Braintree High School - Braintree, Massachusetts/MA

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Braintree High School

128 Town Street, Braintree, MA, 02184-5308 -

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Definition of Terms

Braintree High School

Grades Offered

Grades PK - 12

County

Norfolk County, MA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1556 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

102 teachers

Students by Grade

Pre-K - 103 students

Grade 9 - 371 students

Grade 10 - 384 students

Grade 11 - 339 students

Grade 12 - 359 students

This School

(MA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:15

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(MA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	6%	6%
% Hispanic	2%	14%
% Black	4%	12%
% White	87%	64%
% Unknown	1 %	4%

Additional Student Information

This School

(MA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

25%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(MA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Braintree School District

This School's Agency

(MA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	9	6
Number of Students Managed	5,463 students	3,236 students
District Total Revenue	$53,754,000	$47,808,000
District Expenditure	$55,096,000	$52,073,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,840	$14,774
District Expenditure / Student	$10,085	$16,092

Braintree qualifies! Plays at King Philip on Saturday (Braintree Forum)
posted on November 5, 2009 at 07:59:30 pm
Mission accomplished! Braintree qualifies for tournament. Plays at King Philip Regional in Wrentham (10-5-3) on Saturday at 3 p.m. Braintree High School boys’ soccer coach Gary Burke has a single wish going into yesterday’s non-league game against Norwell. “I just want to go into Wednesday’s game (against) with a chance of making the tournament,” said Burke. But to make the tournament, he ...
Lady Wamps are going to the Big Dance! Play New Bedford on Saturday (Braintree Forum)
posted on November 5, 2009 at 07:59:19 pm
Braintree was the final team to qualify for the state tournament and will played at New Bedford (8-4-4) on Saturday at 6 p.m. Braintree High School’s girls’ soccer, after a two-year hiatus, is back in the post-season. The Lady Wamps earn their way into the Div. 1 South Sectional Championship on Monday by playing highly regarded Wellesley to a 2-2 tie on the road. The victory improved Braintree ...
Powers to join Dingee, Ryan as Braintree councilors at large (Braintree Forum)
posted on November 5, 2009 at 05:32:59 pm
Leland Dingee of 211 Glenrose Ave. and Charles Ryan of 24 Conrad St., the president and vice president of the town council, have won a second two-year term. Sean Powers of 29 Frederick Rd., the chairman of the school committee, joined Dingee and Ryan in winning the three councilor at large seats on the Nov. 3 ballot.
BRAINTREE GIRLS SOCCER: Lady Wamps going to Dance (Braintree Forum)
posted on November 3, 2009 at 08:59:11 pm
Braintree High School’s girls’ soccer, after a two-year hiatus, is back in the post-season. The Lady Wamps earned their way into the Div. 1 South Sectional Championship on Monday by playing highly regarded Wellesley to a 2-2 tie on the road.
Renovated Braintree high school auditorium rededicated (Braintree Forum)
posted on November 2, 2009 at 11:02:58 pm
An estimated 300 people attended an Oct. 28 rededication ceremony to mark the completion of the renovation of the Grabosky Auditorium at Braintree High School. “It was a wonderful community event,” said Superintendent of Schools Peter Kurzberg, who explained that the auditorium continues to be named in honor of the late Margherita A. Grabosky, a member of the school committee during the 1970s ...

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Braintree High School is a secondary school located in Braintree, Massachusetts, within Norfolk county. The school is part of the Braintree Public Schools department and is located to the north side of Sunset Lake.
General
As of 2008, the headmaster is David Swanton. Braintree's school colors are blue and white and their school and athletic teams claim the nickname of "The Wamps." It is held by the school that the name is derived from the Massachusetts Indian Nation Chief Sachem known as Wampatuck, whose name means "White Deer."
Enrollment & Budget
The school district operates six elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school, with a total enrollment of just over 5,000 students. The School Department’s budget is $43,159,023 in FY2008.
Academic Achievements
89% of Braintree High School graduates pursue post-secondary studies. Students at all grade levels score well above state and national averages on all measures of standardized testing, including the MCAS and the SAT. Braintree High School offers eighteen Advanced Placement (AP) courses; more than ⅓ of the senior class is enrolled in at least one AP course.
Athletics
Braintree High is a member of the Bay State Conference, a league in Massachusetts Division I athletics. The current athletics director at BHS is Mike Denise. They have traditional rivalries with Milton High and Weymouth High. Next year is going to be a good year for the Wamps. Recently the Boys' Gymnastics squad has consistently repeated as champions of the BSC while the Cheerleading squad competes on the national stage. There have been several other state champions produced by BHS in the past several years, most notably in girls' athletics. The Lady Wamps Basketball team won the state title for the 2005-06 season while the Soccer team won both in 2005 and again in 2006, led by rising star Amy Caldwell, a player who has received national attention.
Notable alumni
Joseph Sullivan, first mayor of the town of Braintree
Jim Calhoun, University of Connecticut Men's Basketball Coach
Chris Doherty, lead singer of band Gang Green
Butch Stearns WFXT-TV (Fox-25) Sports Anchor Sun-Thursday
Kevin Ring, Famous impressionist painter
External links
BHS website
BHS profile provided by greatschools.net
BHS Athletics

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