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Stoneham is a middle to upper-middle income suburban community of about 23,000 people located 13 miles north of Boston, composed primarily of business, professional and semi-professional residents. Stoneham High School is a comprehensive, four-year public high school with an enrollment of approximately 900 students.
Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, its 71-member faculty has earned 55 Masters Degrees and has an average of 15 years of experience. As members of the Middlesex League, Stoneham High School student-athletes compete in over 20 varsity sports.
Stoneham High School operates on an alternate day, 90-minute block schedule. Full year courses earn 5 credits. Half year or semester courses earn 2.5 credits. Students must earn a minimum of 120 credits and fulfill the following course requirements to graduate:
English
Social Studies
Math
Science
Health
Physical Education
Art/Music
Computers
Curriculum Levels
AP……………………………...Advanced Placement
HONORS………………………Honors college preparatory program
INTENSIVE……………………A demanding college preparatory curriculum
COMPREHENSIVE……………College preparatory program presented at a slower pace in a highly structured program
UNLEVELED………….………Courses do not require levels
TRANSITIONAL………………Courses designed to prepare for the Comprehensive level
Class Rank
Rank in class is cumulative for four years and weighted on the basis of curriculum level. Rank is determined by final grades in all subjects except for Band and Chorus, which are included only the first time taken.
Marking System/Weighted Grades
Level |
A.P. |
Honors |
Intensive |
Comprehensive |
Unleveled |
A |
5.1 |
5.0 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
B |
4.1 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
C |
3.1 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
D |
2.1 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
F |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Special Curriculum Features
Advanced Placement courses are offered in English III & IV, Spanish V, French V, Italian V, U. S. History I & II, Calculus, Physics, Biology, Environmental Science and Studio Art.
School to Career programs are offered in Automotive Technology, Child Development, Culinary Arts and Marketing.
Grade Distribution
Distribution for the junior year of the class of 2005 in academic subjects is:
A – 21 B – 42 C – 24 D – 11 F – 3
College Admission Test Scores - SAT
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Class of 03 |
Class of 04 |
Class of 05 |
Class of 06 |
Percent of Seniors taking test |
77% |
86% |
79% |
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Verbal: Mean |
537 |
508 |
526 |
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Mathematics: Mean |
523 |
506 |
533 |
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College Attendence
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% of Class of 03 |
% of Class of 04 |
% of Class of 05 |
% of Class of 06 |
4 year college |
68 |
76 |
66 |
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2 year college |
12 |
11 |
20 |
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Other schools |
6 |
2 |
3 |
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Total continuing education |
86 |
89 |
89 |
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Graduates of the Class of 2005 enrolled in the following colleges:
Assumption, Babson, Bentley, Boston University, Brandeis University, Clark, Connecticut College, Dartmouth,
Endicott, Fairfield U, Fitchburg State, Framingham State, Franklin Pierce, George Washington U., Johnson & Wales, Kenyon College, Lasell, Lehigh, Lynn U., Marist, Mass College of Art, Mass Maritime Academy, Merrimack, Mount Ida, New England College, Niagara U, Northeastern University, Plymouth State, Providence, Regis, Rensselaer Poly Tech, Rochester Institute of Technology, Roger Williams, Sacred Heart, Salem State, Salve Regina University, Siena College, Southern NH, St. Michael’s of Vermont, Stonehill, Suffolk University, U Mass/Amherst, UMass/Boston, U Mass/Dartmouth,U Mass/Lowell, U of Connecticut, U of New England, U of New Hampshire, U of Vermont, Unity, Wellesley, Wentworth, Westfield, Wheaton, Wheelock, Williams College, Worcester Polytechnic Inst.
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