Lexington High School in Lexington, MA

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251 WALTHAM STREET
Lexington, MA 2421

County name: MIDDLESEX
School type: Regular School
Grade span: 9th grade - 12th grade
Status: Operational
Phone: (781) 861-2320 (make sure to verify first before calling)

Latitude: 42.442
Longitude: -071.231680

2007 Student Enrollment: 1955
9th grade Enrollment : 471
10th grade Enrollment : 515
11th grade Enrollment : 510
12th grade Enrollment : 459

Male students (%): 51.4%

Here:	51.4%
State average from 3564 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 48.6%

Here:	48.6%
State average from 3564 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 74.4%

Here:	74.4%
State average from 3564 schools:	71.0%

African American students (%): 3.8%

Here:	3.8%
State average from 3564 schools:	8.9%

Hispanic students (%): 3.4%

Lexington High School:	3.4%
State average from 3564 schools:	13.2%

Asian students (%): 17.7%

Here:	17.7%
State average from 3564 schools:	4.5%

Native American students (%): 0.10%

Here:	0.10%
State average from 3564 schools:	0.29%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 0.7%

Lexington High School:	0.7%
State average from 3564 schools:	1.9%

First Language Not English # : 309
Limited English Proficient # : 38
Special Education # : 320
Low-Income # : 33
Free Lunch # : 20
Reduced Lunch # : 13

First Language Not English %: 15.8%

Here:	15.8%
State average from 1653 schools:	15.3%

Limited English Proficient %: 1.9%

Here:	1.9%
State average from 1385 schools:	7.6%

Special Education %: 16.4%

Lexington High School:	16.4%
State average from 1778 schools:	16.4%

Low-Income %: 1.7%

Here:	1.7%
State average from 1776 schools:	31.2%

Free Lunch %: 1.0%

Lexington High School:	1.0%
State average from 1774 schools:	25.4%

Reduced Lunch %: 0.7%

Here:	0.7%
State average from 1719 schools:	6.0%

2006 Student Enrollment: 1955
9th grade Enrollment : 519
10th grade Enrollment : 533
11th grade Enrollment : 475
12th grade Enrollment : 448

Male students (%): 52.9%

Here:	52.9%
State average from 1781 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 47.1%

Here:	47.1%
State average from 1781 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 74.3%

Here:	74.3%
State average from 1781 schools:	71.8%

African American students (%): 3.9%

Here:	3.9%
State average from 1781 schools:	9.0%

Hispanic students (%): 4.7%

Here:	4.7%
State average from 1781 schools:	12.7%

Asian students (%): 17.0%

Here:	17.0%
State average from 1781 schools:	4.4%

Native American students (%): 0.10%

This school:	0.10%
State average from 1781 schools:	0.31%

First Language Not English # : 326
Limited English Proficient # : 48
Special Education # : 305
Low-Income # : 71

First Language Not English %: 16.5%

Here:	16.5%
State average from 1633 schools:	14.8%

Limited English Proficient %: 2.4%

Here:	2.4%
State average from 1328 schools:	7.4%

Special Education %: 15.4%

Here:	15.4%
State average from 1780 schools:	15.9%

Low-Income %: 3.6%

Lexington High School:	3.6%
State average from 1771 schools:	30.5%

2005 Student Enrollment: 1955
9th grade Enrollment : 540
10th grade Enrollment : 475
11th grade Enrollment : 461
12th grade Enrollment : 439

White students (%): 76.3%

Here:	76.3%
State average from 1746 schools:	74.4%

African American students (%): 3.7%

This school:	3.7%
State average from 1746 schools:	9.5%

Hispanic students (%): 1.9%

Here:	1.9%
State average from 1746 schools:	11.2%

Asian students (%): 17.9%

Here:	17.9%
State average from 1746 schools:	4.5%

Native American students (%): 0.10%

Lexington High School:	0.10%
State average from 1746 schools:	0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 51.4%

Lexington High School:	51.4%
State average from 1746 schools:	51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 48.6%

This school:	48.6%
State average from 1746 schools:	48.3%

First Language Not English # : 305
Limited English Proficient # : 35
Special Education # : 252
Low-Income # : 47

