Wakefield Memorial High School
60 Farm Street, Wakefield, MA, 01880-3502 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Wakefield Memorial High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Middlesex County, MA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1004 students
% Male / % Female 47%  /  53%
Total Classroom Teachers 81 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 263 students
Grade 10 - 266 students
Grade 11 - 249 students
Grade 12 - 226 students
This School
(MA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:12 1:14
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(MA) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian n/a 3%
% Hispanic 2% 11%
% Black 2% 11%
% White 94% 73%
% Unknown 2 % 2%
Additional Student Information
This School
(MA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 4% 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 Wakefield School District
This School's Agency
(MA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 6 5
Number of Students Managed 3,737 students 2,427 students
District Total Revenue $40,285,000 $31,707,000
District Expenditure $40,262,000 $31,191,000
District Revenue / Student $10,780 $13,064
District Expenditure / Student $10,774 $12,852
District Graduation Rates n/a n/a
In the News:
  • Norman Burwen (Palm Beach Daily News)
    posted on October 3, 2009 at 09:01:29 pm
    Norman Burwen of Palm Beach died Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. He was 88.
  • Trash pickup change in Burlington (Boston Globe)
    posted on June 21, 2009 at 03:09:24 am
    Burlington’s trash collection rules are changing July 2. Starting then, the town is moving to an automated system in which trucks mounted with mechanical arms will haul away curbside rubbish. Burlington, Billerica, Tewksbury, and Tyngsborough are adopting the system through new contracts they signed with Allied Waste Services of Massachusetts in a joint bidding process. Over the past month, ...
  • Wakefield Memorial High School principal to head Reading High School (Wakefield Observer)
    posted on June 16, 2009 at 02:23:29 pm
    Wakefield High School Principal Elinor Freedman notified Superintendent of Schools Joan Landers she was offered, and subsequently accepted, the position of principal at Reading High School. The Wakefield School Department and School Committee wish continued success for Principal Freedman in her upcoming role as principal of Reading High. Transition planning is underway and plans will be ...
  • Upwardly mobile people: Air Force 1st Lt. Rebecca O. Casey (Wakefield Observer)
    posted on May 5, 2009 at 08:05:37 pm
    Air Force 1st Lt. Rebecca O. Casey has been named the 50th Space Wing and Team Schriever Company Grade Officer of the Year 2008.
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School Notes:
  • Wakefield Memorial High School is a public school located in Wakefield, Massachusetts that offers a broad range of Advanced Placement Program courses.
  • As of the 2007-08 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,006 students and 83 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.1.
  • Academics
  • The 2008-2009 school year marks the first drastic scheduling change in over ten years. WHS switched to a more traditional schedule (as opposed to a block schedule). Six blocks meet each day as opposed to five. Periods condensed to 54 minutes from 74 minutes.The assistant principals are Mr. O'Leary and Ms. Smith. The Director of Guidance is A.J. Beebe and the four guidance counselors are Suzanne Burns, Richard McKenna, Kathryn O'Maley, and Brian Robertson. WHS began offering Italian classes for the 2008-2009 school year through a special grant. The newspaper underwent a makeover as well: the new name is the WHS exPress and it is published in newsprint instead of on white paper.
  • Advanced Placement Course Offerings
  • Junior and Senior year: AP United States History, AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Macroeconomics, AP Computer Science
  • Senior year: AP United States Government and Politics, AP English, AP Calculus AB, AP Physics, AP Spanish
  • Athletics
  • Fall Sports: Football, Soccer, Cross Country, Swimming (Girls), Golf (Boys) and Field Hockey (Girls).
  • Winter Sports: Indoor Track, Basketball, Hockey, Swimming (Northeast Vocational), Wrestling
  • Spring Sports: Outdoor Track, Baseball, Lacrosse, Boys and Girls Tennis, Softball
  • Under Head Coach Mike Boyages, the football team has achieved an overall record of 89–34–3 in his eleven years leading the team since 1997. The team has won the Middlesex League Championship seven times under Boyages, in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001,making it to the Division II "Super Bowl" State Championships each of those years. In 1999, the team earned its first Super Bowl Championship, with a 13–7 win over Acton-Boxboro High School.
  • In 1997, both the boys' and girls' basketball teams from Wakefield High School won Division II state championships, and the boys soccer team won the state title that same year, defeating East Long Meadow High School 1-0 to win the state championship.
  • The 2007-2008 Girls Ice Hockey team advanced to the state championship game for the first time in Wakefield history.
  • Performing Arts
  • The Warrior Marching Band competes in the MICCA competitions every year. Their 2008 show was "A Moonwalk Through Time," was collection of Michael Jackson music and featuring the musicians dancing the Thriller in the midst of their performance. The band came in first place in their division at NESBA Finals and won a gold medal for the first time since 2003. Wakefield hosts its own MICCA competition every October at Landrigan Field. The Warrior Marching Band is the last band to perform. The new director and Music Program Facilitator for Wakefield Schools is Mr. Thomas Bankert.
  • The Drama Club, which is headed by English and Theatre teacher Emily Holmes, puts on three productions each year; one in the fall, a 40 minute piece in the winter (which they bring to the Massachusetts High School Drama Guild One-Act Festival), and a musical in the spring.
  • On February 28, 2009, the Drama Club competed in the Massachusetts High School Drama Guild One-Act Festival, performing their play, The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe at Newburyport High School in Newburyport, Massachusetts. WHS was one of three schools to move on to the semi-final round. In addition to securing a spot in the semi-finals, Wakefield received awards for excellence in set design, costumes, and three for acting.
  • Demographics
  • The racial makeup of Wakefield High School is: 93% White, 3% Black, 2% Hispanic and 1% Asian/American Indian.
  • Wakefield High School participates in the METCO program, a grant program funded by the Commonwealth intended to reduce racial imbalance. Students from the inner-city are given the opportunity to attend Wakefield High School.
  • Notable alumni
  • Scott P. Brown, Massachusetts State Senator.
  • Stephen Carriere (2007 Graduate), 2007 World Junior Champion in figure skating (men's singles).
  • Israel Horovitz, Playwright
  • Buffy Sainte Marie, Singer and social activist
  • David Dellinger, radical pacifist and member of the Chicago Seven was born in Wakefield and graduated from Wakefield Memorial High School in 1932.
  • Mark Kumpel- Member of the 1984 US Olympic Ice Hockey Team and former NHL player with the Winnipeg Jets, Quebec Nordiques, and the Detroit Red Wings.
  • Dave Lapham Former NFL player with the Cincinnati Bengals. Former USFL player with the New Jersey Generals. Current member of the Cincinnati Bengal radio broadcast team.
  • John Lilley- Member of the 1994 US Olympic Ice Hockey Team and former NHL player with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
  • Marcia Pankratz- Member of the 1988 and 1996 Olympic Field Hockey team and former head coach of Field Hockey at the University of Michigan.
  • Trevor Phipps - Singer from Unearth
  • External links
  • Official WHS Home Page
  • Statistical data for Wakefield High School, National Center for Education Statistics
  • The Wakefield Étudiant
  • WHS TV 15 Productions
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School Zip Code:
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School Zip (01880)
(MA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 24,809 people 6,259,314 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 48% 40%
Population Average Age 39 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 2.5 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $66,117 $49,959
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 6.1 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 61 years old 55 years old
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% Owning / % Renting 72% / 28% 58% / 42%
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