Winthrop High School

Summary:

Winthrop High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Winthrop, Massachusetts, with a student population of 594. The school is part of the Winthrop District, which is ranked 158 out of 351 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Winthrop High School has consistently performed better than the state average on MCAS Next Generation assessments, with 65.69% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 56.86%, and 59.85% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 48.47%. The school also boasts a strong four-year graduation rate of 92.6%, significantly higher than nearby schools like Everett High (77.9%), Charlestown High (59.7%), and Chelsea High (76.0%). Additionally, Winthrop High School has performed well in supporting its special education and low socioeconomic status student populations, ranking 57th and 98th out of Massachusetts high schools, respectively.

While Winthrop High School's academic performance and graduation rates are impressive, the school's racial composition is less diverse than nearby schools, with 72.73% of students identifying as white in the 2022-2023 school year. This is significantly higher than the racial diversity of schools like Everett High (15.64% white), Charlestown High (5.05% white), and Chelsea High (5.03% white). The school has shown a steady improvement in its statewide ranking over the years, suggesting it is making progress in enhancing its overall quality.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 400 Main Street
       Winthrop, MA  02152


(617) 846-5505

District: Winthrop

SchoolDigger Rank:
122nd of 348 Massachusetts High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,401 Help


Feeder schools for Winthrop High School:

Elementary:    Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School
    William P. Gorman/Fort Banks Elementary
Middle:    Winthrop Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.8 Help
Number of students:  594

Racial breakdown:

White:
72.7%
Hispanic:
22.2%
African American:
1.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  24.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Winthrop High School ranks better than 64.9% of high schools in Massachusetts. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 67.83. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Winthrop High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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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 (72.7%), Hispanic (22.2%), African American (1.9%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Winthrop High School is 14.8. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Winthrop High School is $14,401.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Winthrop High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Winthrop High School 122nd of 348 Massachusetts public high schools. (See Winthrop High School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Winthrop 158th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Winthrop High School

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Rank History for all students at Winthrop High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 50.32 169th 304 44.4%
2004 42.53 200th 307 34.9%
2005 45.57 193rd 311 37.9%
2006 42.05 206th 314 34.4%
2007 51.21 176th 316 44.3%
2008 60.49 153rd 319 52.0%
2009 59.73 161st 322 50.0%
2010 59.15 179th 335 46.6%
2011 47.79 229th 340 32.6%
2012 52.94 210th 340 38.2%
2013 50.62 229th 344 33.4%
2014 57.26 198th 347 42.9%
2015 53.86 208th 354 41.2%
2016 43.65 248th 351 29.3%
2017 54.87 204th 348 41.4%
2018 45.96 235th 345 31.9%
2019 56.08 181st 351 48.4%
2021 54.83 151st 285 47.0%
2022 45.52 199th 342 41.8%
2023 53.53 166th 347 52.2%
2024 67.83 122nd 348 64.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Winthrop High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.73 262nd 344 23.8%
2019 43.16 207th 348 40.5%
2021 52.09 111th 268 58.6%
2022 41.92 203rd 339 40.1%
2023 76.32 57th 301 81.1%
2024 31.34 186th 289 35.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Winthrop High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.54 203rd 330 38.5%
2019 54.56 155th 330 53.0%
2021 51.12 119th 253 53.0%
2022 40.77 203rd 332 38.9%
2023 69.14 98th 338 71.0%
2024 78.27 65th 338 80.8%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Winthrop High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.65 200th 339 41.0%
2019 61.44 158th 342 53.8%
2021 56.46 138th 281 50.9%
2022 44.17 206th 340 39.4%
2023 54.41 163rd 339 51.9%
2024 66.95 122nd 342 64.3%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Winthrop High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.43 242nd 299 19.1%
2019 28.35 214th 299 28.4%
2021 46.21 94th 202 53.5%
2022 41.74 149th 295 49.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Winthrop High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.18 266th 343 22.4%
2019 46.39 210th 346 39.3%
2021 51.55 152nd 281 45.9%
2022 44.94 193rd 339 43.1%
2023 49.44 173rd 343 49.6%
2024 65.53 121st 342 64.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Winthrop High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.31 138th 193 28.5%
2019 47.35 104th 206 49.5%
2021 37.29 83rd 149 44.3%
2022 42.47 114th 217 47.5%
2023 54.56 99th 241 58.9%
2024 58.35 97th 249 61.0%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Winthrop High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.88 247th 303 18.5%
2019 43.99 176th 302 41.7%
2021 53.42 127th 249 49.0%
2022 42.34 175th 300 41.7%
2023 43.15 174th 301 42.2%
2024 60.24 119th 302 60.6%
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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 Winthrop High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 705 5 4 4 1 n/a n/a 0 719
1989 651 3 5 2 1 n/a n/a 0 662
1990 598 7 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 609
1991 563 6 4 5 0 n/a n/a 0 578
1992 518 6 5 6 0 n/a n/a 0 535
1993 519 5 4 6 2 n/a n/a 0 536
1994 522 6 3 6 1 n/a n/a 0 538
1995 563 7 3 16 0 n/a n/a 0 589
1996 563 7 3 16 0 n/a n/a 0 589
1997 596 12 5 17 1 n/a n/a 0 631
1998 555 9 9 11 0 n/a n/a 0 584
1999 520 13 12 15 0 n/a n/a 0 560
2000 509 16 9 23 0 n/a n/a 0 557
2001 494 8 6 13 2 n/a n/a -2 521
2002 502 10 4 16 1 n/a n/a 0 533
2003 502 10 4 16 1 n/a n/a 0 533
2004 573 15 1 22 0 n/a n/a 0 611
2005 556 1 0 7 0 n/a n/a 0 564
2006 541 14 5 31 1 n/a n/a 0 592
2007 536 10 1 30 0 n/a n/a 2 579
2008 494 13 1 31 0 n/a n/a 3 542
2009 508 14 4 32 0 1 2 0 561
2010 477 13 9 33 0 1 1 0 534
2011 478 14 9 35 0 2 1 0 539
2012 442 13 11 37 0 2 5 0 510
2013 461 17 7 54 1 1 7 0 548
2014 468 11 12 57 2 1 8 0 559
2015 598 14 8 68 4 0 18 0 710
2016 586 15 6 60 4 1 20 0 692
2017 469 11 10 68 3 0 15 0 576
2018 497 10 11 79 3 0 15 0 615
2019 487 10 6 86 0 0 6 0 595
2020 480 7 6 90 0 0 3 0 586
2021 452 5 6 91 0 0 8 0 562
2022 441 7 6 103 0 0 6 1 564
2023 432 11 8 132 4 0 6 1 594

