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Marblehead High

2 Humphrey Street, Marblehead, MA 01945 · (781) 639-3100 · Essex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL861 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Massachusetts public high schools
  • A-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.
  • CThree-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

Enrollment
861
High
DISTRICT 513 · STATE 777
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
80 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 920724%
Grade 1021825%
Grade 1119523%
Grade 1224128%
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
71883%
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
688%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
293%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
101%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
334%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
45853%
Female
40046%

School pathway

Feeds from
Marblehead Veterans Middle School07–08
Based on grade levels within Marblehead. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
54.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -26.0pp since 2018
Math
57.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -22.0pp since 2018

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 26 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 22 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2554.0%57.0%
2023-2476.0%76.0%
2022-2381.0%78.0%
2021-2268.0%59.0%
2020-2186.0%71.0%
2018-1980.0%79.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Marblehead High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Essex County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
57.0%#80 of 327
▼ 47
#8 of 33
▼ 4
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
54.0%#123 of 326
▼ 76
#15 of 33
▼ 11
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-8.0pp#102 of 315#12 of 30
Enrollment
ranked largest first
861#133 of 379#15 of 40
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.8:1#114 of 325#12 of 31
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
29.1%#270 of 325#23 of 31
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-17.0%#54 of 188#7 of 18
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 2024-25
Enrollment
861
-92 (-10%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 637
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 10.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2586180.110.8:1N/A
2023-248748410.4:1N/A
2022-2387982.410.7:1N/A
2020-219539010.6:1N/A
2017-181,0378811.8:1N/A
2015-161,0608412.6:1N/A
2010-119617812.3:17% (66)
2000-01775N/AN/A4% (29)
1990-91637N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marblehead High.

Since 2017-18: students down 17% (1,037 to 861); teachers down 9% (88 to 80.1).

About Marblehead High

Marblehead High is the name of a medium-sized high school in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Its 861 students are spread across grades 9 through 12.

Marblehead High is one school in Marblehead, a system of 5 schools with 2,564 students.

Federal enrollment data show Marblehead High is 83% White. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. The county population is about 68% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 29% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

With 80.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Marblehead High was 10.8:1. On average, high schools in Massachusetts have 23.4:1, compared with 10.8:1 here.

Marblehead High is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 77% of Massachusetts public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Essex County has about 813,054 residents, and the median household income is $101,883, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. In all, Essex County has 221 public schools and roughly 113,427 students.

Lucretia and Joseph Brown School is located about 0.4 miles from Marblehead High. The five-mile area around Marblehead High holds at least 8 other public schools.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Marblehead High's enrollment dropped from 953 in 2020-21 to 861 in 2024-25.

Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Essex County at a glance

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Population
813,054
Census ACS
Median income
$101,883
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
221
113,427 students

Quick facts

School name
Marblehead High
District
Marblehead
Address
2 Humphrey Street, Marblehead, MA 01945
Phone
(781) 639-3100
County
Essex County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
861
Teachers (FTE)
80
Student–teacher ratio
10.8:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
250726001124
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Marblehead High
How large is Marblehead High?
Marblehead High enrolls approximately 861 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Marblehead High serve?
Marblehead High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Marblehead High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Marblehead High is approximately 10.8:1 (80 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Marblehead High?
Student demographics at Marblehead High are roughly 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Marblehead High public or private?
Marblehead High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Marblehead.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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