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East Boston High School

Public Grades 7-12

300^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 14% of Massachusetts high schools

1,252

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,022

Per pupil spending ?

59.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

86 White Street
East Boston, MA 02128

(617) 635-9896

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.2%

White:

8.9%

African American:

5.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (11% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Civics scores 36 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg27%

Massachusetts avg41%

Middle school

452^nd of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 1 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

300^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	9.3	452 of 484	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	437 of 493	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	463 of 501	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	128 of 181	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	127 of 180	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.1	86 of 155	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	449 of 473	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	454 of 481	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	479 of 489	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	342 of 376	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	278 of 378	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	332 of 364	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	432 of 464	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	401 of 469	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	449 of 481	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	446 of 473	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	386 of 483	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	429 of 489	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	393 of 435	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	404 of 441	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	354 of 444	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	381 of 386	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	366 of 392	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	358 of 403	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	300 of 349	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	312 of 348	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	292 of 347	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	289 of 342	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	256 of 285	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	302 of 351	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	304 of 345	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.7	319 of 348	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.9	318 of 351	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.3	324 of 354	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.2	326 of 347	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.2	325 of 344	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.3	316 of 340	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.6	311 of 340	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.2	317 of 335	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.4	309 of 322	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.9	298 of 319	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.5	295 of 316	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	17.0	269 of 314	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	7.3	286 of 311	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.3	282 of 307	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	6.0	280 of 304	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2018	33.7	95 of 134	29.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	55.4	103 of 295	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.5	127 of 202	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	190 of 299	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	209 of 299	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	61 of 83	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	49 of 86	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	73.8	3 of 84	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	71.2	5 of 77	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	48.3	13 of 46	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	51.6	32 of 82	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	24 of 77	68.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	311 of 337	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	302 of 342	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	301 of 339	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	298 of 340	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	250 of 281	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	307 of 342	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	316 of 339	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	173 of 245	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.2	191 of 249	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	165 of 241	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	125 of 217	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	108 of 149	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	139 of 206	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	137 of 193	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	15 of 19	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	22 of 28	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	274 of 334	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	278 of 338	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	262 of 338	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	251 of 332	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	219 of 253	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	267 of 330	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	263 of 330	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	279 of 339	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	312 of 342	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	271 of 343	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	276 of 339	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	247 of 281	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	288 of 346	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	299 of 343	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	160 of 302	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	229 of 289	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	187 of 301	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	236 of 339	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.1	226 of 268	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	290 of 348	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	272 of 344	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	269 of 298	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	263 of 302	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	286 of 301	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	264 of 300	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.0	243 of 249	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	294 of 302	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	257 of 303	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)29th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile-5 vs school

High school

Disabled (2022)65th percentile+50 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2018)29th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile+12 vs school

Homeless (2025)21st percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Physics18%-26 vs state

English Language Arts12%-30 vs state

Mathematics9%-32 vs state

Science8%-33 vs state

Biology7%-32 vs state

Civics3%-36 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
East Boston High School	Public	7-12	86 White Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9896	1,252	108	11.5		112 (8.9%)	63 (5.0%)	1,042 (83.2%)	16 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.4%)	17.1	300^th of 349 public high schools	14.0%		11.5	312^th of 348 public high schools	10.3%	12			8.9	15.3	26.5	11.9			11.5	5.3	24.4	8.7		8.4	16.2	8.4	7.4	17.9	3.2	$34,022
Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School Chelsea	Public, Charter	9-12	175 Hawthorne Street	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School Chelsea	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 889-3100	198	10	19.9		9 (4.5%)	16 (8.1%)	166 (83.8%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)								(n/a)					9.1						0.0						0.0			$32,898
Excel Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	58 Moore Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Excel Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 874-4080	1,379	128	10.7		165 (12.0%)	65 (4.7%)	1,118 (81.1%)	12 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	13 (0.9%)	77.7	84^th of 349 public high schools	75.9%		66	128^th of 348 public high schools	63.2%	44	42.8	58.5	63.8	56.7	68.0	55.5	37.6	44.3	48.9	61.8	58.5	48.1	31.2	34.5	57.5	32.9	50.6		47.1	$24,238
Chelsea High	Public	9-12	299 Everett Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5000	1,649	126	13.1		84 (5.1%)	72 (4.4%)	1,460 (88.5%)	15 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (0.8%)	13.6	309^th of 349 public high schools	11.5%		11.1	313^th of 348 public high schools	10.1%	4					21.0						18.6				19.1		12.1			$21,170
Chelsea Opportunity Academy	Public	9-12	299 Everett Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5000	132	7	18.7		4 (3.0%)	4 (3.0%)	123 (93.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$20,498
Charlestown High School	Public	7-12	240 Medford Street	Charlestown	02129	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9914	754	93	8.0		55 (7.3%)	163 (21.6%)	483 (64.1%)	41 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	11.6	319^th of 349 public high schools	8.6%		6.2	335^th of 348 public high schools	3.7%	16			5.0	0.0	19.8	2.0			23.8	3.5	16.7	12.0		3.3	15.1	3.3	7.3		0.0	$36,456
Chelsea Virtual Learning Academy	Public, Virtual	8-12	77 Webster Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	Yes	No	(617) 466-5113	54	6	8.3		4 (7.4%)	2 (3.7%)	48 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$25,065
Everett High	Public	9-12	100 Elm Street	Everett	02149	Middlesex County	Everett	No	No	No	No	(617) 394-2490	2,307	191	12.1		298 (12.9%)	357 (15.5%)	1,511 (65.5%)	107 (4.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	29 (1.3%)	21.5	276^th of 349 public high schools	20.9%		17.5	292^nd of 348 public high schools	16.1%	16					34.2						25.0				17.8		11.6	35.7		$20,445
CityLab Innovation High School	Public	9-12	15 Everard Street	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 485-2715	117	12	9.8		26 (22.2%)	2 (1.7%)	81 (69.2%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	24.7	269^th of 349 public high schools	22.9%		35.6	238^th of 348 public high schools	31.6%	31					36.4						24.2				25.0		24.3			$28,018
Revere High	Public	9-12	101 School Street	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 286-8222	2,115	156	13.5		493 (23.3%)	98 (4.6%)	1,419 (67.1%)	67 (3.2%)	11 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (1.2%)	23.9	270^th of 349 public high schools	22.6%		35.6	239^th of 348 public high schools	31.3%	31					33.2						22.4				29.2		26.4			$18,554

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East Boston High School ranks in the bottom 14.0% of Massachusetts high schools.

What is the racial makeup of East Boston High School?

Students at East Boston High School are 83% Hispanic, 9% White, 5% African American, 1% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,252 students attended East Boston High School.

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