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 Winthrop High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 719 n/a n/a n/a
1989 662 n/a n/a n/a
1990 609 n/a n/a n/a
1991 578 n/a n/a n/a
1992 535 n/a n/a n/a
1993 536 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 538 n/a n/a n/a
1995 589 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 589 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 631 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 584 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 560 n/a 0.0 4.1
2000 557 n/a 0.0 3.8
2001 521 n/a 0.0 4.8
2002 533 n/a n/a 0
2003 533 n/a n/a 0
2004 611 40.5 15.1 24.7
2005 564 45.4 12.4 18.6
2006 592 43.4 13.6 17.6
2007 579 45.0 12.9 20.3
2008 542 39.3 13.8 21.7
2009 561 37.8 14.8 18.9
2010 534 39.0 13.6 26
2011 539 41.2 13.0 26.2
2012 510 41.9 12.1 27.6
2013 548 41.4 13.2 30.1
2014 559 41.5 13.4 27
2015 710 54.0 13.1 24.1
2016 692 54.0 12.8 n/a
2017 576 45.3 12.7 n/a
2018 615 44.2 13.9 n/a
2019 595 40.7 14.6 n/a
2020 586 42.5 13.7 n/a
2021 562 42.8 13.1 n/a
2022 564 42.2 13.3 n/a
2023 594 40.0 14.8 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 Winthrop High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 719 n/a n/a n/a
1989 662 n/a n/a n/a
1990 609 n/a n/a n/a
1991 578 n/a n/a n/a
1992 535 n/a n/a n/a
1993 536 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 538 n/a n/a n/a
1995 589 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 589 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 631 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 584 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 560 n/a 0.0 4.1
2000 557 n/a 0.0 3.8
2001 521 n/a 0.0 4.8
2002 533 n/a n/a 0
2003 533 n/a n/a 0
2004 611 40.5 15.1 24.7
2005 564 45.4 12.4 18.6
2006 592 43.4 13.6 17.6
2007 579 45.0 12.9 20.3
2008 542 39.3 13.8 21.7
2009 561 37.8 14.8 18.9
2010 534 39.0 13.6 26
2011 539 41.2 13.0 26.2
2012 510 41.9 12.1 27.6
2013 548 41.4 13.2 30.1
2014 559 41.5 13.4 27
2015 710 54.0 13.1 24.1
2016 692 54.0 12.8 n/a
2017 576 45.3 12.7 n/a
2018 615 44.2 13.9 n/a
2019 595 40.7 14.6 n/a
2020 586 42.5 13.7 n/a
2021 562 42.8 13.1 n/a
2022 564 42.2 13.3 n/a
2023 594 40.0 14.8 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 Winthrop High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $318 (2.6%) $12,068 (97.4%) $12,386
2020 $325 (2.6%) $12,348 (97.4%) $12,673
2021 $958 (6.7%) $13,443 (93.4%) $14,400

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Winthrop High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 181st of 351 High schoolsRanks 166th of 347 High schools
 3.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (Winthrop High School)6869.3
 1.3%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Winthrop)6668.6
 2.6%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)6158.2
 2.8%
10th Grade Mathematics (Winthrop High School)6251.8
 10.2%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Winthrop)6052.1
 7.9%
   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 Students595594
 0.2%
African American1011
 10%
American Indian04
Asian68
 33.3%
Hispanic86132
 53.5%
Pacific Islander00
White487432
 11.3%
Two or More Races66


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Students at Winthrop High School are 73% White, 22% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Winthrop High School ranks 122nd of 348 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 594 students attended Winthrop High School.


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