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Boston Middle School Academy

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Public Grades 7-8

Students ?

1.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

215 Dorchester Street
South Boston, MA 02127

(617) 635-1534

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.0%

Hispanic:

25.0%

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At a glance

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 1 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (4% vs 46% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 59 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2004-2005) ?

This school4%

District avg25%

Massachusetts avg46%

Not ranked this year

Boston Middle School 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

By subject vs Massachusetts (2004-2005) ?

English Language Arts7%-59 vs state

Mathematics5%-38 vs state

Science and Technology/Engineering0%-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 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 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 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Higginson-Lewis K-8 School	Public	3-8	131 Walnut Avenue	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8247	213	23	9.2		10 (4.7%)	78 (36.6%)	117 (54.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	9.4	451^st of 484 public middle schools	6.8%		6.6	483^rd of 493 public middle schools	2.0%	32	0.0	9.5	0.0	26.5	7.3	5.3	8.6	3.6	4.8	0.0	17.7	0.0	2.6	4.8	8.0	5.3	6.4	8.3	$41,639
Frederick Pilot Middle School	Public	7-8	270 Columbia Road	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-1650	215	32	6.7		4 (1.9%)	82 (38.1%)	120 (55.8%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	6.2	476^th of 484 public middle schools	1.7%		7	476^th of 493 public middle schools	3.4%						6.0	9.7	8.3					1.5	2.6	2.2		2.6	2.6	3.5	$37,031
Vassal Lane Upper School	Public	6-8	158 Spring Street	Cambridge	02141	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6550	298	43	7.0		106 (35.6%)	81 (27.2%)	37 (12.4%)	52 (17.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.0%)	72.2	121^st of 484 public middle schools	75.0%		67	143^rd of 493 public middle schools	71.0%	22				54.6	51.8	56.0	54.1				53.5	44.7	55.3	51.3		40.0	40.0	45.9	$40,197
Cambridge Street Upper School	Public	6-8	840 Cambridge Street	Cambridge	02141	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 349-3050	301	36	8.2		102 (33.9%)	95 (31.6%)	35 (11.6%)	26 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (12.6%)	52.2	203^rd of 484 public middle schools	58.1%		53.8	202^nd of 493 public middle schools	59.0%	1				38.6	52.3	49.4	47.2				28.4	42.1	40.2	37.2		30.2	30.2	26.7	$37,291
Putnam Avenue Upper School	Public	6-8	100 Putnam Avenue	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 349-7780	283	32	8.9		79 (27.9%)	72 (25.4%)	29 (10.2%)	55 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (16.6%)	80.2	92^nd of 484 public middle schools	81.0%		76.3	107^th of 493 public middle schools	78.3%	15				53.4	62.6	70.4	61.9				48.3	57.8	50.6	52.3		48.8	48.8	58.0	$38,081
Atlantic Middle	Public	6-8	86 Hollis Avenue	Quincy	02171	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8727	601	35	17.3		168 (28.0%)	27 (4.5%)	29 (4.8%)	359 (59.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	67.1	141^st of 484 public middle schools	70.9%		67.9	141^st of 493 public middle schools	71.4%					58.3	55.3	57.5	57.1				39.4	42.5	45.5	42.4		43.9	43.9	36.9	$18,030
Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy	Public	5-8	180 Walnut Street	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5240	436	45	9.7		40 (9.2%)	23 (5.3%)	369 (84.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18.8	397^th of 484 public middle schools	18.0%		19.9	390^th of 493 public middle schools	20.9%	7			26.1	24.1	32.7	22.7	26.4			11.5	8.1	23.1	5.3	12.1	23.9	11.6	17.5	15.6	$25,598
Joseph A. Browne School	Public	5-8	180 Walnut Street	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5235	487	54	9.0		27 (5.5%)	36 (7.4%)	419 (86.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.8	438^th of 484 public middle schools	9.5%		10.8	453^rd of 493 public middle schools	8.1%	15			17.4	17.0	12.4	16.1	15.4			16.2	8.0	6.9	16.2	11.2	29.4	12.0	18.4	13.6	$23,450
Next Wave Junior High	Public	7-8	81 Highland Ave	Somerville	02143	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 629-5640	16	5	3.1		6 (37.5%)	2 (12.5%)	6 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (12.5%)								(n/a)							7.1							0.0					$74,046
Clark Avenue School	Public	5-8	8 Clark Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5100	673	53	12.7		25 (3.7%)	26 (3.9%)	616 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	9.2	456^th of 484 public middle schools	5.8%		8.1	467^th of 493 public middle schools	5.3%	11			19.5	8.1	12.9	14.1	13.6			19.3	3.8	11.6	9.6	11.0	16.7	6.4	11.4	9.8	$21,648

Frequently Asked Questions about Boston Middle School Academy

What is the racial makeup of Boston Middle School Academy?

Students at Boston Middle School Academy are 75% African American, 25% Hispanic.

What district is Boston Middle School Academy in?

Boston

How many students attend Boston Middle School Academy?

In the 2014-15 school year, 8 students attended Boston Middle School Academy.

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