Contact
- 81 Highland Avenue Somerville, MA 02143
- +1 (617) 625-6600
- somerville.k12.ma.us/schools/somerville-high-school
Somerville High School has 1,215 learners in grades 9-12.
Somerville High School placed in the upper 20% of all schools in Massachusetts for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is upper 20%, and reading proficiency is upper 20%) for the 2020-21 school year.
The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 73% (which is higher than the Massachusetts state average of 52%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 87% (which is higher than the Massachusetts state average of 56%) for the 2020-21 school year.
The learner: teacher ratio of 10:1 is lower than the Massachusetts state average of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 68% of the learner body (majority Latino), which is higher than the Massachusetts state average of 40% (majority Latino and African-American).
School Overview: Somerville High School’s learner population of 1,215 learners has stayed flat over five school years.
The teacher population of 125 teachers has grown by 6% over five school years.
School Comparison: Somerville High School is ranked within the upper 20% of all 1,666 schools in Massachusetts (based off of cumulative math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.
The equity score of Somerville High School is 0.68, which is more than the equity score at the state average of 0.59. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.
Nearby Public Schools: The nearest high school to Somerville High School is Full Circle High School (0.5 miles away)
The nearest middle school and elementary school is E Somerville Community (0.1 miles away)
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