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Waltham Sr High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
617 Lexington Street
Waltham, MA 02452
Phone
(781) 314-5445
District
Waltham
County
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1751
Classroom Teachers
162

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Massachusetts

4

(10 is best)

Better than 33.3% of all MA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Waltham Sr High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
44%
53%
48%
57%
40%
49%
44%
53%
48%
57%
40%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
10
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 456 26.0%
Grade 10 459 26.2%
Grade 11 435 24.8%
Grade 12 397 22.7%
Total 1751 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 37.6% 39.6% 57.0%
Black 9.3% 8.8% 9.8%
Hispanic 49.2% 46.6% 25.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.9% 4.9% 7.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 64,711 7,001,399
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 5,077.5 892
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.0% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.0% 17.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 44.2% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.9% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 15.9% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 26,124 2,762,070
Single Parent Households With Children 3.8% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.5% 91.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 56.6% 46.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 35.9% 32.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.3% 17.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.6% 11.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 9.1% 12.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.1% 10.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.6% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 5.4% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $15,128 $86,276,000 44.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,080 $11,860,000 6.1%
Staff $1,672 $9,537,000 4.9%
General Administration $292 $1,667,000 0.9%
School Administration $1,139 $6,498,000 3.4%
Operation $2,062 $11,757,000 6.1%
Transportation $732 $4,174,000 2.2%
Other $457 $2,609,000 1.3%
Total Support $8,435 $48,102,000 24.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $10,393 $59,272,000 30.6%
Total Expenditures $33,956 $193,650,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,394 $11,443,766,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,755 $1,620,711,000 7.2%
Staff $987 $911,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $282 $260,824,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,021 $942,999,000 4.2%
Operation $1,731 $1,597,981,000 7.1%
Transportation $790 $729,683,000 3.2%
Other $544 $502,458,000 2.2%
Total Support $7,111 $6,566,151,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,910 $4,533,754,000 20.1%
Total Expenditures $24,415 $22,543,671,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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