Lee Middle/High School

Public high school, 7 to ungraded · Lee, Massachusetts

Lee Middle/High School in Lee, Massachusetts enrolled 328 students in 2024-25 with 35.8 full-time teachers, 9.2 students per teacher against the Massachusetts high-school median of 11.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 55-59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Massachusetts: 43.7% and 42%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Massachusetts: 89.2%).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%

325 students in 2022-23, 308 students in 2023-24, 328 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.2 to 35.8.

Students enrolled at Lee Middle/High School by school year2022-23: 325, 2023-24: 308, 2024-25: 32801002003004002022-233252023-243082024-25328
Students enrolled at Lee Middle/High School by school year2022-23: 325, 2023-24: 308, 2024-25: 32801002003004002022-233252023-243082024-25328
Students enrolled at Lee Middle/High School by school year2022-23: 325, 2023-24: 308, 2024-25: 32801002003004002022-233252023-243082024-25328
Students enrolled at Lee Middle/High School by school year2022-23: 325, 2023-24: 308, 2024-25: 32801002003004002022-233252023-243082024-25328
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2332536.29.0
2023-2430836.28.5
2024-2532835.89.2

9.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 of every 100 Massachusetts high schools

Among the 373 Massachusetts high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Massachusetts high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 66.5; Lee Middle/High School 9.2; state median 11.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLee Middle/High School 9.2state median 11.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Massachusetts high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 66.5; Lee Middle/High School 9.2; state median 11.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLee Middle/High School 9.2state median 11.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Massachusetts high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 66.5; Lee Middle/High School 9.2; state median 11.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLee Middle/High School 9.2state median 11.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Massachusetts high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 66.5; Lee Middle/High School 9.2; state median 11.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLee Middle/High School 9.2state median 11.2U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

12 AP courses and one counselor per 93 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lee Middle/High School enrolled 325 students and had 3.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses12
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)3.5, one per 93 of the 325 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions12
  • Chronically absent16.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

81.7% of students were White, 12.5% Hispanic, 2.1% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White81.7%
  2. Hispanic12.5%
  3. Asian2.1%
  4. Two or more races2.1%
  5. Black1.2%
  6. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Lee Middle/High School scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMassachusetts
Reading and language arts, 2021-2255‑59%44%43.7%
Math, 2022-2340‑44%28% (2021-22)42%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 59 students in Lee Middle/High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMassachusetts
Four-year graduation rate90% or more90% or more89.2%
Students in the class595972,602

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Lee Middle/High School

  1. Lenox Memorial HighThe nearest public high school, 3.3 miles away: 439 students, 7.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
  2. Monument Mt Regional HighThe next nearest public high school, 6.0 miles away: 431 students, 9.3 per teacher (2024-25).6.0 mi
  3. Compare Lee Middle/High School with Lenox Memorial HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lee Public Schools spends per student$23,982 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,982
  5. The largest public schools in MassachusettsLee Middle/High School is the number 296 by size of 378 Massachusetts high schools open in 2024-25.#296 of 378
  6. Massachusetts schools by students per teacher9.2 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 11.2 for high schools.9.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Lee Middle/High School

  1. How many students attend Lee Middle/High School?
    328 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 325 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Lee, MA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lee Middle/High School?
    9.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for high schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Lee Middle/High School a Title I school?
    Lee Middle/High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Lee Middle/High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Lee Middle/High School scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Massachusetts's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Lee Middle/High School?
    90% or more of the 59 students in Lee Middle/High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Lee Middle/High School in?
    Lee Public Schools, NCES district ID 2506690. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 250669000970 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22