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Lexington High School in Lexington, MA



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City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2007 test average as compared to other schools in Massachusetts) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 99.

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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