Saugus High
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MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 14 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 11 points.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Saugus High
Located at 1 Pearce Drive, in Saugus, Massachusetts, Saugus High is an average-sized 9-12 campus that caters to 744 students (grades 9 through 12), run under Saugus.
Saugus High is one of 4 schools operated by Saugus, a district that works with 2,675 students overall.
In terms of who attends, Saugus High records that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 39% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.4:1 average.
Zooming out to the county, Essex County reports that the typical household earns roughly $101,883 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Essex County's 221 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students), Saugus High is one campus in the mix.
Saugus Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Saugus High.
Saugus High operates from an outer-ring location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Saugus High has climbed 13%, going from 656 students in 2018 to 744 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 74% to 44% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, members of the Saugus High community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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