Summary:
There is one high school in the Methuen area: Methuen High, serving grades 9–12 with 1,841 students at 1 Ranger Rd. Its district, Methuen, is rated 1 star and ranked 278 of 351 districts (21st percentile). The school itself ranked 275 of 353 high schools in 2025–26 (22nd percentile, 1 star). It was 250 of 348 in 2023–24 and 246 of 349 in 2024–25, so it improved slightly before a notable 2025–26 drop, remaining at 1 star each year.
In 2025–26 MCAS Next Generation proficiency, Methuen High was above its district in every reported subject but below the state in all of them. ELA was 25.49% (state 45.48%), Math 20.39% (state 43.73%), Science 26.50% (state 40.50%), and Biology 25.30% (state 37.68%). Math had the lowest proficiency and largest state gap, 23.34 percentage points. The school’s 2024–25 Science score, 37.50%, was its closest to the state, only 8.39 points below. From 2024–25 to 2025–26, 10th-grade ELA fell from 34.10% to 25.49%, Math from 26.17% to 20.39%, and Science from 37.50% to 26.50%; the state also declined, but the school’s drops were larger, widening each gap.
Other metrics show a contrast: the 2024–25 graduation rate was 91.9%, slightly above the district’s 90.9%, while the dropout rate was 5.9%, slightly above the district’s 5.7%. The student-teacher ratio was 13:1, and per-student spending was $13,805 in 2020–21. Free/reduced lunch for 2024–25 is not reported. Overall, as the only high school in Methuen, Methuen High is the area’s default option; it slightly outperforms its district averages but ranks in the bottom quartile statewide, trails the state in every reported MCAS subject, and had a weaker 2025–26 in 10th-grade ELA, Math, and Science. Its high graduation rate alongside low proficiency is a key tension for parents to consider.
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