📍 1 Ranger Rd, Methuen, Essex County, 01844
Methuen High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Methuen, Essex County. The school has 1,916 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Methuen school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 147.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 21 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Methuen High enrolls 1,916 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 147.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Hispanic or Latino, 40% White and 5.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 923 | 48% |
| White | 763 | 40% |
| Black or African American | 106 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 84 | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 2% |
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.
Methuen High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-30, state senate district 19, state house district 97.
Methuen High is one of 5 schools in Methuen, based in Methuen, Massachusetts. The district serves 6,464 students district-wide and employs 537 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,916 students, Methuen High is larger than the district average of about 1,293 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large