Walpole High School

Walpole High School
Location
Map
275 Common Street,
Walpole, MA 02081

United States
Information
TypePublic high school
Motto"Educating All Students to Achieve Success"
Established1870
School districtWalpole Public Schools
SuperintendentBridget A. Gough
PrincipalStephen Imbusch[1]
Faculty85.8[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,172 (2015–16)[3]
Color(s)   
Team nameTimberwolves[4]
NewspaperThe Searchlight[6]
Websitewalpolewhs.ss5.sharpschool.com

Walpole High School (WHS) is a four-year public high school in Walpole, Massachusetts, United States, within Norfolk County. The school educates students grades 9 through 12 and is the only high school in the Walpole Public School district. As of 2013, the school has about 1,300 students and over 90 faculty and staff members. The campus is located one mile from downtown Walpole on Common Street.

The school is mainly focused on college preparatory subjects, with over 90 percent of its graduates typically going on to higher education.[7] It is accredited is by the New England Association of Secondary Schools.

WHS was founded in 1870; the current building was originally built in 1907 and underwent a major renovation/addition in 2000-2002 thereby adding many new classrooms, labs, a new library, and cafeteria as well as a general modernization of the interior.

  1. ^ "Contact Information - Walpole High (03070505)".
  2. ^ "Teacher Data (2018-19) - Walpole High (03070505)".
  3. ^ "Walpole High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  4. ^ "'Involved an exhaustive process': Timberwolves to replace Rebels as Walpole High mascot".
  5. ^ "Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - 2019-20 SAT Performance Report - All Students Statewide Report".
  6. ^ The Searchlight
  7. ^ "Plans of High School Graduates (2019-20) - Walpole High (03070505)".