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Wellesley Sr High High School
50 Rice St
Wellesley Hills MA, 02481, Norfolk County
Phone: 781-446-6290
Ranking: (13 out of 298, top 4%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Wellesley 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: | 117 | 115 | 109 | 111 | 110 | 103 | 99 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,434 | 1,381 | 1,353 | 1,294 | 1,220 | 1,256 | 1,211 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 360 | 25.1% | 383 | 27.7% | 346 | 25.6% | 369 | 28.5% | 296 | 24.3% | 350 | 27.9% | 303 | 25.0% |
Grade 10: | 381 | 26.6% | 341 | 24.7% | 371 | 27.4% | 295 | 22.8% | 350 | 28.7% | 292 | 23.2% | 301 | 24.9% |
Grade 11: | 335 | 23.4% | 360 | 26.1% | 298 | 22.0% | 342 | 26.4% | 284 | 23.3% | 295 | 23.5% | 328 | 27.1% |
Grade 12: | 358 | 25.0% | 297 | 21.5% | 338 | 25.0% | 288 | 22.3% | 290 | 23.8% | 319 | 25.4% | 279 | 23.0% |
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: | 705 | 49.2% | 672 | 48.7% | 668 | 49.4% | 647 | 50.0% | 596 | 48.9% | 605 | 48.2% | 581 | 48.0% |
Female: | 729 | 50.8% | 709 | 51.3% | 685 | 50.6% | 647 | 50.0% | 624 | 51.1% | 651 | 51.8% | 602 | 49.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 135 | 9.4% | 116 | 8.4% | 125 | 9.2% | 111 | 8.6% | 92 | 7.5% | 105 | 8.4% | 87 | 7.2% |
Hispanic: | 61 | 4.3% | 61 | 4.4% | 51 | 3.8% | 49 | 3.8% | 40 | 3.3% | 43 | 3.4% | 42 | 3.5% |
Black: | 68 | 4.7% | 59 | 4.3% | 55 | 4.1% | 51 | 3.9% | 45 | 3.7% | 48 | 3.8% | 49 | 4.0% |
White: | 1,126 | 78.5% | 1,099 | 79.6% | 1,083 | 80.0% | 1,044 | 80.7% | 1,012 | 83.0% | 1,030 | 82.0% | 1,009 | 83.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 43 | 3.0% | 45 | 3.3% | 38 | 2.8% | 38 | 2.9% | 31 | 2.5% | 30 | 2.4% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 59 | 4.1% | 60 | 4.3% | 39 | 2.9% | 36 | 2.8% | 35 | 2.9% | 33 | 2.6% | 39 | 3.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 0.8% | 19 | 1.4% | 10 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.5% | 12 | 1.0% | 13 | 1.0% | 17 | 1.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.27 | 12.05 | 12.38 | 11.61 | 11.06 | 12.20 | 12.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 90.4% | 89.7% | 61% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 87% | 62% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 91% | 65% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 92% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 95% | 71% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 94% | 74% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 97% | 97% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 98% | 96% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 99% | 97% | 84% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 99% | 98% | 88% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 99% | 99% | 91% |
2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 84.1% | 83.5% | 51% |
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 90% | 57% |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 91% | 62% |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 89% | 67% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 92% | 69% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 91% | 72% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 95% | 75% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 98% | 95% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 94% | 74% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 98% | 96% | 78% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 98% | 96% | 80% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 74% | 57% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 76% | 61% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 77% | 65% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 77% | 67% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 73% | 69% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 81% | 71% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 60% | 60% | 35% |
2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 73% | 74% | 36% |
2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 77% | 77% | 36% |
2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 77% | 77% | 48% |
2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 79% | 79% | 55% |
2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 74% | 74% | 61% |
2013 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 82% | 82% | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Wellesley Sr 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.