First Language Not English %: 15.9%

This school:	15.9%
State average from 1573 schools:	14.2%

Limited English Proficient %: 1.8%

Lexington High School:	1.8%
State average from 1217 schools:	7.4%

Special Education %: 13.2%

Lexington High School:	13.2%
State average from 1745 schools:	15.4%

Low-Income %: 2.5%

Here:	2.5%
State average from 1735 schools:	29.2%

2004 Student Enrollment: 1955
9th grade Enrollment : 483
10th grade Enrollment : 466
11th grade Enrollment : 442
12th grade Enrollment : 437

White students (%): 76.4%

Here:	76.4%
State average from 1729 schools:	75.1%

African American students (%): 4.0%

Here:	4.0%
State average from 1729 schools:	9.4%

Hispanic students (%): 1.5%

This school:	1.5%
State average from 1729 schools:	10.7%

Asian students (%): 18.1%

Here:	18.1%
State average from 1729 schools:	4.4%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 51.4%

Here:	51.4%
State average from 1729 schools:	51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 48.6%

Here:	48.6%
State average from 1729 schools:	48.1%

First Language Not English # : 307
Limited English Proficient # : 38
Special Education # : 268
Low-Income # : 43

First Language Not English %: 16.8%

Here:	16.8%
State average from 1530 schools:	13.9%

Limited English Proficient %: 2.1%

Here:	2.1%
State average from 1098 schools:	7.7%

Special Education %: 14.7%

Here:	14.7%
State average from 1725 schools:	15.0%

Low-Income %: 2.4%

Lexington High School:	2.4%
State average from 1698 schools:	28.9%

2003 Student Enrollment: 1955
9th grade Enrollment : 467
10th grade Enrollment : 441
11th grade Enrollment : 442
12th grade Enrollment : 413

White students (%): 77.6%

Here:	77.6%
State average from 1634 schools:	75.8%

African American students (%): 4.5%

Lexington High School:	4.5%
State average from 1634 schools:	9.1%

Hispanic students (%): 1.3%

Here:	1.3%
State average from 1634 schools:	10.4%

Asian students (%): 16.4%

Lexington High School:	16.4%
State average from 1634 schools:	4.3%

Native American students (%): 0.10%

Here:	0.10%
State average from 1634 schools:	0.36%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 51.7%

Here:	51.7%
State average from 1634 schools:	51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 48.3%

Here:	48.3%
State average from 1634 schools:	48.2%

First Language Not English # : 265
Limited English Proficient # : 51
Low-Income # : 42

First Language Not English %: 15.0%

Here:	15.0%
State average from 1462 schools:	14.6%

Limited English Proficient %: 2.9%

Lexington High School:	2.9%
State average from 950 schools:	8.4%

Low-Income %: 2.4%

Here:	2.4%
State average from 1608 schools:	27.9%

2002 Student Enrollment: 1955
10th grade Enrollment : 441
11th grade Enrollment : 452
12th grade Enrollment : 422
Special grade Enrollment : 399

White students (%): 78.1%

Here:	78.1%
State average from 1682 schools:	76.8%

African American students (%): 5.3%

This school:	5.3%
State average from 1682 schools:	8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 0.9%

Lexington High School:	0.9%
State average from 1682 schools:	9.9%

Asian students (%): 15.6%

Here:	15.6%
State average from 1682 schools:	4.2%

Native American students (%): 0.10%

Lexington High School:	0.10%
State average from 1682 schools:	0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 51.1%

This school:	51.1%
State average from 1682 schools:	51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 48.9%

Here:	48.9%
State average from 1682 schools:	48.3%

First Language Not English # : 233
Limited English Proficient # : 35
Low-Income # : 34

First Language Not English %: 13.6%

Lexington High School:	13.6%
State average from 1452 schools:	13.6%

Limited English Proficient %: 2.0%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 887 schools:	7.9%

Low-Income %: 2.0%

This school:	2.0%
State average from 1613 schools:	27.4%

2001 Student Enrollment: 1955
10th grade Enrollment : 457
11th grade Enrollment : 426
12th grade Enrollment : 407
Special grade Enrollment : 369

