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Uxbridge High School

Uxbridge High School, nominated by The Learning Accelerator, is a middle/high school in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, that describes itself as a public district school serving learners from a primarily suburban/rural area.

Location Uxbridge, Massachusetts

Governance Public District School

Grades Middle, High

Students 596

Locale Rural, Suburban

Principal Michael D. Rubin

Demographics

Percentage of students*

4%

English Learners

24%

Free/Reduced Lunch

17%

Students with Disabilities

African American or Black 3%

American Indian/Alaska Native

Asian 2%

Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Hispanic or Latino 7%

White 85%

2+ Races

Why Uxbridge High School was nominated

The school has an extensive engineering program that provides application of STEM skills with career paths

Student experience design

Our learning environment creates learning that students can own, with a nexus in durable skills grounded in individual department curricula and content. We recognize the unique capacity of all students and work to merge common practices that benefit all students with the cultivation of independence, personal responsibility, creativity, and empathy. Authentic learning and career pathways form the crux of many students' experiences at UHS. In addition to providing some focus to the program, students enrolled in career pathways at UHS graduate with industry-recognized credentials and coursework that supports placement in a number of post-secondary opportunities. Learning at UHS is highly personalized, student-centered, and bound to a balance between skill development and content mastery.

Core Practices

Core Practices Length of Use

Advancement On Mastery

3-4 years

Career Exploration

5+ years

Community And Workforce Partnerships

5+ years

Industry-aligned Learning Pathways

5+ years

Internships

5+ years

All Practices

AI Literacy

AI For Learning Materials

AI For Teacher Productivity

AI-assisted Tutoring

Anti-racist Practices

Assessments For Agency And Self-directed Learning

Assessments For Career Readiness

Assessments For Deeper Learning

Assessments For Social-emotional Skills

Blended Learning

Career Advising & Support

Client Projects

Co-leadership

College Advising & Support

Family And Community Support Services

Competency/mastery-based Education

Cooperative Education

Culturally Responsive Practices

Disaggregated Data On Student Participation

Dual Language Programming

Early College High School

Flexible Staffing & Alternative Teaching Roles

Grading Policies Focus On Mastery

Higher Education Partnerships

All Courses Designed For Inclusion

Industry-recognized Credentials

Educators Have Industry Experience

Interoperable Data From Multiple Technologies

Individual Learner Profiles

Individual Learning Paths

Mental Health Services

1:1 Mentoring

Micro-credentials And Badging

Multi-tiered System Of Support (MTSS) In Academics

Multi-age Classrooms

Industry Networking

No Tracked Classes

Project-based Learning

Peer To Peer Support

Performance Based Assessment

High Quality Instructional Materials

Reallocation Of Resources For Students Most In Need

Restorative Practices

School-based Enterprises

SEL Curriculum

SEL Integration School-wide

Students Access Their Own Data

Student-led Goal Setting

Self-paced Learning

Students Develop Projects

Trauma-informed Practices

Universal Design For Learning

Career Prep

key reasons for innovating

Demonstrate what’s possible for other schools

Increase student agency

Respond to stakeholder demand or advocacy

Date Updated: 4/1/2026

*Canopy profile data is self-reported or sourced from NCES data, then verified by school leaders.