Best Public Schools in Boston, Massachusetts

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2016)				Ranking (2015)				PARCC English Language Arts/Literacy (2016)						PARCC Mathematics (2016)						PARCC Algebra I (2016)	MCAS English Language Arts (2016)				MCAS Mathematics (2016)				MCAS Science and Technology/Engineering (2016)			MCAS Biology (2016)	MCAS Introductory Physics (2016)	MCAS Technology/Engineering (2016)
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 (2016)	Statewide Rank (2016)	State Percentile (2016)	SchoolDigger Rating (2016)	Average Standard Score (2015)	Statewide Rank (2015)	State Percentile (2015)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PARCC English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	PARCC English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	PARCC English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	PARCC English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	PARCC English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	PARCC English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	PARCC English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	PARCC Mathematics 4th Grade	PARCC Mathematics 5th Grade	PARCC Mathematics 6th Grade	PARCC Mathematics 7th Grade	PARCC Mathematics 8th Grade	PARCC Mathematics 8th Grade	PARCC Algebra I 6th Grade	MCAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Science and Technology/Engineering 8th Grade	MCAS Science and Technology/Engineering 10th Grade	MCAS Science and Technology/Engineering End of Course	MCAS Biology End of Course	MCAS Introductory Physics End of Course
Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Ch	Public, Charter	9-12	360 Huntington Avenue	Boston	02115	Suffolk	Edward M. Kennedy Academy For Health Careers (Horace Mann Ch	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 373-8576	359	28	12.8	74.0 %	13 (3.6 %)	174 (48.5 %)	145 (40.4 %)	14 (3.9 %)	5 (1.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)	8 (2.2 %)	22.9	289^th of 340 public high schools	15.0 %		18.5	301^st of 339 public high schools	11.2 %	12																	92.0				65.0			27.0	47.0
Match Charter Public School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1001 Commonwealth Avenue	Boston	02215	Suffolk	Match Charter Public School (District)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 232-0300	895	57	15.7	80.0 %	37 (4.1 %)	404 (45.1 %)	422 (47.2 %)	14 (1.6 %)	6 (0.7 %)	1 (0.1 %)	11 (1.2 %)								(n/a)	72.0	50.0	48.0	57.0	42.0	59.0	80.0	41.0	70.0	64.0	40.0	63.0					100.0				91.0	18.0	38.0	91.0	91.0
Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School	Public, Charter	6-8	23 Leonard Street	Boston	02122	Suffolk	Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public (District)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 474-7950	224	18	12.4	76.0 %	0 (0.0 %)	180 (80.4 %)	37 (16.5 %)	1 (0.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.4 %)	5 (2.2 %)	5.9	450^th of 468 public middle schools	3.8 %		29.2	326^th of 440 public middle schools	25.9 %	124														52.0	62.0	62.0		26.0	23.0	47.0			7.0
Brooke Charter School Mattapan	Public, Charter	K-8	150 American Legion Highway	Boston	02124	Suffolk	Brooke Charter School Mattapan (District)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 268-1006	460	42	10.9	75.0 %	15 (3.3 %)	318 (69.1 %)	114 (24.8 %)	5 (1.1 %)	3 (0.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	5 (1.1 %)	72.2	249^th of 927 public elementary schools	73.1 %					(n/a)	67.0	59.0	84.0	63.0	81.0	88.0	75.0	51.0	78.0	61.0	74.0		87.0									58.0	56.0
Kipp Academy Boston Charter School	Public, Charter	5-7	384 Warren Street	Boston	02119	Suffolk	Kipp Academy Boston Charter School (District)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 238-7300	288	29	9.9	87.0 %	3 (1.0 %)	195 (67.7 %)	88 (30.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	2 (0.7 %)								(n/a)			40.0	37.0	38.0	61.0			19.0	22.0	20.0	52.0										12.0	29.0
Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	6 Shirley Street	Boston	02119	Suffolk	Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School (District)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 227-8055	220	15	14.6	85.0 %	0 (0.0 %)	148 (67.3 %)	69 (31.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	2 (0.9 %)	5.9	903^rd of 927 public elementary schools	2.6 %					(n/a)	24.0	25.0					31.0	18.0
Up Academy Charter School Of Dorchester	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	35 Westville Street	Boston	02124	Suffolk	Up Academy Charter School Of Dorchester (District)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-8810	625	58	10.7	79.0 %	7 (1.1 %)	343 (54.9 %)	239 (38.2 %)	8 (1.3 %)	2 (0.3 %)	1 (0.2 %)	25 (4.0 %)	29.8	701^st of 927 public elementary schools	24.4 %		24.8	689^th of 875 public elementary schools	21.3 %	12	43.0	44.0	51.0	51.0	50.0		46.0	41.0	47.0	26.0	35.0											30.0
Blackstone	Public	PK, KG-5	380 Shawmut Avenue	Boston	02118	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-8471	601	43	13.9	85.0 %	15 (2.5 %)	137 (22.8 %)	439 (73.0 %)	3 (0.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.2 %)	6 (1.0 %)	4.3	913^th of 927 public elementary schools	1.5 %		5.2	858^th of 875 public elementary schools	1.9 %	55	11.0	25.0	12.0				16.0	31.0	15.0													3.0