White students (%): 77.8%

This school:	77.8%
State average from 1664 schools:	77.2%

African American students (%): 5.4%

Here:	5.4%
State average from 1664 schools:	8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 0.8%

Here:	0.8%
State average from 1664 schools:	9.6%

Asian students (%): 15.7%

Here:	15.7%
State average from 1664 schools:	4.1%

Native American students (%): 0.20%

Here:	0.20%
State average from 1664 schools:	0.32%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 52.3%

Here:	52.3%
State average from 1664 schools:	51.6%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 47.7%

Here:	47.7%
State average from 1664 schools:	48.4%

First Language Not English # : 201
Limited English Proficient # : 15
Low-Income # : 31

First Language Not English %: 12.1%

Here:	12.1%
State average from 1347 schools:	14.1%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.9%

Here:	0.9%
State average from 834 schools:	7.7%

Low-Income %: 1.9%

Lexington High School:	1.9%
State average from 1635 schools:	26.3%

2007 Attendance statistics:

Out-of-School Suspensions count : 3

Average number of Absences: 4.5

Here:	4.5
State average from 1782 schools:	8.8

Attendance Rate: 97.5%

This school:	97.5%
State average from 1782 schools:	94.8%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 0.2%

Here:	0.2%
State average from 1093 schools:	8.3%

2006 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 4.2

Average number of Absences: 4.0

Here:	4.0
State average from 325 schools:	29.0

Attendance Rate: 0.2%

Here:	0.2%
State average from 325 schools:	4.5%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 97.7%

Here:	97.7%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

2005 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 3.9

Average number of Absences: 11.0

Here:	11.0
State average from 322 schools:	31.1

Attendance Rate: 0.6%

Lexington High School:	0.6%
State average from 322 schools:	4.2%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 97.8%

Lexington High School:	97.8%
State average from 1746 schools:	94.8%

2004 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 5.9
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 2

Average number of Absences: 5.0

Here:	5.0
State average from 313 schools:	32.0

Attendance Rate: 0.3%

Here:	0.3%
State average from 314 schools:	4.6%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 96.7%

Here:	96.7%
State average from 1729 schools:	94.7%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 0.1%

This school:	0.1%
State average from 629 schools:	6.6%

2003 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 6.3
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 11

Average number of Absences: 11.0

This school:	11.0
State average from 282 schools:	30.1

Attendance Rate: 0.6%

Here:	0.6%
State average from 282 schools:	4.4%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 96.5%

Here:	96.5%
State average from 1635 schools:	94.4%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 0.6%

Lexington High School:	0.6%
State average from 742 schools:	6.8%

2007 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 148
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 132

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 98.9%

Here:	98.9%
State average from 1782 schools:	95.7%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 99.5%

This school:	99.5%
State average from 1781 schools:	95.3%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.3

This school:	13.3
State average from 1782 schools:	10.0

2006 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 162
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 147

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 93.6%

Here:	93.6%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 96.3%

Here:	96.3%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.1%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.2

Here:	12.2
State average from 1781 schools:	13.4

2005 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 163
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 143

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 93.6%

Here:	93.6%
State average from 1745 schools:	94.4%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 92.7%

Lexington High School:	92.7%
State average from 1733 schools:	93.9%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.8

Here:	11.8
State average from 1746 schools:	13.6

2004 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 145
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 130

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 96.3%

This school:	96.3%
State average from 1728 schools:	94.1%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 96.9%

Lexington High School:	96.9%
State average from 1724 schools:	94.4%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.6

This school:	12.6
State average from 1729 schools:	13.8

2007 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Number of Test Takers : 469

Reading: 614.0

Here:	614.0
State average from 322 schools:	488.1

Writing: 618.0

Here:	618.0
State average from 322 schools:	483.3

Math: 631.0

Here:	631.0
State average from 322 schools:	496.6

2006 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Number of Test Takers : 451

