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Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School
100 Cook Street, Billerica, MA, 01821-5499 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School
School Level High school
School Type Vocational school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Middlesex County, MA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1226 students
% Male / % Female 60%  /  40%
Total Classroom Teachers 120 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 325 students
Grade 10 - 326 students
Grade 11 - 313 students
Grade 12 - 262 students
This School
(MA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:10 1:14
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(MA) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian n/a 3%
% Hispanic 2% 11%
% Black n/a 11%
% White 97% 73%
% Unknown 1 % 2%
Additional Student Information
This School
(MA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 6% 20%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 2% 4%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(MA) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical School District
This School's Agency
(MA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 1 5
Number of Students Managed 1,226 students 2,427 students
District Total Revenue $20,165,000 $31,707,000
District Expenditure $20,644,000 $31,191,000
District Revenue / Student $16,448 $13,064
District Expenditure / Student $16,838 $12,852
District Graduation Rates n/a n/a
In the News:
  • Traffic woes continue on Cook Street (Billerica Minuteman)
    posted on September 28, 2009 at 09:51:23 pm
    A state project that was meant to bring updated cable, telephone, and electrical services to Billerica’s Cook Street has instead created hazardous driving conditions due to utility poles in the road.
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School Notes:
  • Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School is located in Billerica, Massachusetts. "Shawsheen Tech", or "Shaw Tech" as it is usually called, is a public high school serving 5 towns: Burlington, Wilmington, Bedford, Tewksbury and Billerica making up most of the student body.
  • Extracurricular activities
  • Athletics
  • There are more than 95 championship banners proudly displayed in the gymnasium. Shawsheen offers 20 varsity and 15 sub-varsity sports, including men and women's Soccer, football, men and women's basketball, baseball and softball.
  • Curriculum
  • Shawsheen Tech has a variety of "shops" (such as culinary, automotive, cosmetology, health, metal fabrication. etc) as well as regular academics. Students as freshman rotate through 14 shops over the school year; one week through the academic portion of the shop, and the week after experience what is done in the shop hands on. Around the month of May, the freshmen choose the shop they want, and during the shop week, they learn more about their trade.
  • During the academic week, students have regular classes they need that is necessary for the curriculum to go on to the next year. The curriculum in order to graduate is four years of English, at least two years of science (if going on to college three years),three years of math (if going to college four years),and two years of history. A student will have three years of physical education; two years being swimming and/or gym for half a year and health education for the other half. During the day, a student will have eight 45 minute classes and a lunch period. The teacher/student ratio is usually one teacher to 10 students.
  • At the end of Junior year or throughout Senior year, students who have reached their shops requirements, and maintains a B average in all their major classes throughout the year can choose to go on Co-op. Co-op is when students find a job in their particular trade and works their, while getting paid, during shop weeks instead of going to school. This lets the student experience work in their trade, and gets a feel for working full-time after they graduate, if the don't go to college.
  • External links
  • http://www.shawsheen.tec.ma.us/
  • http://www.shawsheenalumni.com/index.php
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (01821)
School Zip (01821)
(MA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 29,408 people 6,259,314 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 34% 40%
Population Average Age 36 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 3.0 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $67,884 $49,959
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 6.4 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 41 years old 55 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (01821)


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% Owning / % Renting 86% / 14% 58% / 42%
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1. Wilmington High School - 953 students - 2.8 mi. away - view location
2. Burlington High School - 981 students - 3.5 mi. away - view location
3. Billerica Memorial High School - 1671 students - 3.6 mi. away - view location
4. Tewksbury Memorial High School - 1206 students - 4.4 mi. away - view location
5. Bedford High School - 761 students - 4.9 mi. away - view location
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