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New Mission High School

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New Mission High School ranks 200 th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

200^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 43% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

New Mission High School is a public high school located in Hyde Park, Massachusetts, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 668 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.

New Mission High School consistently outperforms the Boston district and the state of Massachusetts in MCAS Next Generation test scores, particularly in English Language Arts. The school's performance is strong for Hispanic students and English Language Learners, ranking in the top 45 and top 5 out of Massachusetts high schools, respectively. However, the school struggles in Science, with only 21.11% of all students proficient or better, compared to 22.24% for Boston and 41.51% for Massachusetts. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 79.7% to 98.9%, which is generally lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has also varied, from 1.1% to 9.5%, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby Boston public high schools, such as TechBoston Academy, English High School, and Margarita Muniz Academy, New Mission High School generally outperforms them in academic performance, graduation rates, and student demographics. However, it lags behind higher-performing schools in the surrounding districts, such as Dedham High and Milton High, which consistently rank among the top 50 high schools in Massachusetts.

715

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,638

Per pupil spending ?

63.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

655 Metropolitan Ave
Hyde Park, MA 02136

(617) 635-6437

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.4%

Hispanic:

39.6%

White:

8.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Boston

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Physics scores 39 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg27%

Massachusetts avg41%

Middle school

246^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 15 pts since 2019

From bottom 34% (2019) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

200^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	43.3	246 of 484	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	282 of 493	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.7	220 of 501	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	229 of 497	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	12.3	448 of 501	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	327 of 498	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	111 of 206	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	108 of 202	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	71.6	36 of 209	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	62 of 212	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	28.8	148 of 193	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.3	48 of 195	75.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	42.4	73 of 180	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	228 of 473	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	269 of 481	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	200 of 489	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.4	274 of 494	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	8.8	460 of 483	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	318 of 478	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	122 of 376	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	97 of 378	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	49 of 364	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	76 of 368	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	18.4	307 of 335	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	63.4	92 of 322	71.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	195 of 464	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	213 of 469	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	158 of 481	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	196 of 489	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	15.5	426 of 462	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	59.6	158 of 452	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	264 of 473	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	283 of 483	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	230 of 489	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	191 of 497	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.4	382 of 485	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	338 of 478	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	206 of 435	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.0	344 of 441	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.5	156 of 444	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	150 of 503	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	17.6	441 of 489	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.2	109 of 484	77.5%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	12.1	439 of 491	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	17.1	305 of 339	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	32 of 386	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	63.6	121 of 392	69.1%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	200 of 349	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.3	285 of 348	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	270 of 347	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	279 of 342	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	232 of 285	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.5	208 of 351	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	209 of 345	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.5	214 of 348	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	60.9	173 of 351	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.7	251 of 354	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	52.8	211 of 347	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.2	231 of 344	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.3	189 of 340	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.3	235 of 340	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	25.5	280 of 335	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	7.5	304 of 322	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.4	285 of 319	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.4	288 of 316	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.6	275 of 314	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	1.5	301 of 311	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.5	289 of 307	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.2	301 of 304	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	60 of 148	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	70 of 160	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	70 of 142	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	46 of 133	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	49 of 94	47.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.9	36 of 137	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	40 of 134	70.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	57.1	100 of 295	66.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	5 of 83	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	63.2	11 of 86	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	52.0	23 of 84	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	2 of 77	97.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	203 of 337	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	266 of 342	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	252 of 339	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	267 of 340	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	226 of 281	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.8	211 of 342	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.9	212 of 339	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	45 of 245	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	24.5	182 of 249	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	144 of 241	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	129 of 217	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.2	53 of 149	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	73 of 206	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.4	69 of 193	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	136 of 334	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.3	230 of 338	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	202 of 338	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	188 of 332	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.6	110 of 253	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.0	86 of 330	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.8	118 of 330	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	183 of 339	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.7	287 of 342	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	281 of 343	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	280 of 339	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	228 of 281	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.6	208 of 346	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.6	204 of 343	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	139 of 302	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	13.6	280 of 289	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	266 of 301	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.8	175 of 339	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.6	117 of 268	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.0	80 of 348	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	87 of 344	74.7%	★★★★☆

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

White (2025)92nd percentile+43 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)59th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile-5 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)11th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)10th percentile~ school

High school

English Language Learner (2025)94th percentile+51 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+39 vs school

Disabled (2022)66th percentile+48 vs school

African American (2025)59th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%~ state avg

