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Melvin H. King South End Academy

Q: How many students attend Melvin H. King South End Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 125 students attended Melvin H. King South End Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Melvin H. King South End Academy?

Students at Melvin H. King South End Academy are 49% African American, 39% Hispanic, 7% White, 3% Two or more races.

Public, Alternative Grades 1-12

Summary

Melvin H. King South End Academy is an alternative public school located in Boston, MA serving grades 2-12 with a total enrollment of 134 students. The school is part of the Boston school district, which is ranked 305 out of 351 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 3 to 3.8 over the past 3 years, and significantly higher per-student spending than the state average, Melvin H. King South End Academy has struggled to improve student outcomes. The school has seen declining 4-year graduation rates, rising dropout rates, and very low academic proficiency levels compared to state and district averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 3.03% of students were proficient or better in ELA across all grades, compared to 39.17% statewide. In math, the school's proficiency rate was just 3.57% compared to 40.91% statewide. This suggests the school may not be using its resources effectively to support student learning.

Interestingly, Melvin H. King South End Academy performs poorly compared to other alternative schools in the Boston area, such as Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Upper and Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, which have higher graduation rates, lower dropout rates, and better test scores. This suggests the challenges facing Melvin H. King South End Academy may be unique and require a closer examination of the school's strategies and resource allocation to better support its students.

125

Students ?

3.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$102,150

Per pupil spending ?

88.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

90 Warren Avenue
Boston, MA 02116

(617) 635-9976

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.8%

Hispanic:

39.2%

White:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2021 → <1st in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 3 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (2% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 42 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school2%

District avg28%

Massachusetts avg41%

Not ranked this year

Melvin H. King South End Academy did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	5.6	917 of 932	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	918 of 936	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.7	941 of 942	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	924 of 934	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.0	928 of 938	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.2	924 of 932	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.8	910 of 914	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.5	924 of 926	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.7	926 of 928	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.0	926 of 930	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.7	923 of 924	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.3	902 of 920	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.2	905 of 909	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.9	903 of 908	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.4	901 of 911	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.0	907 of 911	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.3	810 of 887	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.5	866 of 882	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.6	882 of 884	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	4.5	172 of 172	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	32.7	439 of 672	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	432 of 632	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.6	641 of 665	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	380 of 656	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	5.6	768 of 772	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	697 of 705	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.3	699 of 700	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	652 of 685	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	6.8	884 of 908	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	873 of 904	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.4	906 of 907	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	851 of 898	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	9.4	886 of 905	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	862 of 894	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.0	895 of 896	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	867 of 886	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	4.4	919 of 925	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	6.8	480 of 493	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	477 of 501	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	493 of 497	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	499 of 501	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.8	494 of 498	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	482 of 484	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.9	486 of 487	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.5	480 of 482	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.5	433 of 441	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.7	454 of 455	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.3	452 of 455	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.9	452 of 455	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.9	448 of 449	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.4	431 of 434	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.3	405 of 409	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.3	406 of 407	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.0	395 of 399	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.8	397 of 399	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.0	344 of 356	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.1	343 of 344	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	4.3	332 of 339	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	5.2	195 of 195	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	171 of 172	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	21.6	398 of 445	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	319 of 431	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	381 of 424	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	389 of 417	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2018	6.7	308 of 309	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	5.4	486 of 489	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	460 of 462	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	447 of 452	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	437 of 438	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	4.9	495 of 497	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	479 of 485	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	477 of 478	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.9	465 of 466	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	30.5	291 of 441	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	251 of 444	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	5.0	499 of 503	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	487 of 489	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	480 of 484	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	465 of 467	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	1.8	347 of 348	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	345 of 347	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.2	342 of 342	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.7	285 of 285	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.5	349 of 351	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.3	340 of 345	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	0.2	344 of 348	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.1	349 of 351	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.7	341 of 354	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.1	346 of 347	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.1	340 of 344	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.2	330 of 340	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.5	330 of 340	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.0	325 of 335	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.3	312 of 322	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.3	311 of 319	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.8	309 of 316	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.4	298 of 314	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.7	305 of 311	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.6	296 of 307	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	4.8	286 of 304	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	1.5	137 of 137	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	12.4	293 of 295	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	197 of 202	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	292 of 299	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	257 of 299	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	2.8	337 of 338	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	335 of 338	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.1	332 of 332	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.4	253 of 253	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.3	328 of 330	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.5	329 of 330	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	0.8	281 of 281	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.6	346 of 346	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.3	341 of 343	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	15.9	263 of 289	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	238 of 301	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	1.9	339 of 339	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.7	268 of 268	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.4	346 of 348	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.4	339 of 344	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Disabled (2022)35th percentile+33 vs school

Male (2022)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)2nd percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)1st percentile~ school

African American (2019)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2024)34th percentile+31 vs school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)1st percentile~ school

