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Wilmington High
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MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 17 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 14 points.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Wilmington High
Wilmington High operates as a low-enrollment 9-12 campus in Wilmington, Massachusetts, part of Wilmington. Current enrollment sits at 619 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 777 students each, so Wilmington High sits 20% below that benchmark.
Within Wilmington, which oversees 7 schools and 2,756 students, Wilmington High is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, Wilmington High logs that White students make up the majority at 79%. Beyond that, the school logs 9% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Wilmington High has 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.4:1 average.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Middlesex County put median household earnings sit near $130,847, about 60% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Middlesex County runs 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), of which Wilmington High is one.
The closest other public school is Woburn Street, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Over the past 7-year window. Wilmington High's enrollment has ticked down 28% since 2018, when it stood at 862 (now 619). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 86% to 79%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 today.
On the community side, the feed for Wilmington High typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Middlesex County at a glance
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Related schools
- Wilmington Middle SchoolMiddle · 782 students
- Woburn StreetElementary · 368 students
- West IntermediateElementary · 309 students
- Shawsheen ElementaryElementary · 304 students
- North IntermediateElementary · 246 students
- BoutwellElementary · 128 students
- Wilmington Middle SchoolMiddle · 782 students
- Woburn StreetElementary · 368 students
- West IntermediateElementary · 309 students
- Shawsheen ElementaryElementary · 304 students
- North IntermediateElementary · 246 students
- BoutwellElementary · 128 students
- Woburn Street1.2 mi · 368
- Wilmington Middle School1.3 mi · 782
- West Intermediate1.4 mi · 309
- Boutwell1.4 mi · 128
- North Intermediate1.6 mi · 246
- Shawsheen Elementary2.1 mi · 304