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Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy

Public Grades 6-12

316^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 9% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy is a public high school located in Roxbury, Massachusetts, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 553 students. The school is part of the Boston Public School District, which is ranked 298 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Massachusetts high schools, with a statewide ranking between 316-334 out of 349 schools in recent years. The school's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in mathematics, where only 13.04% of 10th-grade students and 8.02% of all students were proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the state averages of 44.6% and 40.74%, respectively. Dearborn's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 75% to 82.4% in recent years, which is lower than the state average, and the school's dropout rate has fluctuated between 6.7% and 15.9%, also higher than the state average.

Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy's performance is significantly lower than that of nearby high-performing schools like O'Bryant School of Math & Science and Boston Latin Academy, which consistently rank in the top 15-20% of Massachusetts high schools. Other nearby schools, such as Madison Park Technical Vocational High School and Fenway High School, also struggle academically, with performance similar to or slightly better than Dearborn's.

565

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,992

Per pupil spending ?

79.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

36 Winthrop St
Roxbury, MA 02119

(617) 635-8412

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.6%

Hispanic:

33.5%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 33 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg28%

Massachusetts avg41%

Middle school

444^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

316^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 23High Schools in the Boston

298^th of 348Boston among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	444 of 484	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	463 of 493	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	457 of 501	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	472 of 497	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	466 of 501	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	465 of 498	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	465 of 484	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.7	470 of 487	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.1	466 of 482	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.8	411 of 441	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.0	433 of 455	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.6	434 of 455	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.3	432 of 455	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.6	422 of 449	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.7	424 of 434	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.7	404 of 409	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.7	399 of 407	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.1	390 of 399	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.7	388 of 399	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.1	343 of 356	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.7	325 of 344	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	4.8	330 of 339	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	178 of 206	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	191 of 202	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	178 of 209	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	202 of 212	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	170 of 193	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	177 of 195	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	145 of 172	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	31.3	286 of 445	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	282 of 431	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	198 of 424	53.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	61 of 181	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	80 of 180	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.1	123 of 155	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	138 of 154	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.3	34 of 135	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	46.5	49 of 138	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.5	43 of 127	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	433 of 473	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	457 of 481	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	454 of 489	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	474 of 494	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	451 of 483	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	464 of 478	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	445 of 463	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	294 of 376	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	339 of 378	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	323 of 364	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	328 of 368	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	283 of 335	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	250 of 322	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	293 of 309	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	401 of 464	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	447 of 469	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	422 of 481	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	453 of 489	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	433 of 462	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	399 of 452	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	415 of 438	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	434 of 473	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	451 of 483	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	446 of 489	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	483 of 497	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	464 of 485	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	436 of 478	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	459 of 466	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	354 of 435	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	361 of 441	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	337 of 444	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	469 of 503	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	464 of 489	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	437 of 484	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	446 of 467	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	6.4	482 of 491	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	25.5	258 of 339	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	316 of 349	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	331 of 348	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	334 of 347	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	332 of 342	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	274 of 285	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	322 of 351	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	319 of 345	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.7	323 of 348	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.2	326 of 351	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.0	336 of 354	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	126 of 148	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	156 of 160	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	127 of 142	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	119 of 133	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	88 of 94	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	119 of 137	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	117 of 134	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	12.5	290 of 295	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	158 of 202	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	31 of 83	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.0	44 of 86	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	24 of 84	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	39.8	41 of 77	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	36 of 46	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.9	26 of 82	68.3%	★★★★☆
2018	48.1	34 of 77	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	314 of 337	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	332 of 342	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	331 of 339	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	318 of 340	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	269 of 281	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	316 of 342	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	313 of 339	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	235 of 245	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	139 of 249	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.5	224 of 241	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	213 of 217	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	122 of 149	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	146 of 206	29.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	282 of 334	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	313 of 338	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	305 of 338	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	326 of 332	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	238 of 253	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	294 of 330	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	305 of 330	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	313 of 339	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	321 of 342	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	324 of 343	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.8	338 of 339	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	272 of 281	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	321 of 346	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	323 of 343	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	262 of 302	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	223 of 289	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	208 of 301	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	5.6	332 of 339	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	257 of 268	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	308 of 348	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	313 of 344	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile+58 vs school

