Research: Sleep Habits of Holliston Middle and High School Students
According to the 2014 Youth Risk Behavior Survey data, on an average night:
- 57% of female students at the Robert Adams Middle School get 8 or more hours of sleep
- 71% of male students at the Robert Adams Middle School get 8 or more hours of sleep
- 25% of female students at Holliston High School get 8 or more hours of sleep
- 39% of male students at Holliston High School get 8 or more hours of sleep
- Breakdown by grade:
- 72% of 7th graders get 8 or more hours of sleep
- 54% of 8th graders get 8 or more hours of sleep
- 38% of 9th graders get 8 or more hours of sleep
- 36% of 10th graders get 8 or more hours of sleep
- 28% of 11th graders get 8 or more hours of sleep
- 17% of 12th graders get 8 or more hours of sleep
According to more recent student survey conducted in January 2017, by the Superintendent’s Task Force on Student Stress, students reported that on average, they sleep:
| Robert Adams Middle School | Holliston High School | |
| less than 4 hours of sleep/night | 1.4% | 6.1% |
| 4-5 hours of sleep/night | 5.3% | 10.0% |
| 5-6 hours of sleep/night | 9.7% | 22.9% |
| 6-7 hours of sleep/night | 22.6% | 31.8% |
| 7-8 hours of sleep/night | 33.0% | 23.1% |
| 8-9 hours of sleep/night | 23.4% | 5.5% |
| 9 or more hours of sleep/night | 4.6% | 0.0% |
Finally, for the period August 2016 through December 2016, the average number of students who were officially logged as tardy was 28 per day at Holliston High School (3.5% of the school population) and 20 per day at the Adams Middle School (3.0% of the school population).