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Ware Junior/Senior High School
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MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 12 points.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Ware Junior/Senior High School
Set in Ware, Massachusetts, Ware Junior/Senior High School is an intimate 9-12 campus, part of Ware. It educates 425 students across grades 7 through 12. That puts it 45% smaller than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 777 students.
Ware Junior/Senior High School is one of 3 schools operated by Ware, a district that instructs 1,082 students overall.
Demographically, Ware Junior/Senior High School lists that White students make up the majority at 79%; the rest consists of 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Hampshire County as a whole.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.4:1, putting Ware Junior/Senior High School tighter than the state norm the norm.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Hampshire County) reports that median household income runs about $87,001, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Hampshire County's 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,626 students), Ware Junior/Senior High School is one campus in the mix.
Ware Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Five-year trend. Ware Junior/Senior High School's enrollment has ticked down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 466 (now 425). White enrollment moved from 85% to 79% across the same window.
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