Mathematics34%-6 vs state

Civics29%-10 vs state

Biology21%-18 vs state

Science21%-20 vs state

Physics6%-39 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
New Mission High School	Public	7-12	655 Metropolitan Ave	Hyde Park	02136	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6437	715	62	11.5		63 (8.8%)	332 (46.4%)	283 (39.6%)	15 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.2%)	45.5	200^th of 349 public high schools	42.7%		20.3	285^th of 348 public high schools	18.1%	85			41.7	40.7	52.4	41.1			25.6	42.2	44.7	34.3		21.1	24.3	21.1	21.2	5.6	28.9	$33,638
Another Course To College	Public	9-12	612 Metropolitan Av	Hyde Park	02136	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8865	253	23	11.2		4 (1.6%)	126 (49.8%)	110 (43.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)	6.1	337^th of 349 public high schools	3.4%		7.5	325^th of 348 public high schools	6.6%	12					14.9						8.5				2.9			5.1		$35,065
Boston Preparatory Charter Public School	Public, Charter	6-12	885 River Street	Hyde Park	02136	Suffolk County	Boston Preparatory Charter Public	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 333-6688	700	59	11.9		10 (1.4%)	419 (59.9%)	229 (32.7%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	30 (4.3%)	18.2	294^th of 349 public high schools	15.8%		24.1	276^th of 348 public high schools	20.7%	18		18.9	18.5	16.5	29.0	17.8		13.8	17.7	10.8	26.9	14.0		18.9	9.4	18.9		6.2	26.1	$27,149
Academy Of the Pacific Rim Charter Public School	Public, Charter	5-12	1 Westinghouse Plaza	Hyde Park	02136	Suffolk County	Academy Of the Pacific Rim Charter Public	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 361-0050	509	55	9.2		11 (2.2%)	320 (62.9%)	162 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	13.4	310^th of 349 public high schools	11.2%		18.8	287^th of 348 public high schools	17.5%	23	19.1	21.7	6.5	11.4	28.8	13.7	11.9	26.7	7.8	11.6	17.0	14.1	23.8	2.9	4.6	10.7		11.4	20.3	$29,998
Milton High	Public	9-12	25 Gile Road	Milton	02186	Norfolk County	Milton	No	No	No	No	(617) 696-4470	1,083	87	12.4		706 (65.2%)	166 (15.3%)	72 (6.6%)	83 (7.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.2%)	92.6	30^th of 349 public high schools	91.4%		90.3	34^th of 348 public high schools	90.2%	4					75.7						72.8				84.4		71.3			$19,698
Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy	Public	9-12	100 Maxwell St	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9373	490	56	8.7		12 (2.4%)	162 (33.1%)	290 (59.2%)	23 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5	341^st of 349 public high schools	2.3%		1.5	348^th of 348 public high schools	0.0%	7					2.3						10.7				3.8			0.0		$36,749
Dedham High	Public	9-12	140 Whiting Avenue	Dedham	02026	Norfolk County	Dedham	No	No	No	No	(781) 310-1100	719	69	10.3		444 (61.8%)	85 (11.8%)	141 (19.6%)	19 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.6%)	56.7	156^th of 349 public high schools	55.3%		70.1	111^th of 348 public high schools	68.1%	45					40.7						56.4				48.4		40.7			$24,123
TechBoston Academy	Public	7-12	9 Peacevale Road	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-1615	850	70	12.1		15 (1.8%)	525 (61.8%)	260 (30.6%)	19 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.3%)	9.5	324^th of 349 public high schools	7.2%		6.1	336^th of 348 public high schools	3.4%	12			10.2	9.4	22.9	9.8			5.7	5.4	11.9	5.5		6.5	5.9	6.5	7.7		10.1	$34,408
English High School	Public	7-12	144 McBride Street	Boston	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8979	720	71	10.1		23 (3.2%)	199 (27.6%)	474 (65.8%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.2%)	4.9	342^nd of 349 public high schools	2.0%		6	337^th of 348 public high schools	3.2%	5			6.1	11.1	3.6	8.7			2.9	5.3	8.5	4.2		7.7	6.9	7.7	7.7	2.2	8.1	$35,448
Margarita Muniz Academy	Public	7-12	20 Child Street	Boston	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 470-6907	428	47	9.1		3 (0.7%)	35 (8.2%)	388 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3.7	344^th of 349 public high schools	1.4%		2.1	345^th of 348 public high schools	0.9%	1			6.7		6.9	6.3			1.3		2.8	1.3			1.8		1.5			$34,649

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In the 2024-25 school year, 715 students attended New Mission High School.

What district is New Mission High School in?

Boston

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New Mission High School ranks 200^th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of New Mission High School?

Students at New Mission High School are 46% African American, 40% Hispanic, 9% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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