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The English High High School
144 Mcbride St
Jamaica Plain MA, 02130, Suffolk County
Phone: 617-635-8979
Ranking: (289 out of 298, bottom 3%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Boston School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 53 | 58 | 64 | 73 | 69 | 77 | 70 | |||||||
Total Students: | 596 | 610 | 748 | 777 | 791 | 843 | 820 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 193 | 32.4% | 189 | 31.0% | 219 | 29.3% | 289 | 37.2% | 225 | 28.4% | 279 | 33.1% | 192 | 23.4% |
Grade 10: | 130 | 21.8% | 95 | 15.6% | 194 | 25.9% | 122 | 15.7% | 213 | 26.9% | 172 | 20.4% | 212 | 25.9% |
Grade 11: | 114 | 19.1% | 158 | 25.9% | 152 | 20.3% | 195 | 25.1% | 164 | 20.7% | 175 | 20.8% | 172 | 21.0% |
Grade 12: | 152 | 25.5% | 160 | 26.2% | 179 | 23.9% | 169 | 21.8% | 186 | 23.5% | 207 | 24.6% | 240 | 29.3% |
Ungraded: | 7 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 10 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.5% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 328 | 55.0% | 335 | 54.9% | 424 | 56.7% | 453 | 58.3% | 433 | 54.7% | 450 | 53.4% | 449 | 54.8% |
Female: | 268 | 45.0% | 275 | 45.1% | 324 | 43.3% | 324 | 41.7% | 358 | 45.3% | 393 | 46.6% | 358 | 43.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 11 | 1.8% | 11 | 1.8% | 11 | 1.5% | 16 | 2.1% | 16 | 2.0% | 16 | 1.9% | 15 | 1.8% |
Hispanic: | 304 | 51.0% | 290 | 47.5% | 424 | 56.7% | 445 | 57.3% | 441 | 55.8% | 440 | 52.2% | 383 | 46.7% |
Black: | 249 | 41.8% | 271 | 44.4% | 274 | 36.6% | 276 | 35.5% | 294 | 37.2% | 346 | 41.0% | 377 | 46.0% |
White: | 19 | 3.2% | 27 | 4.4% | 21 | 2.8% | 29 | 3.7% | 30 | 3.8% | 27 | 3.2% | 33 | 4.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.1% | 8 | 0.9% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 506 | 84.9% | 431 | 70.7% | 548 | 73.3% | 538 | 69.2% | 541 | 68.4% | 582 | 69.0% | 461 | 56.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 2.3% | 22 | 3.6% | 30 | 4.0% | 19 | 2.4% | 42 | 5.3% | 47 | 5.6% | 46 | 5.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.19 | 10.46 | 11.66 | 10.66 | 11.47 | 10.90 | 11.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 11.9% | 35.6% | 61% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 38% | 62% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 38% | 65% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 51% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 50% | 71% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 58% | 74% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 64% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 60% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 67% | 84% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 73% | 88% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 79% | 91% |
2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 15.7% | 36.1% | 51% |
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 42% | 57% |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 39% | 62% |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 53% | 67% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 55% | 69% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 59% | 72% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 62% | 75% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 60% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 59% | 74% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 65% | 78% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 64% | 80% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 3% | 29% | 57% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 34% | 61% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 36% | 65% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 39% | 67% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 46% | 69% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 49% | 71% |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 0% | 28% | 42% |
2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 11% | 32% | 55% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 9% | 37% | 61% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 8% | 39% | 63% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 0% | 59% | 71% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 6% | 55% | 72% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 0% | 29% | 35% |
2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 1% | 5% | 36% |
2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 0% | 1% | 36% |
2007 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 0% | 18% | 48% |
2008 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 2% | 13% | 55% |
2009 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 19% | 24% | 57% |
2010 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 17% | 25% | 55% |
2011 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 28% | 34% | 61% |
2012 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 28% | 37% | 63% |
2013 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 37% | 35% | 63% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* The English High High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.