Medford High High School
489 Winthrop St
Medford MA, 02155, Middlesex County
Phone: 781-393-2301
Ranking: (187 out of 298, bottom 37%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Medford School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 95 | 95 | 95 | 91 | 82 | 78 | 80 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,155 | 1,218 | 1,227 | 1,222 | 1,223 | 1,298 | 1,331 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 299 | 25.9% | 312 | 25.6% | 328 | 26.7% | 342 | 28.0% | 313 | 25.6% | 310 | 23.9% | 338 | 25.4% |
Grade 10: | 258 | 22.3% | 283 | 23.2% | 320 | 26.1% | 275 | 22.5% | 259 | 21.2% | 311 | 24.0% | 343 | 25.8% |
Grade 11: | 259 | 22.4% | 300 | 24.6% | 259 | 21.1% | 264 | 21.6% | 285 | 23.3% | 319 | 24.6% | 322 | 24.2% |
Grade 12: | 288 | 24.9% | 250 | 20.5% | 257 | 20.9% | 276 | 22.6% | 303 | 24.8% | 297 | 22.9% | 271 | 20.4% |
Ungraded: | 8 | 0.7% | 11 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 560 | 48.5% | 596 | 48.9% | 600 | 48.9% | 588 | 48.1% | 595 | 48.7% | 622 | 47.9% | 610 | 45.8% |
Female: | 595 | 51.5% | 622 | 51.1% | 627 | 51.1% | 634 | 51.9% | 628 | 51.3% | 676 | 52.1% | 705 | 53.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 116 | 10.0% | 118 | 9.7% | 106 | 8.6% | 100 | 8.2% | 87 | 7.1% | 95 | 7.3% | 93 | 7.0% |
Hispanic: | 95 | 8.2% | 121 | 9.9% | 110 | 9.0% | 115 | 9.4% | 122 | 10.0% | 136 | 10.5% | 139 | 10.4% |
Black: | 212 | 18.4% | 228 | 18.7% | 259 | 21.1% | 226 | 18.5% | 222 | 18.2% | 236 | 18.2% | 228 | 17.1% |
White: | 706 | 61.1% | 728 | 59.8% | 734 | 59.8% | 767 | 62.8% | 776 | 63.5% | 813 | 62.6% | 855 | 64.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 22 | 1.9% | 21 | 1.7% | 17 | 1.4% | 13 | 1.1% | 14 | 1.1% | 16 | 1.2% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 264 | 22.9% | 282 | 23.2% | 328 | 26.7% | 275 | 22.5% | 264 | 21.6% | 287 | 22.1% | 268 | 20.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 4.7% | 55 | 4.5% | 40 | 3.3% | 42 | 3.4% | 39 | 3.2% | 39 | 3.0% | 29 | 2.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.10 | 12.79 | 12.94 | 13.42 | 14.98 | 16.60 | 16.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 56.7% | 51.1% | 61% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 59% | 62% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 57% | 65% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 65% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 73% | 71% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 74% | 74% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 77% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 82% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 84% | 84% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 89% | 88% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 95% | 91% |
2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 46.6% | 42.4% | 51% |
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 58% | 57% |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 58% | 62% |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 69% | 67% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 72% | 69% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 69% | 72% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 70% | 75% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 76% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 73% | 74% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 79% | 78% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 83% | 80% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 53% | 57% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 52% | 61% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 61% | 65% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 60% | 67% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 66% | 69% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 70% | 71% |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 41% | 36% | 42% |
2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 61% | 56% | 55% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 52% | 45% | 61% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 68% | 61% | 63% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 79% | 78% | 71% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 70% | 67% | 72% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 81% | 71% | 73% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 46% | 44% | 35% |
2008 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 48% | 45% | 55% |
2009 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 58% | 56% | 57% |
2010 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 53% | 51% | 55% |
2011 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 61% | 61% | 61% |
2012 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 67% | 65% | 63% |
2013 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 62% | 55% | 63% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Medford High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.