Quincy High School; Quincy, MA; main entrance; 2011-06-05

Quincy Public Schools (QPS) is a

school district A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public primary and secondary schools in various nations. North America United States In the U.S, most K–12 public schools function as units of local school districts, wh ...

that manages schools in Quincy,

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

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. The superintendent is Kevin W. Mulvey, It serves a population of approximately 94,470 of whom approx. 11% are school age.

History

The Quincy Public Schools first superintendent was

Francis W. Parker Francis Wayland Parker (October 9, 1837March 2, 1902) was a pioneer of the progressive school movement in the United States. He believed that education should include the complete development of an individual — mental, physical, and moral. Jo ...

. 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.

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 North Quincy High School (NQHS) is a public secondary school located in the North Quincy neighborhood of Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. The school serves grades 9 through 12, and has an enrollment of over 1,200 students. It is one of t ...

Notable alumni

* Priscilla Chan * Dick Dale *

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* Robert Burns Woodward

External links

Official site

References

{{Massachusetts Public High Schools School districts in Massachusetts Education in Quincy, Massachusetts