Medford High

Medford High is one of the high-enrollment 9-12 campuss in Medford, Massachusetts, operated by Medford, with 1,195 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 54% above the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 777 students.

Medford High is one of 8 schools operated by Medford, a district that hosts 4,170 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Medford High shows that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 16% Hispanic, 15% Black, 9% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Middlesex County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Medford High has 130 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.2:1. The state averages around 23.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, Middlesex County reports that median household earnings sit near $130,847, about 60% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Middlesex County runs 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), of which Medford High is one.

Brooks School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Medford High's enrollment has declined 15% since 2018, when it stood at 1,413 (now 1,195). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 60% to 54%.

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