📍 489 Winthrop Street, Medford, Middlesex County, 02155
Medford High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Medford, Middlesex County. The school has 1,260 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Medford school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 129.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1. 61% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 32 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Medford High enrolls 1,260 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 129.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 689 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 215 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 177 | 14% |
| Asian | 117 | 9.3% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 4.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Medford High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-50, state senate district 25, state house district 152.
Medford High is one of 8 schools in Medford, based in Medford, Massachusetts. The district serves 4,170 students district-wide and employs 394 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,260 students, Medford High is larger than the district average of about 521 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large