High Schools in Haverhill

The Haverhill school district in Massachusetts is home to three high schools: Haverhill High, Gateway Academy, and Greenleaf Academy. These schools serve students in grades 9-12 and offer a range of educational opportunities.

Haverhill High is the largest of the three, with an enrollment of 1,991 students. It consistently outperforms the other two schools on MCAS Next Generation assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, and has a student-teacher ratio of 13.3. In contrast, Gateway Academy and Greenleaf Academy have much smaller enrollments of 103 and 34 students, respectively, and significantly lower test scores compared to the district and state averages.

While all three schools have the same reported 4-year graduation rate of 78.6% and dropout rate of 10.9% for the 2023-2024 school year, the spending per student varies greatly. Greenleaf Academy has the highest spending at $40,115 per student, while Haverhill High spends $15,847 per student. This inverse relationship between spending and student-teacher ratio suggests that the smaller schools may be prioritizing lower student-teacher ratios, potentially at the expense of other resources or programs.