Reading Memorial High

As a reasonably sized high school in Reading, Massachusetts, Reading Memorial High hosts 1,094 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Reading. Enrollment runs roughly 41% larger than the state mean of about 777.

Within Reading, which oversees 9 schools and 3,836 students, Reading Memorial High is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Reading Memorial High logs that nearly all students (85%) are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 90 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.4:1 average.

In the surrounding community, Middlesex County reports that median household earnings sit near $130,847, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Middlesex County runs 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), of which Reading Memorial High is one.

RISE PreSchool is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Reading Memorial High operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Reading Memorial High has shrank 11%, going from 1,235 students in 2018 to 1,094 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 90% to 85% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.