Attleboro High School

Attleboro High School
Address
1 Blue Pride Way Attleboro , MA 02703 United States
Coordinates	41°56′20″N 71°18′05″W
Information
Type	Public
Principal	Kate Campbell
Teaching staff	118.47 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,844 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.57[1]
Campus	Urban
Houses	4
Color(s)	Blue, Silver & White
Mascot	Blue Bombardier
Nickname	Bombardiers
Rival	North Attleborough High School
Newspaper	Blue Pride TV
Yearbook	Tattletale
Website	ahs.attleboroschools.com/o/ahs
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Attleboro High School is a public high school located in Attleboro, Massachusetts. The school is located at 1 Blue Pride Way. The school has an approximate student enrollment of 1,750 students in grades 9–12. The school's mascot is the Bombardiers, known formally as the Blue Bombardiers and the school colors are Royal Blue, Silver, and White.

In August of 2022, the district completed construction on a new US$259.9 million, 475,000-square-foot (44,100 m^2) building to replace the former building previously located at 100 Rathbun Willard Drive.[4] As of November 17th, 2022, the "Blue Bombardiers" has been redesigned.

Demographics

For the 2023–2024 school year the demographic profile of the enrollment is as follows:[1]

• Male - 53%
• Female - 47%
• Black - 10.2%
• Asian - 4.7%
• Hispanic - 18.0%
• Native American - 0.2%
• White - 60.3%
• Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islanders - 0.1%
• Multiracial - 6.4%

Athletics

Attleboro has a very long rivalry with neighboring towns North Attleborough High School. The football teams have played each other on Thanksgiving Day for the past 102 years.[5] As of 2010, Attleboro competes in the Hockomock League. Before the move to the Hockomock, Attleboro competed in many other leagues such as the Old Colony League, and Bristol County League.

• Fall Cheerleading National Champions - 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013^[citation needed], 2014
• Boys' Basketball D-I State Champions - 1943, 1998[6]

Notable alumni

• Meagan Fuller (class of 2010), Miss Massachusetts 2015[7]
• Steve Hagerty (class of 1987), 21st Mayor of Evanston, IL, and Founder and CEO of Hagerty Consulting, Inc
• Paul Heroux (class of 1995), Former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Mayor of Attleboro, current Bristol County sheriff[8]
• Abby Trott (class of 2004), voice actress, known for her role as Nezuko Kamado in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Ivy in Carmen Sandiego.[9]
• Helen Guillette Vassallo (class of 1949), American scientific researcher, educator, author, lecturer, and business leader[10]

References

1. "Attleboro High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
2. "Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - 2020-21 SAT Performance Report - All Students Statewide Report".
3. "Attleboro High (00160505) 2013-14 SAT Performance Report". profiles.doe.mass.edu/. Mass. Dept. of Ed. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
4. [e-mail], George W. Rhodes (2022-12-25). "Top 10 of 2022: New $260 million Attleboro High School opens". The Sun Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
5. Bowen, Max (24 November 2021). "Thanksgiving Day game sees 100th year of North Attleborough/Attleboro rivalry". North Star Reporter. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
6. "Basketball STATE FINALS" (PDF). miaa.net. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
7. Allen, Paige (June 29, 2015). "Attleboro woman headed to Miss America competition". The Sun Chronicle. Attleboro, MA: United Communications Corporation. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
8. Heroux, Paul. "Trivia About Paul". Paul Heroux Mayor. Weebly. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
9. Colletto, Megan (ed.). Tattletale 2004. Attleboro High School. p. 34. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via Internet Archive.
10. Attleboro High School (1949). Tattletale. Attleboro High School.