Stoneham High School

Stoneham High School
On the running track
Location
149 Franklin St
Stoneham, MA 02180

United States

42°28′21″N 71°05′20″W / 42.4726°N 71.0890°W / 42.4726; -71.0890
Information
TypePublic high school
School district
Stoneham Public Schools
Teaching staff
55.88 (FTE)
Grades9–12
Enrollment599 (2024–2025)
Student to teacher ratio
10.72
ColorsBlue, and White    
NicknameSpartans
Information781-279-3810
Websitewww.stonehamschools.org/schools/stoneham-high-school

Stoneham High School is a public high school located in Stoneham, Massachusetts, United States. It is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Stoneham High School student-athletes compete in the Middlesex League.

The principal of Stoneham High School is Dr. Stephen Burnham. Dr. Kristin DeFrancisco is the superintendent of Stoneham Public Schools.

Academics

For the 2024–2025 school year, mean SAT scores were 573 in Reading and Writing and 556 in Mathematics.

SHS offers Advanced Placement courses in 22 subjects, including AP United States History, AP English Language and Composition, AP Italian Language and Culture, AP Biology, and AP Calculus AB. For the 2024–2025 school year, 74% of scores were 3-5, while 26% of scores were 1-2..

Athletics

Stoneham High School is a member of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association and the Middlesex League. David Pignone is the athletic director for Stoneham High School. The following is the list of offered sports:

  • Fall
    • Cheerleading
    • Cross Country
    • Field Hockey
    • Football
    • Golf
    • Soccer
    • Swimming (Girls)
    • Volleyball
  • Winter
    • Basketball
    • Gymnastics
    • Hockey
    • Indoor Track
    • Swimming (Boys)
  • Spring
    • Baseball
    • Lacrosse
    • Outdoor Track
    • Softball
    • Tennis

Performing arts

The Drama Club puts on three productions each year: one production in the fall, a 40-minute piece in the winter (which they bring to the Massachusetts High School Drama Guild One-Act Festival), and a musical in the spring. The drama club is completely student-run, only having faculty/adult supervision and direction.

They went to the state finals in March/April 2014 for their adaptation of the stage version of Spring Awakening. They also attended state finals again in March/April 2017 for their adaptation of "Kindertransport."

The Drama Club also made it to the semi-finals round in 2019 with their performance of The Yellow Boat.

Demographics

The racial makeup of Stoneham High School is: 77.6% White, 11.1% Hispanic, 6.3% Asian, and 2.2% Black.

Notable alumni

References

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