Disabled (2022)36th percentile+31 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)24th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)2nd percentile-5 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2025)63rd percentile+53 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts15%-26 vs state

Biology14%-26 vs state

Civics10%-29 vs state

Science10%-31 vs state

Mathematics8%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)						MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)						MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy	Public	6-12	36 Winthrop St	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8412	565	52	10.9		9 (1.6%)	348 (61.6%)	189 (33.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.5%)	12.1	316^th of 349 public high schools	9.5%		6.6	331^st of 348 public high schools	4.9%	15		25.0	18.1	9.0	26.1	15.3		14.3	6.2	7.7	13.0	8.0		10.1	13.6	10.1	13.5		10.4	$35,992
Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	20 Kearsarge Ave	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6789	323	30	10.9		10 (3.1%)	168 (52.0%)	132 (40.9%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)					7.7						0.0									$29,730
City on a Hill Charter Public School	Public, Charter	11-12	58 Circuit Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	City on a Hill Charter Public School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 445-1515	78	10	7.5		1 (1.3%)	56 (71.8%)	21 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$35,181
O'Bryant School of Math & Science	Public	7-12	55 Malcolm X Blvd	Roxbury	02120	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9932	1,509	99	15.2		189 (12.5%)	452 (30.0%)	560 (37.1%)	256 (17.0%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	45 (3.0%)	86.5	60^th of 349 public high schools	82.8%		79.2	82^nd of 348 public high schools	76.4%	22			53.3	53.4	70.5	53.4			57.7	68.1	74.6	62.5		35.0	63.6	35.0	56.1		41.7	$30,231
Madison Park Technical Vocational High School	Public	9-12	75 Malcolm X Blvd	Roxbury	02120	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8970	1,121	119	9.4		26 (2.3%)	462 (41.2%)	590 (52.6%)	11 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.3%)	6.3	335^th of 349 public high schools	4.0%		4	343^rd of 348 public high schools	1.4%	8					10.4						11.8				5.6		0.0	1.3		$40,408
Boston Latin Academy	Public	7-12	205 Townsend Street	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9957	1,693	95	17.8		358 (21.1%)	443 (26.2%)	531 (31.4%)	256 (15.1%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	95 (5.6%)	86.6	59^th of 349 public high schools	83.1%		87.7	45^th of 348 public high schools	87.1%	14			69.7	56.6	80.3	63.3			55.1	47.3	74.4	51.2		31.8	57.7	31.8		58.3	48.0	$29,222
Fenway High School	Public	9-12	67 Alleghany St	Roxbury	02120	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9911	362	31	11.7		26 (7.2%)	107 (29.6%)	210 (58.0%)	11 (3.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	14.4	307^th of 349 public high schools	12.0%		29	259^th of 348 public high schools	25.6%	48					20.9						24.7				12.6			12.5		$36,232
Carter School	Public	8-12	270 Columbia Rd	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9832	28	1	28.0		3 (10.7%)	14 (50.0%)	11 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$73,057
Boston Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	11 Mayhew Street	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston Collegiate Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 265-1172	708	73	9.6		302 (42.7%)	176 (24.9%)	179 (25.3%)	22 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.0%)	37.5	227^th of 349 public high schools	35.0%		54.4	176^th of 348 public high schools	49.4%	51	52.0	63.4	38.6	47.4	39.0	50.8	67.0	64.1	42.1	49.5	48.7	56.2	67.0	39.4	18.3	53.6		30.7	33.7	$23,828
Roxbury Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	120 Fisher Avenue	Roxbury	02120	Suffolk County	Roxbury Preparatory Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 566-2361	1,126	44	25.8		13 (1.2%)	592 (52.6%)	460 (40.9%)	5 (0.4%)	17 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.4%)	23.1	272^nd of 349 public high schools	22.1%		10.7	315^th of 348 public high schools	9.5%	43	13.9	19.6	43.9	29.7	26.0	29.5	33.8	29.2	33.0	31.5	26.4	31.6	27.4	20.9	30.2	22.8	30.9		16.2	$29,178

Frequently Asked Questions about Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy

What is the racial makeup of Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy?

Students at Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy are 62% African American, 33% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

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Boston

How many students attend Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 565 students attended Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy.

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