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Methuen High

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Methuen High ranks 246 th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

246^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 30% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Methuen High is a public high school in Methuen, Massachusetts, serving 1,898 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Methuen school district, which is ranked 274 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Methuen High's academic performance, as measured by MCAS test scores, is generally below the state average. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 34.1% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 50.66%. Similarly, in mathematics, only 26.17% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 44.6%. The school's performance on MCAS tests has been declining over the past few years. Methuen High's four-year graduation rate has also been declining, from 92.6% in 2022-2023 to 86.5% in 2023-2024, while the dropout rate has increased from 2.9% to 5.6% during the same period.

Compared to nearby high-performing schools like Andover High and North Andover High, Methuen High's academic performance is significantly lower. However, the school performs better than some of the other nearby schools, such as Gateway Academy and the schools in the Lawrence school district, which have even lower academic achievement and higher dropout rates.

1,841

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,714

Per pupil spending ?

46.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Ranger Rd
Methuen, MA 01844

(978) 722-6040

District: Methuen

Feeder schools for Methuen High:

Elementary:	Comprehensive Grammar School
	Donald P Timony Grammar
	Marsh Grammar School
	Tenney Grammar School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.9%

White:

35.5%

African American:

6.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (31% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 18 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg29%

Massachusetts avg45%

246^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

274^th of 348Methuen among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	246 of 349	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	250 of 348	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	243 of 347	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	225 of 342	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	207 of 285	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	252 of 351	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.0	254 of 345	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.3	256 of 348	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	43.1	250 of 351	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.1	267 of 354	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.4	264 of 347	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.0	269 of 344	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.2	281 of 340	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.2	270 of 340	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.1	231 of 335	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.9	220 of 322	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.4	229 of 319	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.3	227 of 316	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.2	219 of 314	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.3	210 of 311	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	36.5	215 of 307	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	29.7	221 of 304	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	61 of 148	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.3	104 of 160	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	66 of 142	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	54 of 91	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	62 of 98	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.3	50 of 96	47.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.5	72 of 93	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	54 of 68	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	83 of 97	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.1	66 of 91	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	33.1	188 of 295	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.9	171 of 202	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	235 of 299	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	273 of 299	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	53 of 83	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	32 of 86	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.3	48 of 84	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	24 of 77	68.8%	★★★★☆
2021	39.5	27 of 46	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	59 of 82	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	63 of 77	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	218 of 337	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	242 of 342	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	240 of 339	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.2	198 of 340	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	196 of 281	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	245 of 342	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.4	241 of 339	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	183 of 245	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	175 of 249	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	171 of 241	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	131 of 217	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	93 of 149	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	129 of 206	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	120 of 193	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	228 of 334	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	267 of 338	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	255 of 338	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	239 of 332	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	187 of 253	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	255 of 330	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	245 of 330	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	271 of 339	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	248 of 342	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	240 of 343	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	243 of 339	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	212 of 281	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	251 of 346	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	263 of 343	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	60.9	36 of 87	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.7	52 of 78	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	24 of 33	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	43 of 58	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	51 of 55	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	223 of 302	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	217 of 289	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	259 of 301	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	238 of 339	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.4	201 of 268	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	285 of 348	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	263 of 344	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	207 of 298	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	195 of 302	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	183 of 301	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	159 of 300	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	159 of 249	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	209 of 302	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	218 of 303	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)59th percentile+29 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)59th percentile+30 vs school

Asian (2025)41st percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)36th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile~ school

White (2025)31st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science38%-8 vs state

English Language Arts34%-17 vs state

Mathematics26%-18 vs state

Biology25%-14 vs state

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Schools Near Methuen High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Biology (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	Total
Methuen High	Public	9-12	1 Ranger Rd	Methuen	01844	Essex County	Methuen	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-6040	1,841	141	13.0		653 (35.5%)	126 (6.8%)	955 (51.9%)	71 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (1.7%)	30.2	246^th of 349 public high schools	29.5%		31.3	250^th of 348 public high schools	28.2%	4	34.1	26.2	37.5	24.9		$17,714
RISE Academy	Public	8-12	530 Broadway Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5905	74	10	7.7		2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)	0.0	0.0				$28,930
Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence	Public, Charter	9-12	15 Union Street	Lawrence	01840	Essex County	Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8410	140	5	27.8		14 (10.0%)	6 (4.3%)	112 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)								(n/a)						$32,446
High School Learning Center	Public	9-12	1 Parker Street	Lawrence	01843	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5917	198	15	12.8		6 (3.0%)	3 (1.5%)	186 (93.9%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	0.0	0.0				$22,511
Gr Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	57 River Rd	Andover	01810	Essex County	Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 686-0194	1,837	144	12.7		265 (14.4%)	32 (1.7%)	1,507 (82.0%)	13 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (0.8%)	33.7	238^th of 349 public high schools	31.8%		25.6	272^nd of 348 public high schools	21.8%	34	43.4	26.2	34.0	33.9		$30,534
Lawrence High School	Public	9-12	70-71 North Parish Road	Lawrence	01843	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-2750	3,453	253	13.6		68 (2.0%)	51 (1.5%)	3,286 (95.2%)	33 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.2%)	10	323^rd of 349 public high schools	7.4%		6.9	329^th of 348 public high schools	5.5%	6	18.8	12.4	15.2	0.0	65.8	$22,186
North Andover High	Public	9-12	430 Osgood Street	North Andover	01845	Essex County	North Andover	No	No	No	No	(978) 794-1711	1,328	100	13.3		894 (67.3%)	51 (3.8%)	218 (16.4%)	96 (7.2%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (4.4%)	75.7	88^th of 349 public high schools	74.8%		70.5	108^th of 348 public high schools	69.0%	20	61.8	54.9	63.4	51.9		$17,283
Haverhill High	Public	9-12	137 Monument Street	Haverhill	01832	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-5700	1,922	154	12.5		854 (44.4%)	114 (5.9%)	868 (45.2%)	37 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	39 (2.0%)	25.5	264^th of 349 public high schools	24.4%		21.3	281^st of 348 public high schools	19.3%	17	30.6	25.8	32.0	24.7		$19,265
Andover High	Public	9-12	80 Shawsheen Road	Andover	01810	Essex County	Andover	No	No	No	No	(978) 247-5500	1,609	125	12.8		1,012 (62.9%)	49 (3.0%)	141 (8.8%)	343 (21.3%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	56 (3.5%)	90.9	41^st of 349 public high schools	88.3%		88.1	44^th of 348 public high schools	87.4%	3	74.4	76.8	72.4		57.0	$21,433
Greenleaf Academy	Public	6-12	58 Chadwick Street	Bradford	01835	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-3487	34	5	6.8		15 (44.1%)	3 (8.8%)	15 (44.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)						$38,901

Frequently Asked Questions about Methuen High

What is the racial makeup of Methuen High?

Students at Methuen High are 52% Hispanic, 35% White, 7% African American, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Methuen High?

Methuen High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Comprehensive Grammar School
Elementary : Donald P Timony Grammar
Elementary : Marsh Grammar School
Elementary : Tenney Grammar School

How many students attend Methuen High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,841 students attended Methuen High.

What district is Methuen High in?

Methuen

Is Methuen High a good school?

Methuen High ranks 246^th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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