Walpole High School in Walpole, Massachusetts (MA)

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275 COMMON STREET
Walpole, MA 2081

County name: Norfolk
School type: Regular School
Grade span: 9th grade - 12th grade

Status: Operational
Phone: (508) 660-7257 (make sure to verify first before calling)

Latitude: 42.137
Longitude: -071.246860

Enrollment in Walpole High School

2007 Student Enrollment: 1129
9th grade Enrollment : 290
10th grade Enrollment : 293
11th grade Enrollment : 271
12th grade Enrollment : 275

Male students (%): 49.1%

Here:	49.1%
State average from 3564 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 50.9%

Here:	50.9%
State average from 3564 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 93.0%

Here:	93.0%
State average from 3564 schools:	71.0%

African American students (%): 3.9%

This school:	3.9%
State average from 3564 schools:	8.9%

Hispanic students (%): 1.6%

Here:	1.6%
State average from 3564 schools:	13.2%

Asian students (%): 1.4%

This school:	1.4%
State average from 3564 schools:	4.5%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 0.10%

Walpole High School:	0.10%
State average from 3564 schools:	0.19%

Genders in Walpole High School

Grades in Walpole High School

Races in Walpole High School

First Language Not English # : 27
Limited English Proficient # : 7
Special Education # : 195
Low-Income # : 62
Free Lunch # : 53
Reduced Lunch # : 9

First Language Not English %: 2.4%

This school:	2.4%
State average from 1653 schools:	15.3%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.6%

This school:	0.6%
State average from 1385 schools:	7.6%

Special Education %: 17.3%

Here:	17.3%
State average from 1778 schools:	16.4%

Low-Income %: 5.5%

Here:	5.5%
State average from 1776 schools:	31.2%

Free Lunch %: 4.7%

Walpole High School:	4.7%
State average from 1774 schools:	25.4%

Reduced Lunch %: 0.8%

This school:	0.8%
State average from 1719 schools:	6.0%

2006 Student Enrollment: 1096
9th grade Enrollment : 304
10th grade Enrollment : 270
11th grade Enrollment : 284
12th grade Enrollment : 238

Male students (%): 50.6%

This school:	50.6%
State average from 1781 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 49.4%

Here:	49.4%
State average from 1781 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 94.3%

Here:	94.3%
State average from 1781 schools:	71.8%

African American students (%): 3.1%

Here:	3.1%
State average from 1781 schools:	9.0%

Hispanic students (%): 1.0%

Here:	1.0%
State average from 1781 schools:	12.7%

Asian students (%): 1.5%

This school:	1.5%
State average from 1781 schools:	4.4%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 0.10%

This school:	0.10%
State average from 1781 schools:	0.15%

Genders in Walpole High School

Grades in Walpole High School

Races in Walpole High School

First Language Not English # : 20
Limited English Proficient # : 5
Special Education # : 195
Low-Income # : 51

First Language Not English %: 1.8%

Here:	1.8%
State average from 1633 schools:	14.8%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.5%

Here:	0.5%
State average from 1328 schools:	7.4%

Special Education %: 17.8%

Here:	17.8%
State average from 1780 schools:	15.9%

Low-Income %: 4.7%

Here:	4.7%
State average from 1771 schools:	30.5%

2005 Student Enrollment: 1046
9th grade Enrollment : 272
10th grade Enrollment : 275
11th grade Enrollment : 256
12th grade Enrollment : 243

White students (%): 96.5%

Here:	96.5%
State average from 1746 schools:	74.4%

African American students (%): 2.0%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 1746 schools:	9.5%

Hispanic students (%): 0.9%

Here:	0.9%
State average from 1746 schools:	11.2%

Asian students (%): 0.7%

Here:	0.7%
State average from 1746 schools:	4.5%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 50.5%

Here:	50.5%
State average from 1746 schools:	51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 49.5%

Here:	49.5%
State average from 1746 schools:	48.3%

Grades in Walpole High School

Races in Walpole High School

First Language Not English # : 10
Limited English Proficient # : 1
Special Education # : 183
Low-Income # : 48

First Language Not English %: 1.0%

Here:	1.0%
State average from 1573 schools:	14.2%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.1%

