Student Life
Mystic Valley is a charter school located in Malden Massachusetts. The school serves students in grades K-12 on two campuses, the lower school (K-8) at 770 Salem Street, Malden and the high school (9-12) at 306 Highland Avenue in Malden. The school draws students primarily from the cities of: Everett; Malden;Medford; Melrose; Stoneham; and Wakefield. There are currently approximately 1,400 students at the school with a waiting list of over 2,000. The school has adopted the extended day and extended school year model in which classes go from 8:00 to 3:30 each day of a 200 day school year.
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The school has a remarkable record of academic success. The high school was recognized as the 94th best high school in the country by Newsweek magazine in 2009. Newseek also ranked Mystic Valley within the top 1% of US high schools in 2010. U.S. News & World Report magazine in both its 2007 and 2009 rankings of American high schools placed Mystic Valley in the top 8%. Nearly half of the graduates of Mystic Valley have received the John & Abigail Adams Scholarships which entitle them to free tuition at any Massachusetts state college or university. The scholarships are awarded based on the students outstanding scores on the MCAS exams. This record of success is believed to be among the highest in the state! The class of 2010 included Mystic Valley's first graduate to be accepted at Harvard University where he will be attending in the fall. The same student was also accepted at MIT.
Mystic Valley students have the chance to participate in a wide variety of sports and other extracurricular activities. Despite having a new program the school's sports teams are coming off an amazing year that featured two conference championships, several state tournament appearences and a host of individual athletes being recognized as all stars. In particular the school's swim team has begun to make waves by winning its third consecutive Commonowealth Athletic Conference Championship. The swimmers were undefeated in league meets. The team featured league MVPs Patrick Kinnon and Alyssa Savarino.
Mystic Valley students are also very active in the local community and are frequently seen providing volunteer assistance to various groups around the area as well as playing an active role in the city of Malden's clean up and graffitti removal efforts.
