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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Joseph P Keefe Technical High School this year?
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Enrollment
896
High
STATE 777
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH MIDDLESEX REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL·NCES 251106002291
Joseph P Keefe Technical High School
750 Winter Street, Framingham, MA 01702 · (508) 416-2252 · Middlesex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYCAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL896 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Massachusetts public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public high schools
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
90 FTE teachers
STATE 23.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 241 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 230 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 223 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 202 | 23% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
38.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -2.0pp since 2018
Math
29.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +3.0pp since 2018
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 2 points since 2018, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 22.0% |
| 2018-19 | 40.0% | 26.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Joseph P Keefe Technical High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #221 of 327 ▼ 10 | #54 of 58 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #226 of 326 ▼ 61 | #54 of 58 ▼ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.5pp | #152 of 315 | #24 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 896 | #126 of 379 | #33 of 63 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #69 of 325 | #9 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #67 of 325 | #17 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.6% | #31 of 133 | #4 of 27 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
896
+79 (+10%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 725
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 9.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 896 | 90.2 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 871 | 91.3 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 842 | 86.8 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 817 | 83 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 731 | 81 | 9.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 702 | 77 | 9.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 672 | 72 | 9.3:1 | 64% (432) |
| 2000-01 | 749 | N/A | N/A | 31% (233) |
| 1990-91 | 725 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joseph P Keefe Technical High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (731 to 896); teachers up 11% (81 to 90.2).
About Joseph P Keefe Technical High School
Federal records list Joseph P Keefe Technical High School as a high school in Framingham, Massachusetts. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 896 students.
Joseph P Keefe Technical High School is part of South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical.
At Joseph P Keefe Technical High School, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 45%. After that, the student body is 42% White, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Middlesex County is about 9% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Joseph P Keefe Technical High School operates with 90.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 9.9:1. On average, high schools in Massachusetts have 23.4:1, compared with 9.9:1 here.
Joseph P Keefe Technical High School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 44% of Massachusetts public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Middlesex County (population about 1,638,365), the median household income is $130,847, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 60%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Joseph P Keefe Technical High School is one of 386 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Barbieri Elementary is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. Joseph P Keefe Technical High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Joseph P Keefe Technical High School is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
2024-25 enrollment was 896, a 10% gain from 817 in 2020-21.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Joseph P Keefe Technical High School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,638,365
Census ACS
Median income
$130,847
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
386
215,896 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Framingham
- Framingham High SchoolHigh · 2,534 students
- Walsh MiddleMiddle · 785 students
- Barbieri ElementaryElementary · 671 students
- Cameron Middle SchoolMiddle · 592 students
- Fuller MiddleMiddle · 592 students
- Potter RoadElementary · 540 students
Nearby schools
- Barbieri Elementary0.3 mi · 671
- Ashland High1.1 mi · 884
- Miriam F McCarthy School1.4 mi · 490
- David Mindess1.5 mi · 670
- Fuller Middle1.5 mi · 592
- William Pittaway Elementary1.8 mi · 86
Frequently asked questions
About Joseph P Keefe Technical High SchoolHow large is Joseph P Keefe Technical High School?
Joseph P Keefe Technical High School enrolls approximately 896 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Joseph P Keefe Technical High School serve?
Joseph P Keefe Technical High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Joseph P Keefe Technical High School?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at Joseph P Keefe Technical High School.
How diverse is Joseph P Keefe Technical High School?
Joseph P Keefe Technical High School reports a student body of 42% White, 45% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Joseph P Keefe Technical High School public or private?
Joseph P Keefe Technical High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.