Medway High

Summary:

Medway High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 613, located in the Medway District, which is ranked 47 out of 351 districts in Massachusetts and rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Medway High consistently ranks among the top high schools in Massachusetts, with impressive academic performance. The school's MCAS proficiency rates are significantly higher than the state averages across all subject areas, including a 74.83% proficiency rate in 10th grade ELA and a 70.75% proficiency rate in 10th grade Math for the 2023-2024 school year. Medway High also maintains an exceptional four-year graduation rate, ranging from 97.4% to 98.9% over the past five years, and a consistently low dropout rate of 0.0% to 1.3% during the same period.

While Medway High's student population is predominantly white, with 82.54% of students identifying as white in the 2022-2023 school year, the school's academic performance is generally stronger than the nearby schools, such as Dover-Sherborn Regional High and Hopkinton High, which are also highly ranked in the state. Medway High's exceptional graduation rates, low dropout rates, and impressive MCAS proficiency scores set it apart as a high-performing public high school in the region.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 88 Summer Street
       Medway, MA  02053


(508) 533-3227

District: Medway

SchoolDigger Rank:
49th of 348 Massachusetts High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,693 Help


Feeder schools for Medway High:

Elementary:    Burke/Memorial Elementary School
    John D Mc Govern Elementary
Middle:    Medway Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  13.2 Help
Number of students:  613

Racial breakdown:

White:
82.5%
Hispanic:
7.7%
Asian:
3.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  7.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Medway High ranks better than 85.9% of high schools in Massachusetts. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 86.61. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Medway 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 Racial makeup is: White (82.5%), Hispanic (7.7%), Asian (3.6%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Medway High is 13.2. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Medway High is $16,693.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Medway High:

SchoolDigger ranks Medway High 49th of 348 Massachusetts public high schools. (See Medway High in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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SchoolDigger ranks Medway 47th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Medway High

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Rank History for all students at Medway High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 82.58 58th 304 80.9%
2004 78.59 73rd 307 76.2%
2005 77.18 75th 311 75.9%
2006 80.68 64th 314 79.6%
2007 80.49 49th 316 84.5%
2008 63.95 136th 319 57.4%
2009 76.40 77th 322 76.1%
2010 81.09 53rd 335 84.2%
2011 78.54 65th 340 80.9%
2012 81.28 33rd 340 90.3%
2013 72.97 88th 344 74.4%
2014 70.36 119th 347 65.7%
2015 74.92 80th 354 77.4%
2016 77.96 53rd 351 84.9%
2017 76.34 71st 348 79.6%
2018 77.92 61st 345 82.3%
2019 84.88 37th 351 89.5%
2021 87.19 28th 285 90.2%
2022 84.72 52nd 342 84.8%
2023 80.01 73rd 347 79.0%
2024 86.61 49th 348 85.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Medway High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.36 98th 344 71.5%
2019 81.43 43rd 348 87.6%
2021 77.63 41st 268 84.7%
2022 71.34 77th 339 77.3%
2023 75.86 60th 301 80.1%
2024 64.59 85th 289 70.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Medway High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.39 100th 330 69.7%
2019 83.69 40th 330 87.9%
2021 85.35 24th 253 90.5%
2022 88.50 29th 332 91.3%
2023 55.28 148th 338 56.2%
2024 82.15 47th 338 86.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Medway High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.80 75th 339 77.9%
2019 83.17 40th 342 88.3%
2021 87.21 23rd 281 91.8%
2022 87.37 36th 340 89.4%
2023 75.54 90th 339 73.5%
2024 87.13 46th 342 86.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Medway High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.67 51st 299 82.9%
2019 86.20 38th 299 87.3%
2021 85.94 26th 202 87.1%
2022 47.96 126th 295 57.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Medway High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.93 53rd 343 84.5%
2019 86.02 38th 346 89.0%
2021 85.53 36th 281 87.2%
2022 79.61 70th 339 79.4%
2023 80.63 71st 343 79.3%
2024 81.57 62nd 342 81.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Medway High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 72.18 36th 97 62.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Medway High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 81.47 42nd 241 82.6%
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Rank History for White students at Medway High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.58 78th 303 74.3%
2019 82.80 43rd 302 85.8%
2021 86.07 26th 249 89.6%
2022 82.40 47th 300 84.3%
2023 69.17 93rd 301 69.1%
2024 79.83 68th 302 77.5%
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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.

