| Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School | |
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215 Fitchburg Street , 01752 United States | |
| Coordinates | 42°22′5″N71°33′56″W / 42.36806°N 71.56556°W /42.36806; -71.56556 |
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| Other name | Assabet Valley |
| Type | Public school (government funded),Vocational-technical school |
| Established | September 1, 1973 |
| Superintendent | Ernest F. Houle[1] |
| NCES School ID | 250211002257[3] |
| Principal | Patrick J. O'Rourke[2] |
| Teaching staff | 113.76[3] (on anFTE basis) |
| Grades | 9–12[3] |
| Enrollment | 1,144 (2025–26)[4] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 9.93[3] |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Blue & gold[5] |
| Athletics conference | Central Massachusetts Athletic Conference |
| Mascot | Aztec |
| Communities served | In-district —Marlborough,Hudson,Northborough,Southborough,Westborough,Maynard,Berlin—— Out-of-district —Boxborough,Boylston,Clinton,Leicester,Shrewsbury,Sudbury,Stow[6] |
| Website | www |
Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School (AVRTHS) is a publicVocational-technical school in the city ofMarlborough, Massachusetts, that serves grades 9–12.[7][8] It accepts students from towns around theInterstate 495 (Massachusetts) corridor. Assabet also hasQuinsigamond Community CollegeNCLEX-PN on site. The school offers academic classes and 16 vocational programs to make it one of the public vocational schools inMiddlesex County, Massachusetts. The 2025–26 student body is 1,144 according to theCommonwealth of Massachusetts.[4]
On April 15, 1966, Marlborough Mayor Frank D. Walker had appointed an eleven-member committee to investigate the need for a vocational school in the area surrounding Marlborough. The first-ever meeting of the Assabet Valley Regional Vocational District School Committee was on April 24, 1968, and the district was legally established underMassachusetts General Laws in 1969.[7]A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the then, future Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School on April 10, 1971, construction began shortly after. In late 1972, Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School was completed. Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School opened on September 5, 1973.[7] It is the single school administered by theAssabet Valley Regional Vocational School District, which comprises the towns ofBerlin,Hudson,Maynard,Northborough,Southborough, andWestborough, and the city ofMarlborough. Each municipality elects by popular vote one member to the district's school committee.[9]
Assabet Valley's educational mission focuses heavily on vocational instruction, although in recent years they have expanded their academic offerings as well.[10]
In 1986, the building went under a minor renovation, replacing its roof. This renovation has no other effect, leaving the building's quality to deteriorate over the years.[11]
From 2012 to 2015 the school undertook a $62.4-million renovation of its aging building. The Massachusetts School Building Authority provided just over fifty percent of the project cost, while the school district's municipalities covered the remainder. The building has had renovations, but never expanded out of its footprint.[12]
Assabet Valley offers 16 programs that are approved by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education:
All programs listed above partake inSkillsUSA, as well.
The Assabet ValleyAztecs are part of theMassachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association and participate in theColonial Athletic League District 2. All sports are Division IIII and include a variety of free to enroll, no cut teams including:
In the spring and summer of 2017 Assabet renovated its athletic facilities for the first time since their construction in 1973. The $2.4-million project included a new turf football field, newbleachers, a rubberized track, renovatedbaseball andsoftball fields, and renovatedtennis andbasketball courts. The school district did not assess its member municipalities for the project, instead using available funds and selling naming rights to the new athletic complex.[13]
The most recent banner addition for theAztecs was the 2024–25Colonial Athletic League varsity basketball championship where the team went 18-6 with an MIAA rank if 182, and had a league record of 7-2; therefore, tying withAbby Kelley Foster Charter Public School who also had a league record of 7-2.
The official name of the school is Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School.
Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School is the flagship of a school district that provides the tools and opportunities for career and academic success to thousands of learners each year.
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