Dedham High High School
140 Whiting Ave
Dedham MA, 02026, Norfolk County
Phone: 781-310-1100
Ranking: (138 out of 298, top 46%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Dedham School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 64 | 63 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 61 | |||||||
Total Students: | 767 | 765 | 784 | 803 | 786 | 773 | 772 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 186 | 24.3% | 180 | 23.5% | 179 | 22.8% | 220 | 27.4% | 206 | 26.2% | 227 | 29.4% | 225 | 29.1% |
Grade 10: | 183 | 23.9% | 172 | 22.5% | 215 | 27.4% | 190 | 23.7% | 218 | 27.7% | 198 | 25.6% | 177 | 22.9% |
Grade 11: | 181 | 23.6% | 210 | 27.5% | 191 | 24.4% | 196 | 24.4% | 201 | 25.6% | 181 | 23.4% | 196 | 25.4% |
Grade 12: | 217 | 28.3% | 203 | 26.5% | 199 | 25.4% | 197 | 24.5% | 161 | 20.5% | 167 | 21.6% | 174 | 22.5% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 402 | 52.4% | 405 | 52.9% | 393 | 50.1% | 411 | 51.2% | 406 | 51.7% | 394 | 51.0% | 383 | 49.6% |
Female: | 365 | 47.6% | 360 | 47.1% | 391 | 49.9% | 392 | 48.8% | 380 | 48.3% | 379 | 49.0% | 374 | 48.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 26 | 3.4% | 28 | 3.7% | 23 | 2.9% | 26 | 3.2% | 19 | 2.4% | 21 | 2.7% | 20 | 2.6% |
Hispanic: | 92 | 12.0% | 76 | 9.9% | 78 | 9.9% | 84 | 10.5% | 67 | 8.5% | 70 | 9.1% | 59 | 7.6% |
Black: | 80 | 10.4% | 75 | 9.8% | 68 | 8.7% | 64 | 8.0% | 65 | 8.3% | 61 | 7.9% | 54 | 7.0% |
White: | 555 | 72.4% | 568 | 74.2% | 600 | 76.5% | 613 | 76.3% | 615 | 78.2% | 606 | 78.4% | 625 | 81.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 13 | 1.7% | 16 | 2.1% | 12 | 1.5% | 13 | 1.6% | 16 | 2.0% | 12 | 1.6% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 218 | 28.4% | 208 | 27.2% | 194 | 24.7% | 179 | 22.3% | 167 | 21.2% | 150 | 19.4% | 118 | 15.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 7.0% | 45 | 5.9% | 51 | 6.5% | 50 | 6.2% | 54 | 6.9% | 48 | 6.2% | 38 | 4.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.98 | 12.20 | 11.72 | 12.26 | 12.32 | 12.10 | 12.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 75.2% | 75.0% | 61% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 71% | 62% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 63% | 65% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 71% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 75% | 71% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 76% | 74% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 81% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 75% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 84% | 84% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 89% | 88% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 92% | 91% |
2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 70.2% | 70.0% | 51% |
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 64% | 57% |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 65% | 62% |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 75% | 67% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 81% | 69% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 80% | 72% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 87% | 75% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 85% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 84% | 74% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 89% | 78% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 85% | 80% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 86% | 57% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 85% | 61% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 82% | 65% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 84% | 67% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 78% | 69% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 77% | 71% |
2003 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 30.3% | 30.2% | 37% |
2004 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 35% | 39% |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 43% | 39% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 18.4% | 18.3% | 32% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 32% | 33% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 34% | 33% |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 73% | 69% | 42% |
2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 91% | 85% | 55% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 86% | 85% | 61% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 87% | 86% | 63% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 83% | 83% | 71% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 77% | 77% | 72% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 88% | 87% | 73% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 71% | 71% | 35% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Dedham High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.