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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Medway High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 921 12 11 2 0 n/a n/a 0 946
1989 504 5 5 2 0 n/a n/a 0 516
1990 454 5 10 1 0 n/a n/a 0 470
1991 417 9 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 429
1992 415 12 2 8 0 n/a n/a -6 431
1993 431 11 9 5 0 n/a n/a 0 456
1994 446 5 10 2 0 n/a n/a 0 463
1995 489 2 6 4 0 n/a n/a 0 501
1996 489 2 6 4 0 n/a n/a 0 501
1997 484 3 8 2 0 n/a n/a 0 497
1998 514 2 9 1 0 n/a n/a 0 526
1999 545 3 13 2 0 n/a n/a 0 563
2000 566 5 11 6 0 n/a n/a 0 588
2001 608 11 12 2 0 n/a n/a 0 633
2002 690 10 14 3 2 n/a n/a 0 719
2003 690 10 14 3 2 n/a n/a 0 719
2004 744 9 15 3 2 n/a n/a 0 773
2005 716 7 11 3 2 n/a n/a 0 739
2006 732 10 15 12 1 n/a n/a 1 771
2007 762 12 13 12 2 n/a n/a 2 803
2008 752 10 9 15 2 n/a n/a 3 791
2009 783 8 10 20 2 2 4 0 829
2010 792 5 11 18 2 1 4 0 833
2011 768 3 11 17 1 1 3 0 804
2012 758 5 12 17 0 1 6 0 799
2013 764 4 15 16 1 0 5 0 805
2014 738 4 15 15 2 0 5 0 779
2015 737 7 17 22 3 0 7 0 793
2016 719 7 20 22 3 1 6 0 778
2017 698 10 14 23 3 1 13 0 762
2018 653 12 24 26 1 1 11 0 728
2019 624 12 29 29 1 1 12 0 708
2020 610 7 27 28 2 0 9 0 683
2021 549 12 27 31 3 0 8 1 631
2022 551 12 19 36 3 1 15 2 639
2023 506 11 22 47 3 2 19 3 613

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 Medway High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 946 n/a n/a n/a
1989 516 n/a n/a n/a
1990 470 n/a n/a n/a
1991 429 n/a n/a n/a
1992 431 n/a n/a n/a
1993 456 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 463 n/a n/a n/a
1995 501 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 501 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 497 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 526 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 563 n/a 0.0 9.1
2000 588 n/a 0.0 0.9
2001 633 n/a 0.0 0.8
2002 719 n/a n/a 2.5
2003 719 n/a n/a 2.5
2004 773 48.5 15.9 2.6
2005 739 56.7 13.0 2.6
2006 771 52.1 14.8 2.1
2007 803 52.0 15.4 2.2
2008 791 53.8 14.7 3.8
2009 829 55.2 15.0 4.5
2010 833 57.8 14.4 2.9
2011 804 54.3 14.7 4
2012 799 50.5 15.8 4.6
2013 805 47.8 16.8 5.7
2014 779 50.1 15.5 4.4
2015 793 47.0 16.8 7.7
2016 778 47.0 16.5 n/a
2017 762 51.6 14.7 n/a
2018 728 46.5 15.6 n/a
2019 708 49.6 14.2 n/a
2020 683 48.8 13.9 n/a
2021 631 49.7 12.6 n/a
2022 639 44.7 14.2 n/a
2023 613 46.4 13.2 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 Medway High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 946 n/a n/a n/a
1989 516 n/a n/a n/a
1990 470 n/a n/a n/a
1991 429 n/a n/a n/a
1992 431 n/a n/a n/a
1993 456 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 463 n/a n/a n/a
1995 501 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 501 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 497 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 526 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 563 n/a 0.0 9.1
2000 588 n/a 0.0 0.9
2001 633 n/a 0.0 0.8
2002 719 n/a n/a 2.5
2003 719 n/a n/a 2.5
2004 773 48.5 15.9 2.6
2005 739 56.7 13.0 2.6
2006 771 52.1 14.8 2.1
2007 803 52.0 15.4 2.2
2008 791 53.8 14.7 3.8
2009 829 55.2 15.0 4.5
2010 833 57.8 14.4 2.9
2011 804 54.3 14.7 4
2012 799 50.5 15.8 4.6
2013 805 47.8 16.8 5.7
2014 779 50.1 15.5 4.4
2015 793 47.0 16.8 7.7
2016 778 47.0 16.5 n/a
2017 762 51.6 14.7 n/a
2018 728 46.5 15.6 n/a
2019 708 49.6 14.2 n/a
2020 683 48.8 13.9 n/a
2021 631 49.7 12.6 n/a
2022 639 44.7 14.2 n/a
2023 613 46.4 13.2 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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Medway High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $25 (0.2%) $14,445 (99.8%) $14,470
2020 $21 (0.1%) $14,833 (99.9%) $14,854
2021 $496 (3.0%) $16,197 (97.0%) $16,693

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Medway High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 37th of 351 High schoolsRanks 73rd of 347 High schools
 10.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (Medway High)8070.4
 9.6%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Medway)7867.9
 10.1%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)6158.2
 2.8%
10th Grade Mathematics (Medway High)8668.3
 17.7%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Medway)8466.7
 17.3%
   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 Students708613
 13.4%
African American1211
 8.3%
American Indian13
 200%
Asian2922
 24.1%
Hispanic2947
 62.1%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White624506
 18.9%
Two or More Races1219
 58.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Medway High

Medway High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Burke/Memorial Elementary School
Elementary : John D Mc Govern Elementary
Middle : Medway Middle

Students at Medway High are 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 613 students attended Medway High.

Medway High ranks 49th of 348 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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