Methuen High School

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Methuen High School
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Methuen High School
Location
Methuen High School
1 Ranger Road

,
MA 01844

United States
Information
Type Public
MottoRanger Pride
PrincipalAnthony Curet (interim)
Teaching staff149.31 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,898 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio12.71 [1]
Campus type Suburban
Color(s)Blue & White   
Athletics conference Merrimack Valley Conference (MVC)
MascotRangers
Team nameMethuen Rangers
Website Methuen Public Schools

Methuen High School is a public secondary school located in the city of Methuen, Massachusetts, United States. Methuen High serves grades nine through twelve for about 1,900 students. It is one of five public schools in Methuen and it is the only high school in the district.

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Environment

Methuen High School first opened in 1975. The school was originally designed with the open classroom theory. Since then, a $100 million renovation [2] has been conducted and all classrooms now have walls. Also due in part to the renovation, students now receive iPads which they keep for the entire year. This is known as the 1:1 iPad program. The renovation also includes an expansion, which includes a brand new cafeteria, auditorium, fine arts area, lobby, and media center.

Demographics

According to the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education, the school has 1,898 current enrollments. By gender, 999 are male, 896 are female, and 3 are non-binary. By race, 6.3% are African American, 50.2% are Hispanic or Latino, 37.7% White 4.0% Asian, and 1.9% are multi-race/non-hispanic. [3]

Athletics

Methuen High is a member of the Merrimack Valley Athletic Conference. The school offers 25 sports at the Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Freshmen levels. For boys: football, soccer, cross country, golf, basketball, indoor track, ice hockey, wrestling, tennis, volleyball, baseball, outdoor track, and lacrosse. For girls: field hockey, soccer, cross country, volleyball, swimming & diving, cheerleading, gymnastics, basketball, indoor track, tennis, outdoor track, and softball. Methuen teams play as the Rangers, inspired by Methuen native Robert Rogers and his foundation of Rogers' Rangers, which eventually led to the formation of the United States Army Rangers.[ citation needed ] Methuen High School also has a marching band which competes in the NESBA conference, as well as a JROTC battalion.

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Methuen High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  2. Huggins, J.J. (May 28, 2010). "$100m Methuen High renovation a done deal". The Eagle-Tribune.
  3. Enrollment data (2023–24) - Methuen High (01810505). (n.d.). https://profiles.doe.mass.edu/profiles/student.aspx?orgcode=01810505&orgtypecode=6
  4. "1975 Methuen High School Yearbook". The High School. 1975.
  5. Castillo, Susie (June 6, 2007). "My 'Mass.' Mania". New York Post. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
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