Somerville High High School
81 Highland Ave
Somerville MA, 02143, Middlesex County
Phone: 617-625-6600
Ranking: (250 out of 298, bottom 16%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Somerville School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 119 | 122 | 115 | 107 | 114 | 123 | 124 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,265 | 1,276 | 1,324 | 1,344 | 1,315 | 1,406 | 1,410 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 349 | 27.6% | 355 | 27.8% | 362 | 27.3% | 380 | 28.3% | 369 | 28.1% | 423 | 30.1% | 414 | 29.4% |
Grade 10: | 315 | 24.9% | 317 | 24.8% | 322 | 24.3% | 328 | 24.4% | 326 | 24.8% | 334 | 23.8% | 328 | 23.3% |
Grade 11: | 300 | 23.7% | 294 | 23.0% | 298 | 22.5% | 311 | 23.1% | 318 | 24.2% | 305 | 21.7% | 325 | 23.0% |
Grade 12: | 297 | 23.5% | 305 | 23.9% | 338 | 25.5% | 323 | 24.0% | 300 | 22.8% | 342 | 24.3% | 341 | 24.2% |
Ungraded: | 4 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 632 | 50.0% | 648 | 50.8% | 657 | 49.6% | 675 | 50.2% | 662 | 50.3% | 713 | 50.7% | 673 | 47.7% |
Female: | 633 | 50.0% | 628 | 49.2% | 667 | 50.4% | 669 | 49.8% | 653 | 49.7% | 693 | 49.3% | 712 | 50.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 144 | 11.4% | 136 | 10.7% | 140 | 10.6% | 135 | 10.0% | 137 | 10.4% | 141 | 10.0% | 140 | 9.9% |
Hispanic: | 503 | 39.8% | 514 | 40.3% | 498 | 37.6% | 491 | 36.5% | 446 | 33.9% | 452 | 32.1% | 440 | 31.2% |
Black: | 194 | 15.3% | 208 | 16.3% | 213 | 16.1% | 211 | 15.7% | 191 | 14.5% | 228 | 16.2% | 234 | 16.6% |
White: | 408 | 32.3% | 400 | 31.3% | 456 | 34.4% | 492 | 36.6% | 526 | 40.0% | 564 | 40.1% | 571 | 40.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 11 | 0.9% | 10 | 0.8% | 10 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.5% | 9 | 0.7% | 17 | 1.2% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 731 | 57.8% | 733 | 57.4% | 759 | 57.3% | 752 | 56.0% | 710 | 54.0% | 715 | 50.9% | 718 | 50.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 159 | 12.6% | 186 | 14.6% | 194 | 14.7% | 199 | 14.8% | 215 | 16.3% | 248 | 17.6% | 210 | 14.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.62 | 10.45 | 11.49 | 12.54 | 11.51 | 11.40 | 11.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 52.2% | 49.5% | 61% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 42% | 62% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 48% | 65% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 54% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 52% | 71% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 65% | 74% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 70% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 64% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 66% | 84% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 74% | 88% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 84% | 91% |
2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 49.9% | 46.0% | 51% |
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 41% | 57% |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 49% | 62% |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 53% | 67% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 54% | 69% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 57% | 72% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 60% | 75% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 60% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 57% | 74% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 59% | 78% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 69% | 80% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 41% | 57% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 48% | 61% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 52% | 65% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 57% | 67% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 55% | 69% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 64% | 71% |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 30% | 26% | 42% |
2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 35% | 33% | 55% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 52% | 49% | 61% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 58% | 54% | 63% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 59% | 56% | 71% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 68% | 66% | 72% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 73% | 68% | 73% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 11% | 11% | 35% |
2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 0% | 0% | 36% |
2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 0% | 0% | 48% |
2008 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 42% | 44% | 55% |
2009 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 26% | 25% | 57% |
2010 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 45% | 41% | 55% |
2012 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 45% | 46% | 63% |
2013 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 25% | 24% | 63% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Somerville High High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.