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Excel High School

Public Grades 9-12

329^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 6% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Excel High School is a public high school located in South Boston, Massachusetts, serving 387 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Boston Public School District, which is ranked 298 out of 348 districts in the state.

Excel High School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Massachusetts high schools, with MCAS proficiency rates significantly lower than the state and district averages across all subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 5.88% of 10th-grade students at Excel High School were proficient or better in MCAS ELA, compared to 50.66% statewide and 39.73% in Boston. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 78.0% to 82.2%, which is lower than the state and district averages, and its dropout rate has fluctuated between 6.7% and 17.6%, also higher than the state and district averages.

While Excel High School struggles overall, its English Language Learner (ELL) students have consistently ranked in the top 5-10% of ELL students statewide, indicating the school may be providing effective support and resources for this specific subgroup. However, the school's performance for other subgroups, such as Asian, African American, and Hispanic students, is significantly lower. When compared to nearby public high schools in the Boston district, such as Quincy Upper School and Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy, the performance gap is evident, suggesting opportunities for Excel High School to learn from the practices and strategies of its higher-performing peers.

301

Students ?

7.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,096

Per pupil spending ?

71.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

95 G. Street
South Boston, MA 02127

(617) 635-9870

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.2%

Hispanic:

33.6%

Asian:

17.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (10% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg34%

Massachusetts avg47%

329^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	329 of 349	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	327 of 348	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	317 of 347	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	324 of 342	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.3	281 of 285	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	321 of 351	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	325 of 345	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.0	317 of 348	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.3	325 of 351	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.7	312 of 354	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	5.2	322 of 347	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.3	317 of 344	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	19.8	293 of 340	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.3	282 of 340	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.2	291 of 335	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.2	288 of 322	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.5	280 of 319	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.1	257 of 316	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.3	260 of 314	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	8.5	283 of 311	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	17.4	249 of 307	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	18.4	139 of 160	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	136 of 142	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	125 of 133	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	130 of 137	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	127 of 134	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	8.4	84 of 93	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	90 of 97	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	88 of 91	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	20.5	247 of 295	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	277 of 299	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	279 of 299	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	51.2	22 of 86	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	3 of 77	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	82.2	9 of 82	89.0%	★★★★★
2018	64.7	19 of 77	75.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	6.5	325 of 342	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	307 of 339	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	307 of 340	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.2	275 of 281	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	323 of 342	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.8	329 of 339	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	9.1	243 of 249	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.5	139 of 241	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.5	190 of 217	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	148 of 149	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	175 of 206	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	183 of 193	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	305 of 334	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	306 of 338	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	279 of 338	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	312 of 332	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.0	251 of 253	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	296 of 330	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	316 of 330	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	311 of 339	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	325 of 342	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	319 of 343	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	332 of 339	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.7	277 of 281	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	316 of 346	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	321 of 343	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	257 of 302	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	258 of 289	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	299 of 301	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	317 of 339	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	266 of 268	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	305 of 348	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	329 of 344	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)74th percentile+68 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2024)13th percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2022)10th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics18%-27 vs state

Physics9%-35 vs state

English Language Arts6%-45 vs state

Science4%-42 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
Excel High School	Public	9-12	95 G. Street	South Boston	02127	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9870	301	41	7.2		21 (7.0%)	112 (37.2%)	101 (33.6%)	53 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.3%)	7.6	329^th of 349 public high schools	5.7%		7.2	327^th of 348 public high schools	6.0%	2					5.9						17.7				4.4			9.1		$37,096
Boston Collaborative High School	Public	9-12	215 Dorchester St	South Boston	02127	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8035	210	21	10.1		6 (2.9%)	72 (34.3%)	120 (57.1%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.9%)								(n/a)																				$27,324
Ruth Batson Academy	Public	7-12	315 Mt Vernon St	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8937	604	63	9.5		35 (5.8%)	153 (25.3%)	384 (63.6%)	23 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	4.6	343^rd of 349 public high schools	1.7%		5.9	338^th of 348 public high schools	2.9%	5			9.3	1.8	7.4	5.5			3.7	5.7	5.2	4.7		3.6	6.3	3.6	0.0	4.0	5.4	$39,846
Boston Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	11 Mayhew Street	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston Collegiate Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 265-1172	708	73	9.6		302 (42.7%)	176 (24.9%)	179 (25.3%)	22 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.0%)	37.5	227^th of 349 public high schools	35.0%		54.4	176^th of 348 public high schools	49.4%	51	52.0	63.4	38.6	47.4	39.0	50.8	67.0	64.1	42.1	49.5	48.7	56.2	67.0	39.4	18.3	53.6		30.7	33.7	$23,828
Quincy Upper School	Public	6-12	900 Washington Street	Boston	02111	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8940	557	46	11.9		42 (7.5%)	116 (20.8%)	133 (23.9%)	242 (43.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	18.3	293^rd of 349 public high schools	16.0%		15.5	299^th of 348 public high schools	14.1%	6		42.2	10.6	12.6	25.5	24.2		48.3	12.8	13.8	31.3	28.1		15.1	10.0	15.1	15.9		17.4	$32,812
Boston Adult Technical Academy	Public	11-12	20 Church St	Boston	02116	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-1542	227	22	10.3		3 (1.3%)	108 (47.6%)	104 (45.8%)	9 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)								(n/a)																				$37,454
Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy	Public	6-12	36 Winthrop St	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8412	565	52	10.9		9 (1.6%)	348 (61.6%)	189 (33.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.5%)	12.1	316^th of 349 public high schools	9.5%		6.6	331^st of 348 public high schools	4.9%	15		25.0	18.1	9.0	26.1	15.3		14.3	6.2	7.7	13.0	8.0		10.1	13.6	10.1	13.5		10.4	$35,992
Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	20 Kearsarge Ave	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6789	323	30	10.9		10 (3.1%)	168 (52.0%)	132 (40.9%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)					7.7						0.0									$29,730
Carter School	Public	8-12	270 Columbia Rd	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9832	28	1	28.0		3 (10.7%)	14 (50.0%)	11 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$73,057
Snowden International High School	Public	9-12	150 Newbury Street	Boston	02116	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9989	421	38	11.1		28 (6.7%)	124 (29.5%)	239 (56.8%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	17.5	297^th of 349 public high schools	14.9%		9.1	321^st of 348 public high schools	7.8%	24					29.9						24.2				8.8			0.0		$35,632

Frequently Asked Questions about Excel High School

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Boston

How many students attend Excel High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 301 students attended Excel High School.

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What is the racial makeup of Excel High School?

Students at Excel High School are 37% African American, 34% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 7% White, 4% Two or more races.

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Excel High School ranks in the bottom 5.7% of Massachusetts high schools.

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