Students come directly from Pembroke Community Middle School (PCMS).

The building was constructed as the Pembroke campus of the Silver Lake Regional High School and opened in October 1976, and was subsequently the Silver Lake District's middle school.

Pembroke High School has a wide range of clubs for students.

The complete list of clubs are as follows: As of 2008, the population of the school was 98% white, with 10% of the student body of low income and 10% classified as special needs.

The Patriot League's members are Scituate, Quincy, Hanover, Middleborough, Duxbury, Hingham, Plymouth North, Plymouth South, Whitman-Hanson, North Quincy, and Silver Lake.