Medford High

Summary:

Medford High is a public high school located in Medford, Massachusetts, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,260 students. The school is part of the Medford School District, which is ranked 225 out of 351 districts in Massachusetts and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Medford High's academic performance, as measured by MCAS test scores, is generally below the state average, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (54.86%), Mathematics (40.77%), and Science (52.77%) for 10th-grade students lower than the state averages. The school's four-year graduation rate ranges from 90.5% to 93.9% over the past five years, but its dropout rate has been increasing, from 2.5% in 2018-2019 to 6.1% in 2022-2023. Medford High's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian and Hispanic students generally performing better than their African American and low-socioeconomic status peers on MCAS tests.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Belmont High, Winchester High, and Arlington High, Medford High's academic performance and school rankings are generally lower, with significantly higher MCAS proficiency rates and graduation rates. Medford High's statewide ranking has also declined over the past decade, from 132 out of 347 Massachusetts high schools in 2013-2014 to 192 out of 348 in 2023-2024, suggesting that the school's performance may be declining relative to other high schools in the state.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 489 Winthrop Street
       Medford, MA  02155


(781) 393-2301

District: Medford

SchoolDigger Rank:
192nd of 348 Massachusetts High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $21,744 Help


Feeder schools for Medford High:

Elementary:    Brooks School
    John J McGlynn Elementary School
    Milton Fuller Roberts
    Missituk Elementary School
Middle:    John J. McGlynn Middle School
    Madeleine Dugger Andrews

Student/teacher ratio:  9.7 Help
Number of students:  1,260

Racial breakdown:

White:
54.7%
Hispanic:
17.1%
African American:
14.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  32.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Medford High ranks worse than 55.2% of high schools in Massachusetts. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.59. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Medford High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Medford High is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (54.7%), Hispanic (17.1%), African American (14%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Medford High is 9.7. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Medford High is $21,744.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Medford High:

SchoolDigger ranks Medford High 192nd of 348 Massachusetts public high schools. (See Medford High in the ranking list.)

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Medford:

SchoolDigger ranks Medford 225th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Medford High

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Rank History for all students at Medford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 40.05 193rd 304 36.5%
2004 56.48 160th 307 47.9%
2005 42.84 201st 311 35.4%
2006 60.79 149th 314 52.5%
2007 53.28 169th 316 46.5%
2008 51.85 179th 319 43.9%
2009 47.18 211th 322 34.5%
2010 58.52 182nd 335 45.7%
2011 58.01 181st 340 46.8%
2012 53.66 207th 340 39.1%
2013 60.09 173rd 344 49.7%
2014 68.42 132nd 347 62.0%
2015 64.15 160th 354 54.8%
2016 60.26 179th 351 49.0%
2017 53.65 211th 348 39.4%
2018 46.14 233rd 345 32.5%
2019 46.94 217th 351 38.2%
2021 42.89 189th 285 33.7%
2022 46.23 195th 342 43.0%
2023 44.01 204th 347 41.2%
2024 49.59 192nd 348 44.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Medford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 16.47 52nd 58 10.3%
2021 34.95 25th 33 24.2%
2022 33.83 56th 78 28.2%
2023 39.66 50th 82 39.0%
2024 59.27 41st 87 52.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Medford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.18 39th 77 49.4%
2019 71.92 12th 82 85.4%
2021 49.86 10th 46 78.3%
2022 36.14 49th 77 36.4%
2023 46.72 35th 84 58.3%
2024 60.69 14th 86 83.7%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Medford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.42 214th 344 37.8%
2019 42.82 213th 348 38.8%
2021 30.58 199th 268 25.7%
2022 27.36 255th 339 24.8%
2023 46.28 135th 301 55.1%
2024 41.63 157th 289 45.7%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Medford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.51 204th 330 38.2%
2019 45.48 195th 330 40.9%
2021 30.88 185th 253 26.9%
2022 26.00 252nd 332 24.1%
2023 32.05 238th 338 29.6%
2024 44.75 194th 338 42.6%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Medford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.64 231st 339 31.9%
2019 38.24 235th 342 31.3%
2021 39.42 189th 281 32.7%
2022 47.85 189th 340 44.4%
2023 49.22 182nd 339 46.3%
2024 49.33 190th 342 44.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Medford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.28 164th 299 45.2%
2019 37.77 174th 299 41.8%
2021 37.96 116th 202 42.6%
2022 36.83 173rd 295 41.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Medford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.31 235th 343 31.5%
2019 54.03 180th 346 48.0%
2021 44.41 173rd 281 38.4%
2022 44.40 198th 339 41.6%
2023 37.42 217th 343 36.7%
2024 45.78 194th 342 43.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Medford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.35 55th 91 39.6%
2019 22.87 79th 97 18.6%
2021 37.21 50th 68 26.5%
2022 27.55 70th 93 24.7%
2023 57.56 55th 96 42.7%
2024 24.56 81st 98 17.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Medford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.44 69th 134 48.5%
2019 39.45 85th 137 38.0%
2021 48.53 42nd 94 55.3%
2022 44.96 69th 133 48.1%
2023 39.95 89th 142 37.3%
2024 31.44 105th 160 34.4%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Medford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.81 116th 193 39.9%
2019 66.73 67th 206 67.5%
2021 36.73 85th 149 43.0%
2022 35.42 138th 217 36.4%
2023 16.84 208th 241 13.7%
2024 58.43 96th 249 61.4%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Medford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.44 241st 303 20.5%
2019 34.86 211th 302 30.1%
2021 33.46 185th 249 25.7%
2022 41.15 183rd 300 39.0%
2023 38.55 185th 301 38.5%
2024 41.90 180th 302 40.4%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Medford High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1358 83 18 8 0 n/a n/a 0 1467
1989 1185 96 18 6 0 n/a n/a 0 1305
1990 1069 95 34 7 0 n/a n/a 0 1205
1991 1011 112 39 18 0 n/a n/a 0 1180
1992 1014 75 37 24 1 n/a n/a 0 1151
1993 1018 111 39 22 0 n/a n/a 0 1190
1994 947 122 30 18 3 n/a n/a 0 1120
1995 893 108 36 25 2 n/a n/a 0 1064
1996 893 108 36 25 2 n/a n/a 0 1064
1997 859 115 43 23 5 n/a n/a 0 1045
1998 924 107 34 15 1 n/a n/a 0 1081
1999 890 119 42 14 0 n/a n/a 0 1065
2000 853 131 40 31 4 n/a n/a 0 1059
2001 787 150 66 93 7 n/a n/a 0 1103
2002 897 203 69 81 14 n/a n/a 0 1264
2003 897 203 69 81 14 n/a n/a 0 1264
2004 889 205 82 76 10 n/a n/a 0 1262
2005 876 234 95 105 6 n/a n/a 0 1316
2006 855 210 96 107 1 n/a n/a 3 1272
2007 869 221 95 131 4 n/a n/a 12 1332
2008 855 228 93 139 4 n/a n/a 12 1331
2009 813 236 95 136 2 0 16 0 1298
2010 776 222 87 122 2 0 14 0 1223
2011 767 226 100 115 1 0 13 0 1222
2012 734 259 106 110 1 0 17 0 1227
2013 728 228 118 121 2 0 21 0 1218
2014 706 212 116 95 4 0 22 0 1155
2015 713 207 115 109 1 1 30 0 1176
2016 722 199 118 118 2 0 36 0 1195
2017 708 201 120 104 2 0 39 0 1174
2018 852 216 136 165 2 1 41 0 1413
2019 788 194 141 164 2 1 50 0 1340
2020 770 184 141 167 1 1 51 0 1315
2021 743 170 123 175 0 2 48 0 1261
2022 693 169 119 174 1 0 47 4 1207
2023 689 177 117 215 3 0 52 7 1260

