Summary:
Stoneham, MA contains one high school in this dataset: Stoneham High, a public school serving grades 9–12 with 599 students in the Stoneham district. Because it is the only high school listed, its results are best compared with district and state averages and its own prior-year performance rather than with other local high schools.
Stoneham High exceeded both district and state averages on every reported MCAS Next Generation assessment. In 2025–2026, ELA (10th grade) was 50.36% proficient, Mathematics 47.52%, Science 43.18%, and Biology End of Course 50.00%, compared with state rates of 45.48%, 43.73%, 40.50%, and 37.68%. Biology was a particular strength, 12.32 points above the state. The school’s advantage over the district was smaller but consistent, ranging from +0.52 points in Biology to +1.57 points in Mathematics. Ranking history shows fluctuation: 4 stars, 100 out of 349, and the 71st percentile in 2024–2025; 3 stars, 119 out of 353, and the 66th percentile in 2025–2026. The 2025–2026 10th-grade results declined from the prior year — ELA by 11.06 points, Mathematics by 12.32 points, and Science by 7.23 points — though all remained above district and state averages.
Other key measures: graduation rate 92.5% (district 91.9%) and dropout rate 4.8% (district 4.7%) for 2024–2025; student-teacher ratio 10.7; per-student spending $19,426 from 2020–2021. Free/reduced lunch data was not reported, so socioeconomic context is unknown. The district is rated 3 stars, ranked 133 out of 351 districts, at the 62nd percentile.
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