Medford Public Schools is a school district located in Medford, Massachusetts. The district has 9 schools in the city serving grades K-12. The main office is located in the High School/Vocational-Technical High School building at 489 Winthrop Street.
Elementary schools Brooks Elementary School
Brooks Elementary School is located in the West Medford section of Medford, Massachusetts. It is named for John Brooks, who was born in Medford, became a Revolutionary War veteran, and was later Governor of Massachusetts from 1816 to 1823.
Former Principals 1994 - 2012 Michael Simon
Missituk Elementary School
Missituk Elementary School is located in the South Medford section of Medford, Massachusetts. Since the student population historically has had a large (over fifty percent) portion qualifying for free and reduced lunch, the Missituk School instituted a universal free breakfast program beginning in late 2008. Initial results included better attendance, fewer trips to the nurse and better student behavior.
Former Principals 1988 - 1992 Mr.Donovon 1992-1994 Mr.Swanson
John J. McGlynn Elementary School
Named after a former mayor of Medford, the John J. McGlynn Elementary School shares a building and campus with the McGlynn Middle School on the eastern bank of the Mystic River, between Medford Square and Wellington Circle. It is also immediately adjacent to the Andrews Middle School.
Milton Fuller Roberts Elementary School
The Milton Fuller Roberts Elementary School was named after Lt. Milton F. Roberts, a veteran of the Civil War, Spanish–American War, and World War I. Originally a junior high school or middle school, it opened in that capacity in 1928 in the Glenwood neighborhood of north east Medford. It was converted into an elementary school in September 2003 as part of a series of school renovations across the district.
Secondary schools Madeleine Dugger Andrews Middle School Location: 3000 Mystic Valley Parkway, Medford, MA 02155 Coordinates: Established: September 2000 Principal: Ms. Jennifer Skanes Assistant Principal: Farah Lalli Staff: 72.3 Teaching Staff: 50.4 Grades: 6–8 Enrollment: 519 Students (2013–2014) Grade 6: 158 Grade 7: 175 Grade 8: 176 Classes: 285 Student:teacher ratio: 10.3:1 MCAS % proficient and advanced: ELA: 68; Math: 47; Science: 41 (Spring 2014) URL: https://andrews.mps02155.org/
Madeleine Dugger Andrews Middle School is named after the first African-American member of the Medford School Committee. It was the first new school constructed in the district in eighty years. Located on the eastern bank of the Mystic river, south of Medford Square, it is immediately adjacent to the McGlynn schools.
Fulton Heights Academy which is part of Andrews Middle School is dedicated to special needs children with social/emotional and behavioral/academic disabilities.
John J. McGlynn Middle School Location: 3002 Mystic Valley Parkway, Medford, MA 02155 Coordinates: Established: September 2004 Principal: Mr. Nick Tucci Staff: 64.1 Teaching Staff: 46.6 Grades: 6–8 Enrollment: 531 Students (2013–2014) Grade 6: 145 Grade 7: 192 Grade 8: 194 Classes: 263 Student:teacher ratio: 11.4:1 MCAS % proficient and advanced: ELA: 70; Math: 38; Science: 48 (Spring 2014) URL: https://mcglynnms.mps02155.org/
Medford High School
Location: 489 Winthrop Street, Medford, MA 02155 Headmaster: Ms. Marta Cabral Enrollment: 1,332 Students URL: https://mhs-mvths.mps02155.org/
Medford Vocational-Technical High School Location: 489 Winthrop Street, Medford, MA 02155 Director: Chad Fallon Enrollment: 257 Students URL: https://mhs-mvths.mps02155.org/
Curtis/Tufts Alternative School Location: 437 Main Street, Medford, MA 02155 Program Director: Laurie Hodgdon Staff: 8.8 Teaching Staff: 4.4 Grades: 9–12 Enrollment: 22 Students (2014–2015) Grade 9: 1 Grade 10: 6 Grade 11: 7 Grade 12: 7 Student:Teacher Ratio: 5:1 URL: https://curtistufts.mps02155.org/
References
External links Medford Public Schools