Here:	0.1%
State average from 1217 schools:	7.4%

Special Education %: 17.5%

Here:	17.5%
State average from 1745 schools:	15.4%

Low-Income %: 4.6%

Here:	4.6%
State average from 1735 schools:	29.2%

2004 Student Enrollment: 1000
9th grade Enrollment : 293
10th grade Enrollment : 245
11th grade Enrollment : 249
12th grade Enrollment : 213

White students (%): 96.4%

Here:	96.4%
State average from 1729 schools:	75.1%

African American students (%): 2.3%

This school:	2.3%
State average from 1729 schools:	9.4%

Hispanic students (%): 0.6%

This school:	0.6%
State average from 1729 schools:	10.7%

Asian students (%): 0.7%

Here:	0.7%
State average from 1729 schools:	4.4%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 48.3%

Here:	48.3%
State average from 1729 schools:	51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 51.7%

This school:	51.7%
State average from 1729 schools:	48.1%

Grades in Walpole High School

Races in Walpole High School

First Language Not English # : 5
Special Education # : 165
Low-Income # : 55

First Language Not English %: 0.5%

This school:	0.5%
State average from 1530 schools:	13.9%

Special Education %: 16.5%

Here:	16.5%
State average from 1725 schools:	15.0%

Low-Income %: 5.5%

Walpole High School:	5.5%
State average from 1698 schools:	28.9%

2003 Student Enrollment: 940
9th grade Enrollment : 254
10th grade Enrollment : 258
11th grade Enrollment : 215
12th grade Enrollment : 213

White students (%): 97.1%

This school:	97.1%
State average from 1634 schools:	75.8%

African American students (%): 2.4%

Here:	2.4%
State average from 1634 schools:	9.1%

Hispanic students (%): 0.1%

Here:	0.1%
State average from 1634 schools:	10.4%

Asian students (%): 0.3%

Here:	0.3%
State average from 1634 schools:	4.3%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 50.0%

This school:	50.0%
State average from 1634 schools:	51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 50.0%

Here:	50.0%
State average from 1634 schools:	48.2%

Grades in Walpole High School

Races in Walpole High School

First Language Not English # : 1
Low-Income # : 21

First Language Not English %: 0.1%

Walpole High School:	0.1%
State average from 1462 schools:	14.6%

Low-Income %: 2.2%

Here:	2.2%
State average from 1608 schools:	27.9%

2002 Student Enrollment: 927
10th grade Enrollment : 256
11th grade Enrollment : 231
12th grade Enrollment : 217
Special grade Enrollment : 223

White students (%): 96.3%

Here:	96.3%
State average from 1682 schools:	76.8%

African American students (%): 2.8%

This school:	2.8%
State average from 1682 schools:	8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 0.2%

Here:	0.2%
State average from 1682 schools:	9.9%

Asian students (%): 0.6%

Here:	0.6%
State average from 1682 schools:	4.2%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 48.3%

Walpole High School:	48.3%
State average from 1682 schools:	51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 51.7%

Here:	51.7%
State average from 1682 schools:	48.3%

Grades in Walpole High School

Races in Walpole High School

First Language Not English # : 2
Low-Income # : 26

First Language Not English %: 0.2%

This school:	0.2%
State average from 1452 schools:	13.6%

Low-Income %: 2.8%

Walpole High School:	2.8%
State average from 1613 schools:	27.4%

2001 Student Enrollment: 898
10th grade Enrollment : 236
11th grade Enrollment : 222
12th grade Enrollment : 227
Special grade Enrollment : 213

White students (%): 96.0%

Here:	96.0%
State average from 1664 schools:	77.2%

African American students (%): 2.4%

Walpole High School:	2.4%
State average from 1664 schools:	8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 0.7%

This school:	0.7%
State average from 1664 schools:	9.6%

Asian students (%): 0.9%

Walpole High School:	0.9%
State average from 1664 schools:	4.1%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 45.5%

Walpole High School:	45.5%
State average from 1664 schools:	51.6%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 54.5%

Here:	54.5%
State average from 1664 schools:	48.4%

Grades in Walpole High School

Races in Walpole High School

First Language Not English # : 4
Low-Income # : 6

First Language Not English %: 0.4%

Here:	0.4%
State average from 1347 schools:	14.1%

Low-Income %: 0.7%

Here:	0.7%
State average from 1635 schools:	26.3%

2007 Attendance statistics:

Average number of Absences: 8.0

This school:	8.0
State average from 1782 schools:	8.8

Attendance Rate: 95.4%

This school:	95.4%
State average from 1782 schools:	94.8%

2006 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 7.9

Average number of Absences: 9.0

Here:	9.0
State average from 325 schools:	29.0

Attendance Rate: 0.8%

This school:	0.8%
State average from 325 schools:	4.5%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 95.6%