Reading: 611.0

Here:	611.0
State average from 316 schools:	489.7

Writing: 613.0

Here:	613.0
State average from 316 schools:	484.0

Math: 629.0

This school:	629.0
State average from 316 schools:	498.9

2005 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Reading: 611.0

This school:	611.0
State average from 299 schools:	500.8

Writing: 620.0

Here:	620.0
State average from 299 schools:	506.6

Math: 429.0

Lexington High School:	429.0
State average from 307 schools:	143.7

2007 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 489
Warning / Failing - English : 5
Needs Improvement - English : 25
Proficiency - English : 198
Proficiency and Above - English : 261

Students Tested - Math : 485
Warning / Failing - Math : 3
Needs Improvement - Math : 25
Proficiency - Math : 74
Proficiency and Above - Math : 383

Composite Performance Index - English: 97.5

Here:	97.5
State average from 336 schools:	88.3

Warning / Failing - English (%): 1.0%

Lexington High School:	1.0%
State average from 336 schools:	4.7%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 5.0%

This school:	5.0%
State average from 336 schools:	24.7%

Proficiency - English (%): 40.0%

Here:	40.0%
State average from 336 schools:	50.1%

Proficiency and Above - English (%): 53.0%

This school:	53.0%
State average from 336 schools:	20.5%

Composite Performance Index - Math: 97.6

Lexington High School:	97.6
State average from 336 schools:	85.6

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 1.0%

Here:	1.0%
State average from 336 schools:	8.2%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 5.0%

Here:	5.0%
State average from 336 schools:	22.4%

Proficiency - Math (%): 15.0%

Here:	15.0%
State average from 336 schools:	29.0%

Proficiency and Above - Math (%): 79.0%

Here:	79.0%
State average from 336 schools:	40.4%

2006 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 464
Warning / Failing - English : 1
Needs Improvement - English : 36
Proficiency - English : 214
Proficiency and Above - English : 213

Students Tested - Math : 464
Warning / Failing - Math : 5
Needs Improvement - Math : 29
Proficiency - Math : 107
Proficiency and Above - Math : 323

Composite Performance Index - English: 97.1

Lexington High School:	97.1
State average from 321 schools:	86.0

Needs Improvement - English (%): 8.0%

This school:	8.0%
State average from 321 schools:	26.1%

Proficiency - English (%): 46.0%

This school:	46.0%
State average from 321 schools:	44.3%

Proficiency and Above - English (%): 46.0%

Here:	46.0%
State average from 321 schools:	22.8%

Composite Performance Index - Math: 96.9

Lexington High School:	96.9
State average from 321 schools:	81.8

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 1.0%

Here:	1.0%
State average from 321 schools:	11.5%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 6.0%

Lexington High School:	6.0%
State average from 321 schools:	24.9%

Proficiency - Math (%): 23.0%

Here:	23.0%
State average from 321 schools:	28.7%

Proficiency and Above - Math (%): 70.0%

Here:	70.0%
State average from 321 schools:	35.0%

2004 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 442
Warning / Failing - English : 16
Needs Improvement - English : 56
Proficiency - English : 92
Proficiency and Above - English : 278

Students Tested - Math : 357
Warning / Failing - Math : 7
Needs Improvement - Math : 34
Proficiency - Math : 151
Proficiency and Above - Math : 165

Composite Performance Index - English: 92.7

Here:	92.7
State average from 317 schools:	80.4

Warning / Failing - English (%): 4.0%

This school:	4.0%
State average from 317 schools:	11.6%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 13.0%

This school:	13.0%
State average from 317 schools:	29.6%

Proficiency - English (%): 21.0%

Lexington High School:	21.0%
State average from 317 schools:	31.8%

Proficiency and Above - English (%): 63.0%

Here:	63.0%
State average from 317 schools:	27.2%

Composite Performance Index - Math: 95.4

This school:	95.4
State average from 316 schools:	83.6

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 2.0%

Lexington High School:	2.0%
State average from 316 schools:	9.0%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 10.0%

This school:	10.0%
State average from 316 schools:	27.6%

Proficiency - Math (%): 42.0%

Here:	42.0%
State average from 316 schools:	41.9%

Proficiency and Above - Math (%): 46.0%

This school:	46.0%
State average from 316 schools:	21.6%

2003 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 429
Warning / Failing - English : 7
Needs Improvement - English : 39
Proficiency - English : 175
Proficiency and Above - English : 208