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Medford High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1467 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1305 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1205 n/a n/a n/a
1991 1180 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1151 n/a n/a n/a
1993 1190 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 1120 n/a n/a n/a
1995 1064 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 1064 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 1045 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 1081 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 1065 n/a 0.0 0
2000 1059 n/a 0.0 6.5
2001 1103 n/a 0.0 9
2002 1264 n/a n/a 13.1
2003 1264 n/a n/a 13.1
2004 1262 103.0 12.3 13
2005 1316 88.2 14.9 15
2006 1272 93.0 13.7 19.4
2007 1332 88.0 15.1 23.9
2008 1331 79.8 16.7 22.5
2009 1298 78.4 16.6 25.1
2010 1223 81.6 14.9 24.8
2011 1222 91.0 13.4 25.9
2012 1227 94.7 12.9 30
2013 1218 95.2 12.7 27.7
2014 1155 95.4 12.0 27.5
2015 1176 98.0 12.0 32.7
2016 1195 96.0 12.4 n/a
2017 1174 81.0 14.4 n/a
2018 1413 139.2 10.1 n/a
2019 1340 131.8 10.1 n/a
2020 1315 131.1 10.0 n/a
2021 1261 121.0 10.4 n/a
2022 1207 125.6 9.6 n/a
2023 1260 129.6 9.7 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Medford High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1467 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1305 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1205 n/a n/a n/a
1991 1180 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1151 n/a n/a n/a
1993 1190 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 1120 n/a n/a n/a
1995 1064 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 1064 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 1045 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 1081 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 1065 n/a 0.0 0
2000 1059 n/a 0.0 6.5
2001 1103 n/a 0.0 9
2002 1264 n/a n/a 13.1
2003 1264 n/a n/a 13.1
2004 1262 103.0 12.3 13
2005 1316 88.2 14.9 15
2006 1272 93.0 13.7 19.4
2007 1332 88.0 15.1 23.9
2008 1331 79.8 16.7 22.5
2009 1298 78.4 16.6 25.1
2010 1223 81.6 14.9 24.8
2011 1222 91.0 13.4 25.9
2012 1227 94.7 12.9 30
2013 1218 95.2 12.7 27.7
2014 1155 95.4 12.0 27.5
2015 1176 98.0 12.0 32.7
2016 1195 96.0 12.4 n/a
2017 1174 81.0 14.4 n/a
2018 1413 139.2 10.1 n/a
2019 1340 131.8 10.1 n/a
2020 1315 131.1 10.0 n/a
2021 1261 121.0 10.4 n/a
2022 1207 125.6 9.6 n/a
2023 1260 129.6 9.7 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Medford High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $306 (1.6%) $18,499 (98.4%) $18,805
2020 $271 (1.3%) $21,113 (98.7%) $21,385
2021 $769 (3.5%) $20,974 (96.5%) $21,744

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Medford High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 217th of 351 High schoolsRanks 204th of 347 High schools
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Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (Medford High)6352.2
 10.8%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Medford)6251.6
 10.4%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)6158.2
 2.8%
10th Grade Mathematics (Medford High)5840.2
 17.9%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Medford)5739.4
 17.6%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)5849.7
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students13401260
 6%
African American194177
 8.8%
American Indian23
 50%
Asian141117
 17%
Hispanic164215
 31.1%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White788689
 12.6%
Two or More Races5052
 4%


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Students at Medford High are 55% White, 17% Hispanic, 14% African American, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,260 students attended Medford High.

Medford High ranks 192nd of 348 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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