Methuen High School - Methuen, Massachusetts/MA

Home > Massachusetts > Essex County > Methuen High School

Methuen High School

1 Ranger Rd, Methuen, MA, 01844-3948 -

Map

tel: (978)681-1360

Visit School Website

View current housing listings in this area

Review school:

Find your graduating class!

Definition of Terms

Methuen High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Essex County, MA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2031 students

% Male / % Female

48% / 52%

Total Classroom Teachers

131 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 591 students

Grade 10 - 501 students

Grade 11 - 475 students

Grade 12 - 464 students

This School

(MA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:16

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(MA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	3%
% Hispanic	20%	11%
% Black	2%	11%
% White	74%	73%
% Unknown	4 %	2%

Additional Student Information

This School

(MA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

17%

20%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(MA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

View Education Department Test Scores

School District Name

Methuen School District

This School's Agency

(MA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	6	5
Number of Students Managed	7,430 students	2,427 students
District Total Revenue	$78,224,000	$31,707,000
District Expenditure	$75,811,000	$31,191,000
District Revenue / Student	$10,528	$13,064
District Expenditure / Student	$10,203	$12,852
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

High School Student Wins Full-Tuition Scholarship to Merrimack College for Top Science and Tech Skills (PRWeb)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 04:39:38 pm
Methuen High School senior Michael Norcia, 17, recently won a full-tuition scholarship to Merrimack College (estimated $120,000 over four years) for demonstrating his science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) knowledge. (PRWeb Nov 18, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Merrimack-College/scholarship/prweb3223554.htm
Sirois and#8212; Bush (The York Weekly)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 07:13:27 am
David R. Sirois and AnnaMarie Graves of Salem, N.H., are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Michelle Lynn Sirois, to David Paul Bush, son of Robert and Paula Bush, of York Beach, and the late Linda Aureli.
Clean sweep: Bridge gets a makeover by Kiwanians, students (The Eagle-Tribune)
posted on November 8, 2009 at 05:49:29 am
ANDOVER — As traffic sped underneath the Capt. George L. Street Memorial Bridge yesterday, teenagers and adults were busy cutting grass, pulling weeds, sweeping sidewalks, raking leaves, and picking up empty bottles and debris.
Council president one of two incumbents bounced in Methuen (The Eagle-Tribune)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 07:09:35 am
METHUEN - Voters ousted City Council President Deborah Quinn and East District Councilor Joseph Leone yesterday but re-elected the six other incumbents. With Quinn and Leone out, Mayor William Manzi's base of support has taken a hit.
People in the news (The Eagle-Tribune)
posted on October 28, 2009 at 04:27:29 am
Jordie Guzman, a student at Our Lady of Good Counsel School in Lawrence, has been accepted into the People to People World Leadership Forum. Guzman will join a select group of students in Washington, D.C., from June 28 through July 3, 2010, to study and examine the characteristics of American leadership during times of national challenge and prosperity. Guzman was accepted for the honor based on ...

View all past news stories

**Methuen High School**

Supervising Principal	Arthur Nicholson III
Vice Principal	Jane Obshatkin
Assistant Principal	Donald Gibson
Assistant Principal	Karen Hallbauer
Dean of Students	Michael Downs
School type	Public
Religious affiliation	None
Founded	circa 1975
Location	Methuen, Massachusetts
Enrollment	2,000+
Faculty	128
Campus surroundings	Suburban
Sports teams	Rangers
School color(s)	Blue & White

Methuen High School is a public secondary school located in the city of Methuen, Massachusetts. Methuen High serves grades nine through twelve for about 1,900 students. It is one of five public schools in Methuen and it is the only high school in the district. The first class to graduate from Methuen High was the class of 1976.
Environment
The school was originally designed with the open classroom theory. Since then, dividers have been put up and some classrooms are lined with walls. For many first-year students, this open environment causes a great deal of distraction. Most students are able to cope and become used to this particular situation, and now find it hard to learn in a classroom with four walls and no sound interruptions.
The walls that do stand in Methuen High School can also cause a fair amount of distraction among its residents. The walls are generally painted bright orange with a variety of student created murals and sillohuetes representing students.
The school itself is divided into several "houses". The South wing, or South House, holds mathematics, science, business and computer classes. The North House holds classrooms for English and Foreign Languages, including Spanish, Italian, French, and American Sign Language. The field house holds theater, JROTC, and physical education classes.
Athletics
Methuen High is a longtime member of the Merrimack Valley Athletic Conference, recognized by many as among the premier conferences in New England. The school offers 25 sports at the Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Freshmen levels.
Clubs
The school holds a wide array of clubs and extra-cirricular activities including, but not limited to:
National Honor Society
Student Government
Gay/Straight Alliance
Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
Lyceum Literacy Club
National Art Honor Society
Daily Schedule
A typical day is broken up into three, hour-long morning classes that begin at 7:15 A.M. At 10:27 A.M, a one and a half hour "long block" begins that divides students up into half hour lunches based on which House they are at that time. Following long block there are two final 45 minute long periods.
Rates
In a 2001 report, there was said to be about 1,783 students enrolled. Of those students, 80% were white, 15% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 1% Black. 13% of students qualify for reduced-price or free lunch. In 2002 the enrollment of students increased to 1,868. In 2000, the rate of in-school suspension was 29.2 the out-of school suspension rate was 15.9, while the state's rates were 4.9 and 6.1

Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
Add/edit information about this school (e.g., awards, news stories, notable alumni, fun facts)