Male (2022)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)<1st percentile~ school

African American (2019)<1st percentile~ school

High school

Special Education (2024)9th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2021)<1st percentile~ school

African American (2019)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Civics10%-29 vs state

English Language Arts3%-38 vs state

Mathematics0%-41 vs state

Science0%-42 vs state

Biology0%-39 vs state

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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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	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
Melvin H. King South End Academy	Public, Alternative	1-12	90 Warren Avenue	Boston	02116	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9976	125	38	3.2		9 (7.2%)	61 (48.8%)	49 (39.2%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)								(n/a)								3.0						0.0		0.0				0.0	0.0		10.0	$102,150
Prospect Hill Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	50 Essex Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Prospect Hill Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 284-7800	890	84	10.5		86 (9.7%)	500 (56.2%)	203 (22.8%)	51 (5.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.2%)								(n/a)	23.5	28.9	23.0	48.6	22.7	19.4	44.2	27.7	13.2	17.0	12.2	42.9	25.0	3.0	34.6	19.0	23.0	6.3	43.1	15.2	30.0		16.9	$25,154
Horace Mann School for the Deaf Hard of Hearing	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	28 Walker St	Charlestown	02129	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8534	73	37	1.9		11 (15.1%)	19 (26.0%)	36 (49.3%)	5 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)								(n/a)								3.9								3.9								$115,852
MATCH Charter Public School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1001 Commonwealth Avenue	Boston	02215	Suffolk County	Match Charter Public School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 232-0300	1,189	116	10.2		18 (1.5%)	585 (49.2%)	558 (46.9%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.6%)								(n/a)	28.4	28.1	14.4	29.4	4.7	22.5	28.4	21.6	37.9	28.1	24.4	20.7	8.3	13.9	28.4	22.8	34.4	11.5	19.7	23.8	22.1		22.5	$32,440
Neighborhood House Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	21 Queen Street	Dorchester	02122	Suffolk County	Neighborhood House Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 825-0703	786	78	10.1		67 (8.5%)	396 (50.4%)	250 (31.8%)	19 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.6%)								(n/a)	23.3	27.3	22.2	27.9	28.1	23.9	31.7	25.5	41.9	31.0	10.9	13.2	18.8	14.1	24.4	19.6	15.9	12.5	11.1	14.1	9.5		28.2	$24,885
Brooke Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	200 American Legion Highway	Mattapan	02124	Suffolk County	Brooke Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 874-5515	2,216	178	12.4		81 (3.7%)	1,077 (48.6%)	955 (43.1%)	32 (1.4%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	58 (2.6%)								(n/a)	59.6	65.2	59.6	74.2	66.9	67.6	77.2	65.4	79.3	65.7	66.3	75.3	66.5	68.1	68.0	70.2	70.0	52.8	80.5	61.6	64.3		47.3	$23,333
Codman Academy Charter Public School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	637 Washington Street	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Codman Academy Charter Public	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 287-0700	344	33	10.3		1 (0.3%)	221 (64.2%)	110 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)								(n/a)	26.1	28.6	0.0	4.4	0.0	10.0	10.0	11.7	8.7	19.1	0.0	0.0	4.6	0.0	25.0	5.4	0.0	0.0	11.1	0.0	12.1		0.0	$32,927
Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Upper	Public, Alternative	2-12	18 Croftland Av	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6365	631	78	8.0		45 (7.1%)	299 (47.4%)	214 (33.9%)	41 (6.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.4%)								(n/a)	24.1	27.1	16.2	24.3	8.9	8.8	22.2	18.0	24.1	30.6	8.1	5.4	8.7	3.3	4.4	13.8	13.9	1.9	5.1	6.8		7.0	8.6	$41,759
Devens School	Public, Alternative	K-12	22 Church Street	Everett	02149	Middlesex County	Everett	No	No	No	No	(617) 394-2470	38	10	3.6		11 (28.9%)	5 (13.2%)	21 (55.3%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								0.0								0.0								$53,037
Pioneer Charter School of Science	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	51-59 Summer Street	Everett	02149	Middlesex County	Pioneer Charter School of Science	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 389-7277	795	72	11.0		311 (39.1%)	166 (20.9%)	215 (27.0%)	70 (8.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.6%)								(n/a)	68.3	77.8	55.6	44.4	58.7	68.3	79.0	62.2	79.4	68.3	85.7	52.4	52.4	76.2	87.7	69.1	71.4	63.5	68.4	67.5	66.7		49.2	$18,681

Frequently Asked Questions about Melvin H. King South End Academy

What is the racial makeup of Melvin H. King South End Academy?

Students at Melvin H. King South End Academy are 49% African American, 39% Hispanic, 7% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Melvin H. King South End Academy in?

Boston

How many students attend Melvin H. King South End Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 125 students attended Melvin H. King South End Academy.

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