Charlestown High School
240 Medford Street
Charlestown, MA 02129
Phone: 617-635-9914
Fax: 617-635-9928
Principal: Margaret Bledsoe
BTR Site Director: Karen Loughran
Charlestown HS has 1037 students in grades 9-12; 23% receive special education services, and 15% are English Language Learners.
Charlestown is organized as four Small Learning Communities (SLCs), which pair a small group of 9th-12th grade students with a team of teachers for their four years in high school. The school offers special programs for English Language Learners who speak Cantonese. Over 20 BTR-affiliated adults - Teacher Residents, graduates, mentors, and the school’s site director - work with Charlestown students to build upon the school’s focus on learning and its commitment to humanitarianism and service.
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