Waltham Sr High

Regular School · Waltham, MA

Waltham Sr High is a regular school school in Waltham, Massachusetts, serving grades 09–12 with 1,791 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.4:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

1,791

Teachers (FTE)

172.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

10.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	938	52%
White	574	32%
Black or African American	161	9%
Asian	60	3%
Two or more races	52	3%
Not Specified	3	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	1,791	979M / 809F

English Language Learners: 295 (16% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	40.0% +3.3pp	36.7%	363
Reading Proficiency	52.0% +2.8pp	49.2%	365
Science Proficiency	n/a	—	—
4-Year Graduation Rate	84.0%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (24)

334 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

None offered

SAT/ACT Takers

244

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

582

32.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,791	100%

Contact & Location

554 Lexington Street

Waltham, MA 02452

Phone: (781)614-2702

http://www.walthampublicschools.org/o/whs

District

Waltham

Per-pupil expenditure: $50,869

District enrollment: 5,643

Other Schools in District

Douglas MacArthur Elementary School Elementary
Dual Language School Elementary
Henry Whittemore Elementary School Elementary
James Fitzgerald Elementary School Elementary
Northeast Elementary School Elementary
Thomas R Plympton Elementary School Elementary
William F. Stanley Elementary School Elementary
John F Kennedy Middle Middle

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 02452) → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

251200001979

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD