Wakefield Memorial High High School
60 Farm St
Wakefield MA, 01880, Middlesex County
Phone: 781-246-6440
Ranking: (119 out of 298, top 40%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Wakefield School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 77 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 73 | 75 | 81 | |||||||
Total Students: | 968 | 992 | 973 | 951 | 968 | 961 | 967 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 232 | 24.0% | 248 | 25.0% | 267 | 27.4% | 224 | 23.6% | 247 | 25.5% | 250 | 26.0% | 227 | 23.5% |
Grade 10: | 253 | 26.1% | 274 | 27.6% | 222 | 22.8% | 251 | 26.4% | 257 | 26.5% | 225 | 23.4% | 236 | 24.4% |
Grade 11: | 268 | 27.7% | 219 | 22.1% | 248 | 25.5% | 252 | 26.5% | 220 | 22.7% | 233 | 24.2% | 252 | 26.1% |
Grade 12: | 214 | 22.1% | 250 | 25.2% | 236 | 24.3% | 220 | 23.1% | 238 | 24.6% | 253 | 26.3% | 252 | 26.1% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 447 | 46.2% | 454 | 45.8% | 458 | 47.1% | 447 | 47.0% | 463 | 47.8% | 474 | 49.3% | 465 | 48.1% |
Female: | 521 | 53.8% | 538 | 54.2% | 515 | 52.9% | 504 | 53.0% | 505 | 52.2% | 487 | 50.7% | 488 | 50.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 19 | 2.0% | 24 | 2.4% | 20 | 2.1% | 21 | 2.2% | 26 | 2.7% | 22 | 2.3% | 15 | 1.6% |
Hispanic: | 17 | 1.8% | 14 | 1.4% | 14 | 1.4% | 20 | 2.1% | 20 | 2.1% | 17 | 1.8% | 23 | 2.4% |
Black: | 25 | 2.6% | 22 | 2.2% | 17 | 1.7% | 24 | 2.5% | 29 | 3.0% | 32 | 3.3% | 32 | 3.3% |
White: | 894 | 92.4% | 923 | 93.0% | 914 | 93.9% | 879 | 92.4% | 887 | 91.6% | 883 | 91.9% | 887 | 91.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 11 | 1.1% | 7 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.7% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 82 | 8.5% | 89 | 9.0% | 90 | 9.2% | 88 | 9.3% | 97 | 10.0% | 71 | 7.4% | 44 | 4.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 1.7% | 21 | 2.1% | 27 | 2.8% | 42 | 4.4% | 34 | 3.5% | 30 | 3.1% | 17 | 1.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.55 | 13.41 | 12.90 | 12.38 | 13.24 | 12.90 | 11.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 74.2% | 74.3% | 61% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 76% | 62% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 78% | 65% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 77% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 83% | 71% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 85% | 74% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 91% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 83% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 89% | 84% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 92% | 88% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 95% | 91% |
2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 55.4% | 55.6% | 51% |
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 69% | 57% |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 72% | 62% |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 72% | 67% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 78% | 69% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 87% | 72% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 84% | 75% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 80% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 80% | 74% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 87% | 78% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 87% | 80% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 85% | 57% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 82% | 61% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 86% | 65% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 83% | 67% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 81% | 69% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 82% | 71% |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 73% | 72% | 42% |
2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 86% | 85% | 55% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 82% | 79% | 61% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 88% | 87% | 63% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 82% | 81% | 71% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 81% | 81% | 72% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 84% | 85% | 73% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 25% | 25% | 35% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Wakefield Memorial High High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.