📍 1 Pearce Drive, Saugus, Essex County, 01906
Saugus High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Saugus, Essex County. The school has 713 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Saugus school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 47.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Saugus High enrolls 713 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 47.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 6.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 388 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 223 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 49 | 6.9% |
| Asian | 31 | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <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.
Saugus High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-60, state senate district 22, state house district 91.
Saugus High is one of 4 schools in Saugus, based in Saugus, Massachusetts. The district serves 2,675 students district-wide and employs 176 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 713 students, Saugus High is close to the district average of about 669 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large