Reading Memorial High

Reading Memorial High is a medium-sized high school serving families in Reading, Massachusetts. A federal count lists 1,094 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Massachusetts) has about 777 students.

Reading has 9 schools and 3,836 students, and Reading Memorial High is one of those schools.

At Reading Memorial High, White students make up 85% of the student body. The school is also 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 67%. The chance that two students picked at random at Reading Memorial High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 27%.

Dividing enrollment by its 90.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.1:1. Among high schools in Massachusetts, the typical ratio is 23.4:1.

Within Middlesex County, median household income is about $130,847, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 60% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Federal data list 386 public schools in Middlesex County, with a combined enrollment of about 215,896.

The closest other public school is RISE PreSchool, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

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.

The number of students dropped from 1,222 to 1,094 over 4 years. The school's ratio fell from 14.1:1 to 12.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Reading Memorial High covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.