This school:	95.6%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

2005 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 7.1

Average number of Absences: 14.0

This school:	14.0
State average from 322 schools:	31.1

Attendance Rate: 1.3%

Here:	1.3%
State average from 322 schools:	4.2%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 96.0%

Here:	96.0%
State average from 1746 schools:	94.8%

2004 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 7.3

Average number of Absences: 9.0

Here:	9.0
State average from 313 schools:	32.0

Attendance Rate: 0.9%

Here:	0.9%
State average from 314 schools:	4.6%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 95.9%

Walpole High School:	95.9%
State average from 1729 schools:	94.7%

2003 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 8.1
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 35

Average number of Absences: 8.0

This school:	8.0
State average from 282 schools:	30.1

Attendance Rate: 0.9%

This school:	0.9%
State average from 282 schools:	4.4%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 95.4%

Walpole High School:	95.4%
State average from 1635 schools:	94.4%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 3.7%

Here:	3.7%
State average from 742 schools:	6.8%

Teacher Count in Walpole High School

Student/Teacher Ratio in Walpole High School

2007 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 73
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 65

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 91.0%

Here:	91.0%
State average from 1782 schools:	95.7%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 83.2%

This school:	83.2%
State average from 1781 schools:	95.3%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.4

This school:	15.4
State average from 1782 schools:	10.0

2006 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 78
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 70

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 87.2%

Here:	87.2%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 92.9%

Here:	92.9%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.1%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.1

Here:	14.1
State average from 1781 schools:	13.4

2005 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 73
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 58

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 82.2%

Here:	82.2%
State average from 1745 schools:	94.4%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 79.5%

Here:	79.5%
State average from 1733 schools:	93.9%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.3

This school:	14.3
State average from 1746 schools:	13.6

2004 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 72
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 66

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 84.8%

Walpole High School:	84.8%
State average from 1728 schools:	94.1%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 92.4%

Here:	92.4%
State average from 1724 schools:	94.4%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.9

Here:	13.9
State average from 1729 schools:	13.8

SAT Results in Walpole High School

2007 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Number of Test Takers : 254

Reading: 535.0

This school:	535.0
State average from 322 schools:	488.1

Writing: 533.0

Walpole High School:	533.0
State average from 322 schools:	483.3

Math: 528.0

Walpole High School:	528.0
State average from 322 schools:	496.6

2006 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Number of Test Takers : 238

Reading: 514.0

Here:	514.0
State average from 316 schools:	489.7

Writing: 515.0

Here:	515.0
State average from 316 schools:	484.0

Math: 531.0

Here:	531.0
State average from 316 schools:	498.9

2005 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Reading: 541.0

Here:	541.0
State average from 299 schools:	500.8

Writing: 546.0

Here:	546.0
State average from 299 schools:	506.6

Math: 237.0

Here:	237.0
State average from 307 schools:	143.7

MCAS Results in Walpole High School

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

Students Tested - English : 284
Warning / Failing - English : 4
Needs Improvement - English : 45
Proficiency - English : 158
Advanced - English : 77

Students Tested - Math : 282
Warning / Failing - Math : 10
Needs Improvement - Math : 56
Proficiency - Math : 76
Advanced - Math : 140

MCAS English Results - Walpole High School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 94.6

This school:	94.6
State average from 336 schools:	88.3

Warning / Failing - English (%): 1.0%

Here:	1.0%
State average from 336 schools:	4.7%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 16.0%

Here:	16.0%
State average from 336 schools:	24.7%

Proficiency - English (%): 56.0%

Here:	56.0%
State average from 336 schools:	50.1%

Advanced - English (%): 27.0%

Here:	27.0%
State average from 336 schools:	20.5%

MCAS Math Results - Walpole High School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 90.8

Here:	90.8
State average from 336 schools:	85.6

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 4.0%

Here:	4.0%
State average from 336 schools:	8.2%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 20.0%

