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Lexington High High School
251 Waltham St
Lexington MA, 02421, Middlesex County
Phone: 781-861-2320
Ranking: (8 out of 298, top 3%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Lexington School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 158 | 155 | 157 | 156 | 157 | 155 | 155 | |||||||
Total Students: | 2,002 | 1,991 | 1,951 | 1,983 | 1,955 | 1,988 | 1,995 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 520 | 26.0% | 538 | 27.0% | 465 | 23.8% | 482 | 24.3% | 503 | 25.7% | 526 | 26.5% | 502 | 25.2% |
Grade 10: | 529 | 26.4% | 477 | 24.0% | 479 | 24.6% | 510 | 25.7% | 504 | 25.8% | 496 | 24.9% | 471 | 23.6% |
Grade 11: | 476 | 23.8% | 470 | 23.6% | 506 | 25.9% | 501 | 25.3% | 494 | 25.3% | 460 | 23.1% | 512 | 25.7% |
Grade 12: | 477 | 23.8% | 506 | 25.4% | 501 | 25.7% | 490 | 24.7% | 454 | 23.2% | 506 | 25.5% | 510 | 25.6% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 991 | 49.5% | 1,002 | 50.3% | 961 | 49.3% | 961 | 48.5% | 957 | 49.0% | 976 | 49.1% | 976 | 48.9% |
Female: | 1,011 | 50.5% | 989 | 49.7% | 990 | 50.7% | 1,022 | 51.5% | 998 | 51.0% | 1,012 | 50.9% | 979 | 49.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 598 | 29.9% | 581 | 29.2% | 529 | 27.1% | 515 | 26.0% | 471 | 24.1% | 394 | 19.8% | 359 | 18.0% |
Hispanic: | 75 | 3.7% | 78 | 3.9% | 72 | 3.7% | 70 | 3.5% | 67 | 3.4% | 70 | 3.5% | 74 | 3.7% |
Black: | 86 | 4.3% | 93 | 4.7% | 93 | 4.8% | 90 | 4.5% | 100 | 5.1% | 97 | 4.9% | 79 | 4.0% |
White: | 1,168 | 58.3% | 1,170 | 58.8% | 1,199 | 61.5% | 1,242 | 62.6% | 1,259 | 64.4% | 1,376 | 69.2% | 1,445 | 72.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 70 | 3.5% | 65 | 3.3% | 55 | 2.8% | 64 | 3.2% | 57 | 2.9% | 50 | 2.5% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 128 | 6.4% | 106 | 5.3% | 98 | 5.0% | 92 | 4.6% | 78 | 4.0% | 47 | 2.4% | 56 | 2.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 1.4% | 38 | 1.9% | 34 | 1.7% | 22 | 1.1% | 20 | 1.0% | 35 | 1.8% | 27 | 1.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.64 | 12.83 | 12.45 | 12.68 | 12.44 | 12.80 | 12.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 88.0% | 61% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 87% | 62% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 90% | 65% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 91% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 92% | 71% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 95% | 74% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 97% | 95% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 95% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 100% | 98% | 84% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 100% | 99% | 88% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 99% | 97% | 91% |
2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 76.0% | 75.3% | 51% |
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 81% | 57% |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 90% | 62% |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 89% | 67% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 91% | 69% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 93% | 72% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 94% | 75% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 94% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 97% | 97% | 74% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 97% | 95% | 78% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 98% | 96% | 80% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 90% | 57% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 92% | 61% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 93% | 65% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 97% | 96% | 67% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 95% | 69% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 93% | 71% |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 72% | 71% | 42% |
2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 91% | 89% | 55% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 93% | 91% | 61% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 93% | 92% | 63% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 97% | 97% | 71% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 95% | 94% | 72% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 95% | 93% | 73% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Lexington High High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.