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Urban Science Academy

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Public Grades 12

Students ?

3.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

67.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

60 Hawthorne St
Roslindale, MA 02131

(617) 635-8930

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

African American:

51.3%

Hispanic:

46.2%

White:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2010 → 7th in 2019

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 4 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (29% vs 66% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2010

!Biology scores 45 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2018-2019) ?

This school29%

District avg52%

Massachusetts avg66%

Not ranked this year

Urban Science 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	5.8	326 of 351	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	295 of 345	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.2	307 of 348	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	7.5	327 of 351	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.6	326 of 354	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	25.8	281 of 347	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.7	311 of 344	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.0	303 of 340	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.2	302 of 340	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.7	256 of 335	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.8	290 of 322	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.0	296 of 319	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.5	292 of 316	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.7	309 of 314	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	22.7	115 of 137	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.8	84 of 134	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	24.7	240 of 299	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	219 of 299	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	61.9	19 of 82	76.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	3.3	332 of 342	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	304 of 339	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	16.6	178 of 206	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	131 of 193	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	9.3	308 of 330	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	259 of 330	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	7.5	323 of 346	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	293 of 343	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	10.3	329 of 348	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	266 of 344	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2019)77th percentile+70 vs school

Disabled (2019)20th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2019)16th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2019)14th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)7th percentile~ school

Male (2019)7th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)5th percentile~ school

Female (2019)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2018-2019) ?

Science and Technology/Engineering36%-38 vs state

Mathematics30%-28 vs state

Biology28%-45 vs state

English Language Arts22%-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
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
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
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
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
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
Community Academy	Public	9-12	25 Glen Road	Jamaica Plain	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8950	58	11	5.4		1 (1.7%)	27 (46.6%)	25 (43.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.6%)								(n/a)																				$49,355
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
Greater Egleston High School	Public	9-12	80 School Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6429	78	9	8.7		0 (0.0%)	30 (38.5%)	42 (53.8%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)								(n/a)																				$38,360
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Urban Science Academy

How many students attend Urban Science Academy?

In the 2019-20 school year, 39 students attended Urban Science Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Urban Science Academy?

Students at Urban Science Academy are 51% African American, 46% Hispanic, 3% White.

What district is Urban Science Academy in?

Boston

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