Boston Latin	Public	7-12	78 Ave Louis Pasteur	Boston	02115	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-8895	2,439	119	20.4	26.0 %	1,158 (47.5 %)	221 (9.1 %)	288 (11.8 %)	690 (28.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	2 (0.1 %)	80 (3.3 %)	85.4	4^th of 340 public high schools	98.8 %		92.7	1^st of 339 public high schools	99.7 %	3					96.0	92.0					95.0	92.0					100.0				100.0		32.0	98.0	98.0
Carter Developmental Center	Public	7-12	396 Northampton Street	Boston	02118	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-9832	30	5	6.0	83.0 %	3 (10.0 %)	19 (63.3 %)	3 (10.0 %)	5 (16.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)								(n/a)
Snowden International School At Copley	Public	9-12	150 Newbury Street	Boston	02116	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-9989	389	35	11.1	75.0 %	29 (7.5 %)	157 (40.4 %)	166 (42.7 %)	27 (6.9 %)	2 (0.5 %)	1 (0.3 %)	7 (1.8 %)	27.6	283^rd of 340 public high schools	16.8 %		22.8	293^rd of 339 public high schools	13.6 %	10																	89.0				69.0			52.0		35.0
Eliot Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	16 Charter Street	Boston	02113	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-8545	453	32	14.1	37.0 %	241 (53.2 %)	54 (11.9 %)	114 (25.2 %)	22 (4.9 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	22 (4.9 %)	70.4	269^th of 927 public elementary schools	71.0 %		66.8	301^st of 875 public elementary schools	65.6 %	32	57.0	78.0	66.0	68.0	37.0	36.0	74.0	83.0	63.0	55.0	41.0	28.0										40.0	12.0
Joseph J Hurley	Public	PK, KG-8	70 Worcester Street	Boston	02118	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-8489	342	22	15.5	65.0 %	62 (18.1 %)	15 (4.4 %)	253 (74.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	11 (3.2 %)	65.5	320^th of 927 public elementary schools	65.5 %		48.9	485^th of 875 public elementary schools	44.6 %	165	57.0	68.0	55.0	82.0	50.0	6.0	71.0	68.0	55.0	85.0	19.0	6.0										24.0	0.0
Josiah Quincy	Public	PK, KG-5	885 Washington Street	Boston	02111	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-8497	789	58	13.6	72.0 %	62 (7.9 %)	131 (16.6 %)	123 (15.6 %)	445 (56.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	28 (3.5 %)	68	291^st of 927 public elementary schools	68.6 %		59.2	376^th of 875 public elementary schools	57.0 %	85	51.0	55.0	74.0				68.0	66.0	80.0													56.0
The English High	Public	9-12	144 McBride Street	Boston	02130	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-8979	559	70	7.9	74.0 %	15 (2.7 %)	238 (42.6 %)	288 (51.5 %)	7 (1.3 %)	4 (0.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	7 (1.3 %)	9	315^th of 340 public high schools	7.4 %		14.3	309^th of 339 public high schools	8.8 %	6																	79.0				43.0			37.0		30.0
William McKinley	Public, Alternative	K-12	90 Warren Avenue	Boston	02116	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-9976	381	53	7.1	89.0 %	44 (11.5 %)	193 (50.7 %)	126 (33.1 %)	3 (0.8 %)	2 (0.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	13 (3.4 %)								(n/a)			9.0	13.0	5.0	0.0	20.0	0.0	27.0	0.0	0.0	0.0					53.0				25.0	7.0	0.0	7.0	7.0
Fenway High School	Public	9-12	174 Ipswich Street	Boston	02215	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-9911	328	23	14.2	56.0 %	27 (8.2 %)	121 (36.9 %)	160 (48.8 %)	13 (4.0 %)	1 (0.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	6 (1.8 %)	45	239^th of 340 public high schools	29.7 %		30.5	272^nd of 339 public high schools	19.8 %	33																	93.0				79.0			60.0		54.0
Boston Arts Academy	Public	9-12	174 Ipswich Street	Boston	02215	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-6470	441	47	9.3	59.0 %	64 (14.5 %)	163 (37.0 %)	189 (42.9 %)	13 (2.9 %)	2 (0.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	10 (2.3 %)	41	251^st of 340 public high schools	26.2 %		45.9	232^nd of 339 public high schools	31.6 %	19																	97.0				72.0			44.0			53.0
Quincy Upper School	Public, Alternative	6-12	152 Arlington Street	Boston	02116	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-8940	497	42	11.8	79.0 %	31 (6.2 %)	107 (21.5 %)	93 (18.7 %)	253 (50.9 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.2 %)	12 (2.4 %)								(n/a)				59.0	39.0	17.0				60.0	32.0	31.0					78.0				68.0		0.0	18.0	34.0
Boston Adult Academy	Public	11-12	20 Church St	Boston	02116	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-1542	191	19	10.0	72.0 %	6 (3.1 %)	105 (55.0 %)	62 (32.5 %)	11 (5.8 %)	1 (0.5 %)	1 (0.5 %)	5 (2.6 %)								(n/a)
Margarita Muniz Academy	Public, Alternative	9-11	20 Child Street	Boston	02130	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 470-6907	229	23	9.9	81.0 %	3 (1.3 %)	14 (6.1 %)	207 (90.4 %)	1 (0.4 %)	1 (0.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)	3 (1.3 %)								(n/a)																	81.0				55.0			39.0		22.0

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
East Boston	0.15 mi	13	287^th
Cambridge	0.9 mi	20	161^st
Charlestown	1.37 mi	4	306^th
South Boston	1.7 mi	7	299^th
Somerville	1.84 mi	11	313^th

Best Public Schools in Boston, MA

Boston Latin

Brooke Charter School Mattapan

Eliot Elementary

Josiah Quincy

Joseph J Hurley

Fenway High School

Boston Arts Academy

Up Academy Charter School Of Dorchester

Snowden International School At Copley

Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Ch

The English High

Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School

Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School

Blackstone

Boston Adult Academy

Carter Developmental Center

Kipp Academy Boston Charter School

Margarita Muniz Academy

Match Charter Public School

Quincy Upper School

William McKinley

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