Medford Vocational Technical High School
489 Winthrop Street, Medford, MA, 02155-2349 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Medford Vocational Technical High School
School Level High school
School Type Vocational school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Middlesex County, MA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 262 students
% Male / % Female 62%  /  38%
Total Classroom Teachers 39 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 71 students
Grade 10 - 77 students
Grade 11 - 64 students
Grade 12 - 50 students
This School
(MA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:7 1:14
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(MA) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 1% 3%
% Hispanic 12% 11%
% Black 6% 11%
% White 79% 73%
% Unknown 2 % 2%
Additional Student Information
This School
(MA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 17% 20%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 2% 4%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(MA) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Medford School District
This School's Agency
(MA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 9 5
Number of Students Managed 6,191 students 2,427 students
District Total Revenue $109,520,000 $31,707,000
District Expenditure $71,716,000 $31,191,000
District Revenue / Student $17,690 $13,064
District Expenditure / Student $11,584 $12,852
District Graduation Rates n/a n/a
In the News:
  • Raffle started for former Medford Voke teacher Kevin Hickey (Medford Transcript)
    posted on November 13, 2009 at 05:15:27 pm
    For the past 25 years, Vietnam veteran, teacher and guidance councilor Kevin Hickey has encouraged his students to bring in non-perishable foods for the annual Christmas collection boxes, which the Rotary Club distributes to food pantries in Medford.
  • Medford schools showing progress on MCAS exams (Medford Transcript)
    posted on September 22, 2009 at 07:54:53 pm
    School officials are pleased. The release of MCAS scores last week shows that Medford is showing continuous improvements in all areas of the state exam.
  • Medford mourns teacher's death (Boston Globe)
    posted on June 13, 2009 at 04:10:04 am
    Students, parents, and colleagues were mourning yesterday for Maria Lisa Davis, a math teacher at McGlynn Middle School in Medford, who died after an apparent heart attack in her classroom Thursday morning.
  • Retirement bonus practice reviewed (Boston Globe)
    posted on March 15, 2009 at 01:34:35 am
    ACTON A subcommittee of the Acton-Boxborough Regional School Committee recommended making changes to the way early-retirement bonuses for administrators are handled. According to chairman Jonathan Chinitz, the policy of giving early-retirement incentives is outdated because many of the administrators are fairly new to the district and young in age. "We want to give them incentive to stay, not to ...
  • The Veteran's Memorial Rink is scheduled for a facelift by 2011 (Somerville Journal)
    posted on February 19, 2009 at 08:54:30 pm
    Come 2011, Somerville could finally have it’s own ice hockey home base. After decades of clamoring about a rink that is old, worn out and in dire need of restoration, Somerville officials and residents are thrilled about new state funds and a plan for renovation.  
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (02155)
School Zip (02155)
(MA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 56,203 people 6,259,314 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 38% 40%
Population Average Age 37 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 2.4 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $52,512 $49,959
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.5 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 70 years old 55 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (02155)


Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 59% / 41% 58% / 42%
School Map:
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2. Curtis-tufts High School - 22 students - 1.9 mi. away - view location
3. Arlington High School - 1165 students - 2.0 mi. away - view location
4. Winchester High School - 1056 students - 2.0 mi. away - view location
5. Peabody - 395 students - 3.0 mi. away - view location
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