Billerica Memorial High School
35 River St
Billerica MA, 01821, Middlesex County
Phone: 978-528-8712
Ranking: 
(132 out of 298, top 44%)*
(132 out of 298, top 44%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Billerica School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 99 | 101 | 98 | 100 | 105 | 108 | 105 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,530 | 1,551 | 1,624 | 1,599 | 1,598 | 1,631 | 1,634 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 350 | 22.9% | 343 | 22.1% | 383 | 23.6% | 400 | 25.0% | 366 | 22.9% | 418 | 25.6% | 403 | 24.7% |
| Grade 10: | 309 | 20.2% | 374 | 24.1% | 370 | 22.8% | 360 | 22.5% | 397 | 24.8% | 363 | 22.3% | 388 | 23.7% |
| Grade 11: | 367 | 24.0% | 362 | 23.3% | 359 | 22.1% | 398 | 24.9% | 350 | 21.9% | 393 | 24.1% | 360 | 22.0% |
| Grade 12: | 348 | 22.7% | 327 | 21.1% | 370 | 22.8% | 328 | 20.5% | 351 | 22.0% | 332 | 20.4% | 363 | 22.2% |
| Ungraded: | 10 | 0.7% | 11 | 0.7% | 9 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 758 | 49.5% | 768 | 49.5% | 800 | 49.3% | 793 | 49.6% | 808 | 50.6% | 839 | 51.4% | 789 | 48.3% |
| Female: | 772 | 50.5% | 783 | 50.5% | 824 | 50.7% | 806 | 50.4% | 790 | 49.4% | 792 | 48.6% | 790 | 48.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 55 | 3.6% | 44 | 2.8% | 41 | 2.5% | 33 | 2.1% | 33 | 2.1% | 49 | 3.0% | 46 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic: | 40 | 2.6% | 37 | 2.4% | 33 | 2.0% | 33 | 2.1% | 39 | 2.4% | 47 | 2.9% | 52 | 3.2% |
| Black: | 32 | 2.1% | 33 | 2.1% | 32 | 2.0% | 18 | 1.1% | 17 | 1.1% | 25 | 1.5% | 29 | 1.8% |
| White: | 1,383 | 90.4% | 1,414 | 91.2% | 1,494 | 92.0% | 1,493 | 93.4% | 1,482 | 92.7% | 1,466 | 89.9% | 1,455 | 89.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 18 | 1.2% | 22 | 1.4% | 23 | 1.4% | 20 | 1.3% | 25 | 1.6% | 42 | 2.6% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 134 | 8.8% | 180 | 11.6% | 169 | 10.4% | 119 | 7.4% | 44 | 2.8% | 51 | 3.1% | 54 | 3.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 55 | 3.6% | 52 | 3.4% | 46 | 2.8% | 32 | 2.0% | 30 | 1.9% | 29 | 1.8% | 21 | 1.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.40 | 15.39 | 16.50 | 15.99 | 15.26 | 15.00 | 15.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 76.5% | 74.6% | 61% |
| 2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 72% | 62% |
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 81% | 65% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 75% | 70% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 77% | 71% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 80% | 74% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 81% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 78% | 78% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 88% | 84% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 89% | 88% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 93% | 91% |
| 2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 69.1% | 67.5% | 51% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 66% | 57% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 80% | 62% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 79% | 67% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 81% | 69% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 80% | 72% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 83% | 75% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 84% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 83% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 83% | 78% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 81% | 80% |
| 2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 69% | 57% |
| 2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 68% | 61% |
| 2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 72% | 65% |
| 2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 82% | 67% |
| 2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 78% | 69% |
| 2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 81% | 71% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 69% | 66% | 42% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 64% | 62% | 55% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 71% | 69% | 61% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 79% | 78% | 63% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 80% | 78% | 71% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 81% | 78% | 72% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 86% | 84% | 73% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 12% | 15% | 36% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Billerica Memorial High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.