Somerville High School (Massachusetts)

Somerville High School
Address
Map
81 Highland Avenue

,
02145

United States
Coordinates42°23′13″N 71°05′49″W / 42.387°N 71.097°W / 42.387; -71.097
Information
TypePublic Secondary
MottoEducation Inspiration Excellence
Established1852; 172 years ago (1852)
School districtSomerville Public Schools
SuperintendentRubén Carmona
PrincipalAlicia Kersten
Teaching staff133.67 (FTE)[1]
Grades912
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment1,310 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio9.80[1]
Color(s)Red and blue   
SongSomerville Leads The Way
AthleticsBaseball, Basketball, cheerleading, crew, cross country, football, golf, ice hockey, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, soccer, softball, Swimming, Ultimate Frisbee, Tennis, Volleyball[2]
NicknameHighlanders
AccreditationNEASC
NewspaperHighlander Highlights (1852–2010) The Piper (2011–2020), Highlander News (2020–)
YearbookThe Radiator
MCAS % proficient and advancedELA: 88 Math: 78 Science: 73 (Spring 2015)[4]
Websitewww.somerville.k12.ma.us

Somerville High School is a public, four-year high school in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States. The school offers a wide selection of classes and vocational programs.

Classes offered include music, performing arts, journalism, TV and media production, ceramics, and computer applications. There are vocational programs in health careers, childhood development, electrical work, carpentry, auto repair, advanced manufacturing, graphic communications, drafting, cosmetology, culinary arts, and metal fabrication.

  1. ^ a b c "Somerville High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Student Athletics – Highlander Athletics". Somerville High School. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  3. ^ "Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - 2020-21 SAT Performance Report - All Students Statewide Report".
  4. ^ "MCAS Tests of Spring 2015 – Somerville High (02740505)". mass.edu. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Retrieved 2 November 2015.