development (CPWD)
  • Cosmetology (Cosmo)
  • Culinary Arts
  • House Carpentry and Millwork
  • Design & Visual Communications (D & V)
  • Drafting & Design
  • Electrical Wiring (EW)
  • Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVAC-R)
  • Plumbing
  • Painting & Design (P & D)
  • Health Technology (Health Tech)
  • Metal Fabrication (Metal Fab)
  • Advanced Manufacturing

Athletics

  • Fall teams: cheerleading, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, soccer (boys' & girls'), volleyball (girls')
  • Winter teams: basketball (boys' & girls'), ice hockey, winter cheerleading, wrestling
  • Spring teams: baseball, lacrosse, softball, volleyball (boys'), tennis, track and field (boys' & girls')

Student body

Enrollment for 2016-17 = 1058 students. The female to male ratio is 45:55. Minority enrollment is 17%.

  • Grade 9: 280
  • Grade 10: 278
  • Grade 11: 259
  • Grade 12: 241

References

  1. http://www.assabettech.com/pages/AssabetValley/About_AV/Superintendent-Director
  2. http://www.assabettech.com/pages/AssabetValley/About_AV/Administration
  3. 1 2 "Teacher Data (2013-14) - Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical (08010000)". mass.edu. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  4. "Enrollment Data (2013-14) - Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical (08010000)". mass.edu. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  5. "2016-17 SAT Performance Statewide Report". mass.edu. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  6. http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/statereport/ppx.aspx

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