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Haverhill High
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MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 17 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 18 points.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Haverhill High
Located at 137 Monument Street, in Haverhill, Massachusetts, Haverhill High is a substantial secondary school that instructs 1,922 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by Haverhill. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 777 students each, so Haverhill High sits 147% larger than that benchmark.
Across the 16 schools in Haverhill (7,940 students total), Haverhill High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, Haverhill High reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 44% White, 6% Black, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.
On the income-and-resources front, Haverhill High logs 154 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.5:1. The state averages around 23.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Essex County) reports that median household income runs about $101,883, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Essex County runs 221 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students), of which Haverhill High is one.
Tilton is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The school occupies a commuter-belt site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Haverhill High has grew 5%, going from 1,831 students in 2018 to 1,922 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 63% to 44%.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for Haverhill High typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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