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Brighton High High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

25 Warren St

Brighton MA, 02135, Suffolk County

Phone: 617-635-9873

Ranking:

(276 out of 298, bottom 7%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Boston School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

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:	78		85		78		77		77		83		83
Total Students:	989		1,108		1,144		1,233		1,208		1,251		1,305
Grade 9:	241	24.4%	271	24.5%	305	26.7%	301	24.4%	315	26.1%	331	26.5%	305	23.4%
Grade 10:	261	26.4%	281	25.4%	268	23.4%	296	24.0%	249	20.6%	264	21.1%	344	26.4%
Grade 11:	228	23.1%	256	23.1%	235	20.5%	292	23.7%	292	24.2%	324	25.9%	350	26.8%
Grade 12:	244	24.7%	284	25.6%	322	28.1%	334	27.1%	344	28.5%	328	26.2%	302	23.1%
Ungraded:	15	1.5%	16	1.4%	14	1.2%	10	0.8%	8	0.7%	4	0.3%	4	0.3%
Student By Gender:
Male:	527	53.3%	619	55.9%	640	55.9%	670	54.3%	650	53.8%	659	52.7%	652	50.0%
Female:	462	46.7%	489	44.1%	504	44.1%	563	45.7%	558	46.2%	592	47.3%	639	49.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.1%	3	0.3%	6	0.5%	6	0.5%	6	0.5%	5	0.4%	9	0.7%
Asian:	32	3.2%	41	3.7%	37	3.2%	39	3.2%	40	3.3%	36	2.9%	52	4.0%
Hispanic:	432	43.7%	498	44.9%	576	50.3%	628	50.9%	637	52.7%	643	51.4%	645	49.4%
Black:	453	45.8%	490	44.2%	453	39.6%	486	39.4%	459	38.0%	497	39.7%	524	40.2%
White:	55	5.6%	54	4.9%	56	4.9%	63	5.1%	60	5.0%	65	5.2%	65	5.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	3	0.3%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	16	1.6%	19	1.7%	15	1.3%	10	0.8%	5	0.4%	4	0.3%	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	842	85.1%	766	69.1%	869	76.0%	890	72.2%	854	70.7%	913	73.0%	934	71.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	32	3.2%	36	3.2%	48	4.2%	90	7.3%	96	7.9%	106	8.5%	102	7.8%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.63		12.99		14.58		15.99		15.65		15.00		15.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
MCAS
2003	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% proficient	33.8%	35.6%	61%
2004	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% proficient	36%	38%	62%
2005	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% proficient	29%	38%	65%
2006	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% proficient	40%	51%	70%
2007	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% proficient	36%	50%	71%
2008	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% proficient	59%	58%	74%
2009	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% proficient	56%	64%	81%
2010	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% proficient	65%	60%	78%
2011	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% proficient	54%	67%	84%
2012	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% proficient	65%	73%	88%
2013	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% proficient	74%	79%	91%
2003	Mathematics	10th Grade	% proficient	29.1%	36.1%	51%
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% proficient	52%	42%	57%
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% proficient	38%	39%	62%
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% proficient	47%	53%	67%
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% proficient	45%	55%	69%
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% proficient	50%	59%	72%
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% proficient	50%	62%	75%
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% proficient	54%	60%	75%
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% proficient	38%	59%	74%
2012	Mathematics	10th Grade	% proficient	51%	65%	78%
2013	Mathematics	10th Grade	% proficient	48%	64%	80%
2008	Science and Technology/Engineering	10th Grade	% proficient	8%	29%	57%
2009	Science and Technology/Engineering	10th Grade	% proficient	23%	34%	61%
2010	Science and Technology/Engineering	10th Grade	% proficient	26%	36%	65%
2011	Science and Technology/Engineering	10th Grade	% proficient	19%	39%	67%
2012	Science and Technology/Engineering	10th Grade	% proficient	21%	46%	69%
2013	Science and Technology/Engineering	10th Grade	% proficient	27%	49%	71%
2007	Biology	End of course	% proficient	2%	28%	42%
2008	Biology	End of course	% proficient	3%	32%	55%
2009	Biology	End of course	% proficient	5%	37%	61%
2010	Biology	End of course	% proficient	13%	39%	63%
2011	Biology	End of course	% proficient	8%	59%	71%
2012	Biology	End of course	% proficient	16%	55%	72%
2013	Biology	End of course	% proficient	32%	59%	73%
2007	Introductory Physics	End of course	% proficient	5%	18%	48%
2008	Introductory Physics	End of course	% proficient	25%	13%	55%
2009	Introductory Physics	End of course	% proficient	25%	24%	57%
2010	Introductory Physics	End of course	% proficient	17%	25%	55%
2011	Introductory Physics	End of course	% proficient	22%	34%	61%
2012	Introductory Physics	End of course	% proficient	26%	37%	63%
2013	Introductory Physics	End of course	% proficient	11%	35%	63%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

* Brighton High High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.