Tewksbury Memorial High

Public high school, 9 to ungraded · Tewksbury, Massachusetts

Tewksbury Memorial High in Tewksbury, Massachusetts enrolled 696 students in 2024-25 with 56.9 full-time teachers, 12.2 students per teacher against the Massachusetts high-school median of 11.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 55-59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 65-69% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Massachusetts: 43.7% and 42%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Massachusetts: 89.2%).

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%

752 students in 2022-23, 719 students in 2023-24, 696 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 65.6 to 56.9.

Students enrolled at Tewksbury Memorial High by school year2022-23: 752, 2023-24: 719, 2024-25: 69602004006008002022-237522023-247192024-25696
Students enrolled at Tewksbury Memorial High by school year2022-23: 752, 2023-24: 719, 2024-25: 69602004006008002022-237522023-247192024-25696
Students enrolled at Tewksbury Memorial High by school year2022-23: 752, 2023-24: 719, 2024-25: 69602004006008002022-237522023-247192024-25696
Students enrolled at Tewksbury Memorial High by school year2022-23: 752, 2023-24: 719, 2024-25: 69602004006008002022-237522023-247192024-25696
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2375265.611.5
2023-2471962.011.6
2024-2569656.912.2

12.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 68 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; This school 12.2; state median 11.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.2state median 11.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Massachusetts high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 66.5; This school 12.2; state median 11.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.2state median 11.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Massachusetts high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 66.5; This school 12.2; state median 11.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.2state median 11.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Massachusetts high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 66.5; This school 12.2; state median 11.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.2state 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).

16 AP courses and one counselor per 160 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Tewksbury Memorial High enrolled 802 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 42 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses16
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 160 of the 802 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions42
  • Chronically absent19.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

76.7% of students were White, 9.6% Hispanic, 6.8% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White76.7%
  2. Hispanic9.6%
  3. Black6.8%
  4. Asian5.0%
  5. Two or more races1.7%
  6. American Indian0.1%

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 Tewksbury Memorial High scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 65-69% 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%48%43.7%
Math, 2022-2365‑69%43% (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

95% or more of the 196 students in Tewksbury Memorial High'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 rate95% or more94%89.2%
Students in the class19620572,602

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 Tewksbury Memorial High

  1. Leblanc Therapeutic Day SchoolThe nearest public high school, 3.1 miles away: 36 students, 5.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
  2. Billerica Memorial High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 3.2 miles away: 1,816 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
  3. Compare Tewksbury Memorial High with Leblanc Therapeutic Day SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Tewksbury Public Schools spends per student$21,496 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,496
  5. The largest public schools in MassachusettsTewksbury Memorial High is the number 182 by size of 378 Massachusetts high schools open in 2024-25.#182 of 378
  6. Massachusetts schools by students per teacher12.2 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 11.2 for high schools.12.2:1
  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 Tewksbury Memorial High

  1. How many students attend Tewksbury Memorial High?
    696 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 752 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Tewksbury, MA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Tewksbury Memorial High?
    12.2 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 Tewksbury Memorial High a Title I school?
    Tewksbury Memorial High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Tewksbury Memorial High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Tewksbury Memorial High scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 65-69% 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 Tewksbury Memorial High?
    95% or more of the 196 students in Tewksbury Memorial High'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 Tewksbury Memorial High in?
    Tewksbury Public Schools, NCES district ID 2511580. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 251158001926 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