North Reading High

North Reading High is one of the low-enrollment 9-12 campuss in North Reading, Massachusetts, one of the schools within North Reading, with 652 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

Within North Reading, which oversees 5 schools and 2,327 students, North Reading High is one campus in the system.

On demographics, North Reading High records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). The remainder breaks down as 7% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Middlesex County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, North Reading High has 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.4:1 average.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Middlesex County put 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 North Reading High is one.

North Reading Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. North Reading High's enrollment has declined 20% since 2018, when it stood at 812 (now 652). The White share of enrollment decreased from 93% to 84% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.