Doherty Memorial High High School
299 Highland St Worcester MA, 01602, Worcester County Phone: 508-799-3270 Ranking: (245 out of 298, bottom 18%)* Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Worcester 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: | 91 | 95 | 92 | 90 | 102 | 90 | 90 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,337 | 1,333 | 1,331 | 1,327 | 1,398 | 1,469 | 1,511 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 346 | 25.9% | 381 | 28.6% | 354 | 26.6% | 330 | 24.9% | 376 | 26.9% | 369 | 25.1% | 417 | 27.6% |
Grade 10: | 374 | 28.0% | 336 | 25.2% | 325 | 24.4% | 348 | 26.2% | 321 | 23.0% | 358 | 24.4% | 375 | 24.8% |
Grade 11: | 318 | 23.8% | 295 | 22.1% | 342 | 25.7% | 323 | 24.3% | 333 | 23.8% | 370 | 25.2% | 413 | 27.3% |
Grade 12: | 299 | 22.4% | 321 | 24.1% | 310 | 23.3% | 326 | 24.6% | 368 | 26.3% | 372 | 25.3% | 306 | 20.3% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 683 | 51.1% | 664 | 49.8% | 658 | 49.4% | 661 | 49.8% | 694 | 49.6% | 719 | 48.9% | 698 | 46.2% |
Female: | 654 | 48.9% | 669 | 50.2% | 673 | 50.6% | 666 | 50.2% | 704 | 50.4% | 750 | 51.1% | 797 | 52.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.8% | 9 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 125 | 9.3% | 129 | 9.7% | 136 | 10.2% | 145 | 10.9% | 133 | 9.5% | 125 | 8.5% | 112 | 7.4% |
Hispanic: | 405 | 30.3% | 393 | 29.5% | 362 | 27.2% | 344 | 25.9% | 368 | 26.3% | 406 | 27.6% | 399 | 26.4% |
Black: | 189 | 14.1% | 186 | 14.0% | 182 | 13.7% | 180 | 13.6% | 205 | 14.7% | 218 | 14.8% | 215 | 14.2% |
White: | 580 | 43.4% | 583 | 43.7% | 616 | 46.3% | 627 | 47.2% | 662 | 47.4% | 702 | 47.8% | 765 | 50.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 30 | 2.2% | 33 | 2.5% | 25 | 1.9% | 22 | 1.7% | 22 | 1.6% | 9 | 0.6% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 706 | 52.8% | 694 | 52.1% | 650 | 48.8% | 557 | 42.0% | 633 | 45.3% | 585 | 39.8% | 529 | 35.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 80 | 6.0% | 96 | 7.2% | 98 | 7.4% | 84 | 6.3% | 105 | 7.5% | 109 | 7.4% | 97 | 6.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.77 | 14.03 | 14.53 | 14.69 | 13.65 | 16.40 | 16.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 55.3% | 37.9% | 61% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 37% | 62% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 42% | 65% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 47% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 52% | 71% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 57% | 74% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 67% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 63% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 67% | 84% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 76% | 88% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 80% | 91% |
2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 49.3% | 31.4% | 51% |
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 30% | 57% |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 35% | 62% |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 41% | 67% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 48% | 69% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 51% | 72% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 57% | 75% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 57% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 56% | 74% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 62% | 78% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 62% | 80% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 23% | 57% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 34% | 61% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 36% | 65% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 40% | 67% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 46% | 69% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 45% | 71% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 95.5% | 36.7% | 66% |
2003 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73.8% | 14.5% | 37% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45.3% | 14.8% | 32% |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 24% | 15% | 42% |
2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 36% | 24% | 55% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 37% | 27% | 61% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 54% | 36% | 63% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 53% | 47% | 71% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 55% | 44% | 72% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 61% | 48% | 73% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 23% | 15% | 35% |
2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 9% | 9% | 36% |
2007 | Technology/Engineering | End of course | % proficient | 34% | 19% | 35% |
2008 | Technology/Engineering | End of course | % proficient | 17% | 9% | 47% |
2009 | Technology/Engineering | End of course | % proficient | 10% | 9% | 53% |
2010 | Technology/Engineering | End of course | % proficient | 0% | 1% | 42% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Doherty Memorial 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.