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Frederick Pilot Middle School

Q: Is Frederick Pilot Middle School a good school?

Frederick Pilot Middle School ranks in the bottom 1.7% of Massachusetts middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Frederick Pilot Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 215 students attended Frederick Pilot Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Frederick Pilot Middle School?

Students at Frederick Pilot Middle School are 56% Hispanic, 38% African American, 2% Asian, 2% White.

Q: What high school do graduates of Frederick Pilot Middle School attend?

Students who attend Frederick Pilot Middle School usually go on to attend Albert D Holland School of Technology

Public Grades 7-8

476^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 2% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Frederick Pilot Middle School is a public middle school located in Dorchester, Massachusetts, serving 327 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Boston Public School District, which is ranked 298 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite relatively high spending of $30,979 per student and a low student-teacher ratio, Frederick Pilot Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-20% of Massachusetts middle schools in academic performance. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 8.29% of students were proficient or better in MCAS English Language Arts, and just 2.2% were proficient or better in MCAS Mathematics. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 5% of Massachusetts middle schools for Asian, African American, Hispanic, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

When compared to nearby schools, the academic struggles at Frederick Pilot Middle School become even more apparent. For example, Ohrenberger School, which is also part of the Boston Public School District, has significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics, ranking in the top 50-60% of Massachusetts middle schools. Additionally, two nearby charter middle schools, UP Academy Charter School of Boston and Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School, also outperform Frederick Pilot Middle School in academic metrics, despite serving similar student populations.

215

Students ?

6.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,031

Per pupil spending ?

79%

Free/discounted lunch ?

270 Columbia Road
Dorchester, MA 02121

(617) 635-1650

District: Boston

Students who attend Frederick Pilot Middle School usually attend:

High:	Albert D Holland School of Technology
	Another Course To College
	Boston Adult Technical Academy
	Boston Arts Academy
	More...
	Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter School
	Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School
	Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy
	Boston Latin Academy
	Boston Latin School
	Brighton High School
	Carter School
	Charlestown High School
	Community Academy
	Community Academy of Science and Health
	Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy
	East Boston High School
	Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann
	English High School
	Excel High School
	Fenway High School
	Greater Egleston High School
	Lyon High School
	Madison Park Technical Vocational High School
	Margarita Muniz Academy
	New Mission High School
	O'Bryant School of Math & Science
	Quincy Upper School
	Ruth Batson Academy
	Snowden International High School
	TechBoston Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.8%

African American:

38.1%

Asian:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (4% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Science scores 39 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school4%

District avg27%

Massachusetts avg41%

476^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	476 of 484	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	476 of 493	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	491 of 501	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	487 of 497	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	487 of 501	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	484 of 498	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	462 of 484	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.8	475 of 487	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.4	469 of 482	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.2	431 of 441	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.7	442 of 455	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.9	415 of 455	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.0	425 of 455	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.4	432 of 449	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.6	426 of 434	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.9	397 of 409	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.0	401 of 407	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.1	393 of 399	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.1	394 of 399	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.9	351 of 356	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.2	341 of 344	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	202 of 206	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	200 of 202	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	202 of 209	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	210 of 212	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	190 of 193	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	183 of 195	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	158 of 172	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	1.6	134 of 134	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.2	135 of 135	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.7	122 of 123	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	127 of 128	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	109 of 119	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	20.2	411 of 445	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	396 of 431	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	406 of 424	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	402 of 417	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	159 of 181	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.6	89 of 180	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	70 of 155	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	67 of 154	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.2	29 of 135	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	39.3	71 of 138	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	64 of 127	49.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	463 of 473	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	469 of 481	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	481 of 489	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	486 of 494	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	469 of 483	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	471 of 478	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	457 of 463	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	370 of 376	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	365 of 378	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	360 of 364	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	366 of 368	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	330 of 335	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	315 of 322	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	299 of 309	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	42 of 42	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	33 of 36	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	23 of 26	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	25 of 26	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	23 of 25	8.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	455 of 464	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	457 of 469	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	473 of 481	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	481 of 489	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	446 of 462	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	438 of 452	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	413 of 438	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	468 of 473	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	467 of 483	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	483 of 489	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	491 of 497	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	480 of 485	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	471 of 478	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	444 of 466	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	432 of 435	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	434 of 441	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	432 of 444	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	492 of 503	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	470 of 489	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	467 of 484	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	439 of 467	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	7.4	472 of 491	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	11.0	331 of 339	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)12th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)8th percentile+6 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)4th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Asian (2023)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts8%-33 vs state

Civics3%-36 vs state

Science3%-39 vs state

Mathematics2%-39 vs state

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Schools Near Frederick Pilot Middle School

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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
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
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
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
Charles S Pierce Middle	Public	6-8	451 Central Avenue	Milton	02186	Norfolk County	Milton	No	No	No	No	(617) 696-4568	1,002	87	11.5		637 (63.6%)	143 (14.3%)	56 (5.6%)	97 (9.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (6.6%)	85.6	69^th of 484 public middle schools	85.7%		85.2	72^nd of 493 public middle schools	85.4%	3				61.0	67.0	60.3	62.8				60.1	63.9	49.7	58.0		69.2	69.2	55.7	$19,570
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
Central Middle	Public	6-8	875 Hancock Street	Quincy	02170	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8725	671	42	15.8		248 (37.0%)	25 (3.7%)	30 (4.5%)	346 (51.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.7%)	89.5	59^th of 484 public middle schools	87.8%		89.5	56^th of 493 public middle schools	88.6%	3				69.0	63.6	71.6	68.0				69.2	60.7	52.7	61.0		62.4	62.4	66.3	$18,455
Ohrenberger School	Public	3-8	175 W Boundary Road	West Roxbury	02132	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8157	477	42	11.2		72 (15.1%)	183 (38.4%)	189 (39.6%)	14 (2.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	22.1	378^th of 484 public middle schools	21.9%		15.9	421^st of 493 public middle schools	14.6%	43	41.7	22.4	26.6	34.3	15.3	16.7	26.1	34.4	44.0	38.5	31.4	12.1	22.1	31.0	23.4	13.6	18.5	18.2	$37,211
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Frederick Pilot Middle School

Is Frederick Pilot Middle School a good school?

Frederick Pilot Middle School ranks in the bottom 1.7% of Massachusetts middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Frederick Pilot Middle School attend?

Students who attend Frederick Pilot Middle School usually go on to attend Albert D Holland School of Technology

What district is Frederick Pilot Middle School in?

Boston

How many students attend Frederick Pilot Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 215 students attended Frederick Pilot Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Frederick Pilot Middle School?

Students at Frederick Pilot Middle School are 56% Hispanic, 38% African American, 2% Asian, 2% White.

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