Waltham Valor High School

Located at 617 Lexington Street, in Waltham, Massachusetts, Waltham Valor High School is a micro-enrollment high school that instructs 49 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by Waltham. That puts it 94% smaller than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 777 students.

Within Waltham, which oversees 11 schools and 5,777 students, Waltham Valor High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Waltham Valor High School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%). Beyond that, the school reports 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 9% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.4:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Middlesex County shows median household income runs about $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 Waltham Valor High School is one.

The closest other public school is Dual Language School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Waltham Valor High School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.