Here:	20.0%
State average from 336 schools:	22.4%

Proficiency - Math (%): 27.0%

Here:	27.0%
State average from 336 schools:	29.0%

Advanced - Math (%): 50.0%

Here:	50.0%
State average from 336 schools:	40.4%

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

Students Tested - English : 266
Warning / Failing - English : 10
Needs Improvement - English : 37
Proficiency - English : 106
Advanced - English : 113

Students Tested - Math : 267
Warning / Failing - Math : 11
Needs Improvement - Math : 54
Proficiency - Math : 83
Advanced - Math : 119

MCAS English Results - Walpole High School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 94.1

Here:	94.1
State average from 321 schools:	86.0

Warning / Failing - English (%): 4.0%

Here:	4.0%
State average from 321 schools:	6.9%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 14.0%

Here:	14.0%
State average from 321 schools:	26.1%

Proficiency - English (%): 40.0%

Here:	40.0%
State average from 321 schools:	44.3%

Advanced - English (%): 42.0%

Here:	42.0%
State average from 321 schools:	22.8%

MCAS Math Results - Walpole High School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 90.7

Here:	90.7
State average from 321 schools:	81.8

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 4.0%

Here:	4.0%
State average from 321 schools:	11.5%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 20.0%

Walpole High School:	20.0%
State average from 321 schools:	24.9%

Proficiency - Math (%): 31.0%

This school:	31.0%
State average from 321 schools:	28.7%

Advanced - Math (%): 45.0%

Here:	45.0%
State average from 321 schools:	35.0%

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

Students Tested - English : 248
Warning / Failing - English : 7
Needs Improvement - English : 70
Proficiency - English : 80
Advanced - English : 91

Students Tested - Math : 323
Warning / Failing - Math : 22
Needs Improvement - Math : 74
Proficiency - Math : 141
Advanced - Math : 86

MCAS English Results - Walpole High School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 88.9

Here:	88.9
State average from 317 schools:	80.4

Warning / Failing - English (%): 3.0%

Here:	3.0%
State average from 317 schools:	11.6%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 28.0%

Here:	28.0%
State average from 317 schools:	29.6%

Proficiency - English (%): 32.0%

Here:	32.0%
State average from 317 schools:	31.8%

Advanced - English (%): 37.0%

This school:	37.0%
State average from 317 schools:	27.2%

MCAS Math Results - Walpole High School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 87.4

Walpole High School:	87.4
State average from 316 schools:	83.6

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 7.0%

Walpole High School:	7.0%
State average from 316 schools:	9.0%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 23.0%

Here:	23.0%
State average from 316 schools:	27.6%

Proficiency - Math (%): 44.0%

This school:	44.0%
State average from 316 schools:	41.9%

Advanced - Math (%): 27.0%

Here:	27.0%
State average from 316 schools:	21.6%

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

Students Tested - English : 242
Needs Improvement - English : 28
Proficiency - English : 116
Advanced - English : 98

Students Tested - Math : 242
Warning / Failing - Math : 5
Needs Improvement - Math : 56
Proficiency - Math : 85
Advanced - Math : 96

MCAS English Results - Walpole High School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 96.4

Walpole High School:	96.4
State average from 309 schools:	83.1

Needs Improvement - English (%): 12.0%

Here:	12.0%
State average from 309 schools:	28.3%

Proficiency - English (%): 48.0%

Here:	48.0%
State average from 309 schools:	42.9%

Advanced - English (%): 40.0%

Here:	40.0%
State average from 309 schools:	20.2%

MCAS Math Results - Walpole High School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 90.7

This school:	90.7
State average from 309 schools:	75.4

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 2.0%

This school:	2.0%
State average from 309 schools:	17.8%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 23.0%

Here:	23.0%
State average from 309 schools:	29.5%

Proficiency - Math (%): 35.0%

Here:	35.0%
State average from 309 schools:	28.7%

Advanced - Math (%): 40.0%

Here:	40.0%
State average from 309 schools:	24.1%

Participation Statistics:

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

Enrollment : 288
Standard Assessment : 282
Alternate Assessment : 2
Medically documented absence : 2
After October : 2

AYP participation rate: 99.0%

Here:	99.0%
State average from 341 schools:	99.5%

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

AYP participation rate : 99%
Enrollment : 287
Standard Assessment : 280
Alternate Assessment : 2
Absent : 2
Medically documented absence : 1
After October : 2

AYP participation rate: 99.0%

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

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

AYP participation rate : 99%
Enrollment : 20
Standard Assessment : 20