Students Tested - Math : 428
Warning / Failing - Math : 27
Needs Improvement - Math : 74
Proficiency - Math : 146
Proficiency and Above - Math : 181

Composite Performance Index - English: 95.7

Here:	95.7
State average from 309 schools:	83.1

Warning / Failing - English (%): 2.0%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 309 schools:	8.7%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 9.0%

This school:	9.0%
State average from 309 schools:	28.3%

Proficiency - English (%): 41.0%

Lexington High School:	41.0%
State average from 309 schools:	42.9%

Proficiency and Above - English (%): 48.0%

Here:	48.0%
State average from 309 schools:	20.2%

Composite Performance Index - Math: 89.4

Here:	89.4
State average from 309 schools:	75.4

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 6.0%

Here:	6.0%
State average from 309 schools:	17.8%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 17.0%

This school:	17.0%
State average from 309 schools:	29.5%

Proficiency - Math (%): 34.0%

This school:	34.0%
State average from 309 schools:	28.7%

Proficiency and Above - Math (%): 42.0%

This school:	42.0%
State average from 309 schools:	24.1%

Participation Statistics:

2007 Participation - All students - English - 10th Grade:

Enrollment : 498
Standard Assessment : 489
After October : 9

AYP participation rate: 100.0%

This school:	100.0%
State average from 341 schools:	99.5%

2007 Participation - All students - Math - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 100%
Enrollment : 500
Standard Assessment : 485
Absent : 8
After October : 9

AYP participation rate: 98.0%

Here:	98.0%
State average from 341 schools:	99.0%

2007 Participation - Low income subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 98%
Enrollment : 18
Standard Assessment : 13
After October : 5

AYP participation rate: 100.0%

Lexington High School:	100.0%
State average from 285 schools:	99.1%

2007 Participation - Low income subgroup - Math - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 100%
Enrollment : 18
Standard Assessment : 13
After October : 5

AYP participation rate: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 284 schools:	98.3%

2007 Participation - Black/African American subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 100%
Enrollment : 22
Standard Assessment : 19
After October : 3

AYP participation rate: 100.0%

This school:	100.0%
State average from 129 schools:	99.2%

2007 Participation - Black/African American subgroup - Math - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 100%
Enrollment : 22
Standard Assessment : 18
Absent : 1
After October : 3

AYP participation rate: 95.0%

Lexington High School:	95.0%
State average from 125 schools:	98.2%

2007 Participation - Asian subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 95%
Enrollment : 74
Standard Assessment : 73
After October : 1

AYP participation rate: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 82 schools:	99.8%

2007 Participation - Asian subgroup - Math - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 100%
Enrollment : 75
Standard Assessment : 74
After October : 1

AYP participation rate: 100.0%

This school:	100.0%
State average from 83 schools:	99.4%

2007 Participation - Hispanic subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 100%
Enrollment : 25
Standard Assessment : 25

AYP participation rate: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 147 schools:	98.7%

2007 Participation - Hispanic subgroup - Math - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 100%
Enrollment : 25
Standard Assessment : 25

AYP participation rate: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 144 schools:	97.6%

2007 Participation - White subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 100%
Enrollment : 377
Standard Assessment : 372
After October : 5

AYP participation rate: 100.0%

This school:	100.0%
State average from 312 schools:	99.6%

2007 Participation - White subgroup - Math - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 100%
Enrollment : 378
Standard Assessment : 368
Absent : 7
After October : 5

AYP participation rate: 98.0%

This school:	98.0%
State average from 310 schools:	99.3%

2007 Participation - Multi-race subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 98%

2007 Participation - Special Education subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

Enrollment : 74
Standard Assessment : 71
After October : 3

AYP participation rate: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 284 schools:	98.6%

2007 Participation - Special Education subgroup - Math - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 100%
Enrollment : 74
Standard Assessment : 68
Absent : 3
After October : 3

AYP participation rate: 96.0%

Here:	96.0%
State average from 286 schools:	97.8%

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