📍 81 Highland Avenue, Somerville, Middlesex County, 02143
Somerville High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Somerville, Middlesex County. The school has 1,310 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Somerville school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 133.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Somerville High enrolls 1,310 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 133.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Hispanic or Latino, 34% White and 9.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 618 | 48% |
| White | 442 | 34% |
| Black or African American | 122 | 9.4% |
| Asian | 75 | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Somerville High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-70, state senate district 25, state house district 144.
Somerville High is one of 11 schools in Somerville, based in Somerville, Massachusetts. The district serves 4,952 students district-wide and employs 430 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,310 students, Somerville High is larger than the district average of about 450 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large