The high school is the same building built in the 50’s. They wanted to build new but the surrounding land is basically all swamp, so they were forced to renovate instead. And I would hardly say it’s one of the best in the state. It’s not bad, but it doesn’t hold a candle to Lexington or Weston or Newton or even Shrewsbury. In fact, one of the best ranked public high schools is in Worcester - MA Academy of Math and Science. It doesn’t traditionally appear on the “best of” lists because it’s only grades 11 and 12, seniors attend classes on WPI’s campus.

Also, OP, you’ve asked twice now, and I’m guessing another poster was also asking on your behalf (either that or it’s just incredibly coincidental that posts from different users seem to be seeking the same info). Asking multiple times won’t get you closer to what you want to hear. You need to talk to parents of kids currently in WRSD and ideally, would talk to them 1:1 rather than in a long post that reveals tons of personal info in a group forum - there’s a wachusett specific FB group for residents of the 5 towns, it’s called Wachu-chat. I would reach out and see if any current parents would be willing to speak you 1:1. Fair warning, that FB group can be nasty so don’t post as much as you included here (which should tell you something about some of the people who live in Holden).