Quincy Public Schools Explained

Quincy Public Schools
Type:	Public
Grades:	K-12
Country:	United States
Location:	34 Coddington Street, Quincy, MA 02169
Superintendent:	Kevin W. Mulvey
Schools:	19
Budget:	$153,147,901 total $16,463 per pupil (2016)^[1]
Students:	9,229^[2]
Teachers:	679^[3]
Ratio:	13.7 to 1^[4]
Website:	Quincy Public Schools
Free Label:	Average SAT scores
Free Text:	541 verbal 565 math 1106 total (2017-2018)^[5]

Quincy Public Schools (QPS) is a school district that manages schools in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA. The superintendent is Kevin W. Mulvey, It serves a population of approximately 94,470^[6] of whom approx. 11% are school age.^[7]

History

The Quincy Public Schools first superintendent was Francis W. Parker. F. W. Parker Elementary School was named after him. In June 2021, South West Middle School was placed into a state program for schools or districts that disproportionately suspend nonwhite students or students with disabilities.^[8]

Elementary schools

• Amelio Della Chiesa Early Childhood Center (preschool)
• Atherton Hough Elementary School
• Beechwood Knoll Elementary School
• Charles .A. Bernazzani Elementary School
• Lincoln-Hancock Elementary School
• Clifford Marshall Elementary School
• Merrymount Elementary School
• Montclair Elementary School
• Parker Elementary School
• Snug Harbor Elementary School (elementary and preschool)
• Squantum Elementary School
• Wollaston Elementary School

Middle schools

• Atlantic Middle School
• Broad Meadows Middle School
• Central Middle School
• Point Webster Middle School
• Southwest Middle School

High schools

• Quincy High School
• North Quincy High School

Notable alumni

• Priscilla Chan^[9]
• Dick Dale^[10]
• John Cheever
• Ruth Gordon
• Robert Burns Woodward^[11]

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - per Pupil Expenditures Statewide Report.
2. Web site: Enrollment Data (2019-20) - Quincy (02430000).
3. Web site: Teacher Data (2018-19) - Quincy (02430000).
4. Web site: Teacher Data (2018-19) - Quincy (02430000).
5. Web site: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - 2019-20 SAT Performance Report - All Students Statewide Report.
6. Web site: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Quincy city, Massachusetts. 2021-05-25. www.census.gov. en.
7. Web site: Quincy (City) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau . 2011-11-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111102071916/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/25/2555745.html . 2011-11-02 .
8. News: Trufant. Jessica. June 11, 2021. Black students disproportionately suspended at schools in Quincy, Weymouth, Plymouth. The Patriot Ledger. Gannett. June 12, 2021.
9. Web site: King. Hope. 2015-12-01. Who is Priscilla Chan?. 2021-12-02. CNNMoney.
10. Book: Crowe, Julia. My First Guitar: Tales of True Love and Lost Chords from 70 Legendary Musicians. 2012-09-20. Ecw Press. 978-1-77090-275-6. en.
11. Book: Benfey. Otto Theodor. Robert Burns Woodward: Architect and Artist in the World of Molecules. Morris. Peter John Turnbull. 2001. Chemical Heritage Foundation. 978-0-941901-25-3. en.