Waltham Sr High High School
617 Lexington St
Waltham MA, 02452, Middlesex County
Phone: 781-314-5445
Ranking: (188 out of 298, bottom 37%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Waltham 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: | 125 | 122 | 126 | 129 | 126 | 134 | 127 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,389 | 1,389 | 1,370 | 1,375 | 1,414 | 1,424 | 1,513 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 368 | 26.5% | 346 | 24.9% | 339 | 24.7% | 337 | 24.5% | 354 | 25.0% | 341 | 23.9% | 360 | 23.8% |
Grade 10: | 346 | 24.9% | 337 | 24.3% | 345 | 25.2% | 361 | 26.3% | 337 | 23.8% | 362 | 25.4% | 377 | 24.9% |
Grade 11: | 328 | 23.6% | 359 | 25.8% | 361 | 26.4% | 324 | 23.6% | 359 | 25.4% | 372 | 26.1% | 382 | 25.2% |
Grade 12: | 342 | 24.6% | 342 | 24.6% | 325 | 23.7% | 353 | 25.7% | 364 | 25.7% | 349 | 24.5% | 394 | 26.0% |
Ungraded: | 5 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 741 | 53.3% | 719 | 51.8% | 705 | 51.5% | 716 | 52.1% | 751 | 53.1% | 759 | 53.3% | 802 | 53.0% |
Female: | 648 | 46.7% | 670 | 48.2% | 665 | 48.5% | 659 | 47.9% | 663 | 46.9% | 665 | 46.7% | 679 | 44.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 85 | 6.1% | 88 | 6.3% | 84 | 6.1% | 77 | 5.6% | 76 | 5.4% | 81 | 5.7% | 80 | 5.3% |
Hispanic: | 425 | 30.6% | 434 | 31.2% | 389 | 28.4% | 347 | 25.2% | 362 | 25.6% | 355 | 24.9% | 394 | 26.0% |
Black: | 156 | 11.2% | 134 | 9.6% | 148 | 10.8% | 165 | 12.0% | 167 | 11.8% | 170 | 11.9% | 160 | 10.6% |
White: | 682 | 49.1% | 694 | 50.0% | 709 | 51.8% | 754 | 54.8% | 791 | 55.9% | 797 | 56.0% | 848 | 56.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 36 | 2.6% | 34 | 2.4% | 34 | 2.5% | 26 | 1.9% | 12 | 0.8% | 15 | 1.1% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 446 | 32.1% | 483 | 34.8% | 423 | 30.9% | 363 | 26.4% | 376 | 26.6% | 376 | 26.4% | 417 | 27.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 87 | 6.3% | 108 | 7.8% | 98 | 7.2% | 91 | 6.6% | 110 | 7.8% | 100 | 7.0% | 99 | 6.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.08 | 11.36 | 10.86 | 10.69 | 11.22 | 10.70 | 11.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67.0% | 65.0% | 61% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 68% | 62% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 67% | 65% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 79% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 69% | 71% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 79% | 74% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 84% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 83% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 88% | 84% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 88% | 88% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 91% | 91% |
2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 58.4% | 56.0% | 51% |
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 56% | 57% |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 62% | 62% |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 71% | 67% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 67% | 69% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 68% | 72% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 69% | 75% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 74% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 76% | 74% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 78% | 78% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 74% | 80% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 59% | 57% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 66% | 61% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 65% | 65% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 70% | 67% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 68% | 69% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 66% | 71% |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 34% | 31% | 42% |
2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 60% | 59% | 55% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 69% | 66% | 61% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 66% | 65% | 63% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 72% | 69% | 71% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 71% | 69% | 72% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 66% | 64% | 73% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 42% | 42% | 35% |
2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 0% | 0% | 36% |
2013 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 18% | 18% | 65% |
2012 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 100% | 100% | 63% |
2013 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 100% | 98% | 63% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Waltham Sr 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.