Why Marblehead Is Moving To Head Of Class

MARBLEHEAD, MA — Marblehead had a strong showing in the recent Niche rankings of the top public schools in Massachusetts. The Magicians checked in at 40ths out of 218 public school districts in Massachusetts when Niche released its rankings this week.

"Marblehead High School ... has 1,057 students in grades 9-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 13 to 1. According to state test scores, 92% of students are at least proficient in math and 98% in reading," Niche said in its post.

Marblehead scored an overall grade of 'A.' You can see how it was graded below, including a less-than-stellar diversity mark:

• Academics A
• Diversity C+
• Teachers A-
• College Prep A
• Clubs & Activities A+
• Health & Safety A
• Administration B-
• Sports A+
• Food B
• Resources & Facilities A-

Other Niche rankings have Marblehead as the eighth-best high school sports in the state and 37th-best college prep public high school.

Niche used a variety of factors, including SAT/ACT scores and state assessments, student-teacher ratio, school safety, teacher quality and reviews from students and parents for its ranking. Niche assigns a standardized score for each factor, which is then weighted before an overall score is calculated for each school district. The overall scores are again standardized and some districts are disqualified from receiving a final letter grade if there isn't enough data. Read more about its methodology here.

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