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Waltham Senior High School
- grade BOverall Grade
- Public
- 9-12
- Waltham, MA
- Rating 3.51 out of 5 121 reviews
Report Card
- Academicsgrade B
- Diversitygrade A
- Teachersgrade B
- College Prepgrade B+
- Clubs & Activitiesgrade B minus
- Health & Safetygrade B minus
- Administrationgrade B minus
- Sportsgrade A
- Foodgrade C
- Resources & Facilitiesgrade C+
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- Cost of Livinggrade C minus
- Good for Familiesgrade A minus
- Housinggrade C minus
Median Household Income
$95,964
National
$62,843Median Rent
$1,726
National
$1,062Median Home Value
$536,500
National
$217,500Culture & Safety
Health & Safety
grade B minus
Based on chronic student absenteeism, suspensions/expulsions, and survey responses on the school environment from students and parents.
Poll
- 71%
- of students agree that they feel safe at their school. 14 responses
Poll
- 57%
- of students agree that they like their school and feel happy there. 14 responses
Students
Diversity
grade A
Based on racial and economic diversity and survey responses on school culture and diversity from students and parents.
Students
1,609
Free or Reduced Lunch
34%
- 78%
- of students and parents agree that students at this school are competitive. 18 responses
- 50%
- of students and parents agree that students at this school are creative and artsy. 18 responses
- 83%
- of students and parents agree that students at this school are athletic. 18 responses
Teachers
- 62%
- of students and parents agree that the teachers give engaging lessons. 21 responses
- 76%
- of students and parents agree that the teachers genuinely care about the students. 21 responses
- 71%
- of students and parents agree that the teachers adequately lead and control the classroom. 21 responses
Clubs & Activities
Clubs & Activities
grade B minus
Based on student and parent reviews of clubs and activities.
Girls Athletic Participation
Very High
Boys Athletic Participation
Average
Expenses Per Student
$22,772 / year
National
$12,239- 82%
- of students and parents agree that there are plenty of clubs and organizations for students to get involved in. 22 responses
- 32%
- of students and parents agree that clubs and organizations get the funding they need. 22 responses
- 50%
- of students and parents agree that lots of students participate in clubs and organizations. 22 responses
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I have two daughters in this school. I am very much pleased with the honors courses curriculum. Teachers are very supportive and there is abundant of resources for the students. They offer after school programs, advanced placement courses, plenty of clubs and most of the sports. The teachers are readily available by email and quick to respond to. Years back we were debating to move to neighboring communities due to the high rating of their school systems but I am glad we decided not to as WALTHAM senior high has everything to offer what other schools do and even much more. The families have to be involved and kids have to outreach!
It’s a very diverse community and I am glad to be part of this!
It’s a very diverse community and I am glad to be part of this!
The Good:
- Teachers are excellent
- Most people are friendly
- The school is very accepting
- You can be above average in the school with little to no effort
- Many students are genuinely good people
The Bad:
- Many students are low-life
- Walking from class to class feels like walking through an alley in Harlem
- Drug use is rampant
- Terrible facilities
- Majority of students don’t care about life, academics, or school spirit
- Lunch is low quality
- All of the funding is put into our sports (and we never win anyways)
- We’ll never get a new high school, since there’s a huge problem in Waltham with improving things. We like to stay the same for the worse
- Teachers are excellent
- Most people are friendly
- The school is very accepting
- You can be above average in the school with little to no effort
- Many students are genuinely good people
The Bad:
- Many students are low-life
- Walking from class to class feels like walking through an alley in Harlem
- Drug use is rampant
- Terrible facilities
- Majority of students don’t care about life, academics, or school spirit
- Lunch is low quality
- All of the funding is put into our sports (and we never win anyways)
- We’ll never get a new high school, since there’s a huge problem in Waltham with improving things. We like to stay the same for the worse
In terms of the lunch options, it needs a lot more variety for the students. Besides, learning experiment was also needed to be improved. Because some teachers don't care about students and only care about whether students turn in the assignments or not. The teachers don't really care about whether students are actually learning.