Medford High School

Medford High School

Public High School | Grade Pre-K-12
489 Winthrop St,  Medford, MA
Medford Public Schools
3.7
2.0
1,207 Students
B
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Paul D'alleva
Student Teacher Ratio
10:1
Average SAT Score
1200
Average ACT Score
27
Math Proficiency
44%
Reading Proficiency
54%
Average GPA
3.35
Graduation Rate
92%

Niche Grade

B
Academics
B+
Teachers
B
College Prep
C+
Administration
C
Resources/Facilities
B
Clubs and Activities
B+
Sports
C-
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.35
Reading Proficiency
54%
Math Proficiency
44%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
10:1
Teachers
130
Full Time Teachers
130
Teachers in First or Second Year
10.1%
College Prep
Average SAT
1200
Math
590
Verbal
610
Average ACT
27
Math
27
English
27
Reading
27
Science
26
Number of AP Courses
23
AP Pass Rate
55.9%
AP Math Enrollment
Low
AP Science Enrollment
Very Low
Other AP Enrollment
Average
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
High
Boys Athletic Participation
High

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
126:1

Student Diversity

Male
53.7%
Female
45.8%
White
54.7%
Hispanic
17.1%
Black
14%
Asian or Pacific Islander
9.3%
Two or more races
4.1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of Massachusetts Amherst 318 Students
University of Massachusetts Boston 274 Students
University of Massachusetts Lowell 216 Students
Boston University 208 Students
Tufts University 193 Students
Northeastern University 136 Students
Suffolk University 133 Students
Salem State University 122 Students
Merrimack College 115 Students
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 107 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 129 Students
Psychology 114 Students
Biology 95 Students
Nursing 88 Students
Computer Science 55 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 54 Students
Political Science and Government 44 Students
Finance 40 Students
Engineering 29 Students
Creative Writing 26 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.7 236 Reviews
4.0 Alum
8/7/2024
It's been a great pleasure to attend this high school. I love the education that prepares students to be useful parts of human society.
5.0 Senior
7/10/2024
I used to go to a different high school before transferring to Medford High, and it was such an amazingly positive change. I wish I had gone to Medford High right from the start, but I love it here regardless.
3.0 Junior
6/17/2024
I love how Medford High has a big range of science and math courses to choose but I am part of the band and this year we won't be having a band due to budget cuts and this is really sad because it's my last year and it's really discouraging many young students to quit band. It's really upsetting because the music department and band has made me who I am and without it, I feel like I'm losing part of myself. I would really like to see an emphasis in the music department.
GreatSchools Reviews
2.0 3 Reviews
1.0 other
4/15/2024
I’m an alumni and I graduated in 2018 and was in Special Education for my whole life and 4 straight years in high school because of my Autism which disadvantaged me to take General Education courses. This lead me to be depressed everyday walking through these doors leaving me not being as educated e...
4.0 other
10/8/2014
I attended Medford high for 3 years and graduated from there. Subsequently I went on to college at the University of Massachusetts on scholarship I received by doing well on the MCAS and AP exams in that school. Everything taken into consideration it was an above average school. I honestly felt like...
1.0 parent
6/2/2011
Horrible school due to the headmaster. He only is interested in the honor or AP students. My son needed help passing 1 class to graduate and was told by headmaster that he could not get any help by his teacher who was willing to help. He wouldn't be allow him to graduate with his class because he wa...

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