Best Public Schools in Dorchester, 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)
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 10th Grade	MCAS English Language Arts 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
Neighborhood House Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	21 Queen Street	Dorchester	02122	Suffolk	Neighborhood House Charter (District)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 825-0703	398	34	11.7	65.0 %	71 (17.8 %)	209 (52.5 %)	76 (19.1 %)	17 (4.3 %)	4 (1.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	21 (5.3 %)	47	532^nd of 927 public elementary schools	42.6 %					(n/a)	60.0	61.0	63.0	62.0	85.0	94.0	63.0	37.0	46.0	35.0	58.0	76.0				33.0	56.0
Boston Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	5-12	11 Mayhew Street	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk	Boston Collegiate Charter (District)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 265-1172	688	59	11.6	43.0 %	362 (52.6 %)	181 (26.3 %)	111 (16.1 %)	15 (2.2 %)	5 (0.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	14 (2.0 %)								(n/a)			65.0	55.0	65.0	59.0			43.0	48.0	59.0	26.0	89.0	100.0	96.0	28.0	36.0	98.0		98.0
Conservatory Lab Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2120 Dorchester Avenue	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk	Conservatory Lab Charter (District)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 254-8904	393	18	21.8	64.0 %	57 (14.5 %)	172 (43.8 %)	129 (32.8 %)	18 (4.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	17 (4.3 %)	15.8	821^st of 927 public elementary schools	11.4 %					(n/a)	33.0	50.0	43.0	18.0	32.0	30.0	31.0	21.0	32.0	20.0	12.0	20.0				30.0	5.0
Codman Academy Charter Public School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	637 Washington Street	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk	Codman Academy Charter Public (District)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 287-0700	270	26	10.3	63.0 %	3 (1.1 %)	217 (80.4 %)	49 (18.1 %)	1 (0.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)								(n/a)	5.0		10.0	14.0	22.0		9.0		5.0	5.0	0.0			84.0	69.0	0.0		38.0	45.0
Dorchester Collegiate Academy Charter	Public, Charter	4-8	131 Hancock St	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk	Dorchester Collegiate Academy Charter (District)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 379-3029	185	16	11.5	87.0 %	3 (1.6 %)	132 (71.4 %)	43 (23.2 %)	1 (0.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	5 (2.7 %)	1 (0.5 %)	17.8	402^nd of 468 public middle schools	14.1 %		24	343^rd of 440 public middle schools	22.0 %	59		12.0	20.0	46.0	34.0	20.0		22.0	19.0	20.0	32.0	38.0				0.0	0.0
Bridge Boston Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	2 McLellan Street	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk	Bridge Boston Charter School (District)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(857) 229-1601	189	14	13.5	100.0 %	1 (0.5 %)	109 (57.7 %)	64 (33.9 %)	3 (1.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	12 (6.3 %)	23.5	746^th of 927 public elementary schools	19.5 %					(n/a)	41.0	44.0					44.0	35.0
Boston Latin Academy	Public	7-12	205 Townsend Street	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-9957	1,723	97	17.7	48.0 %	487 (28.3 %)	442 (25.7 %)	364 (21.1 %)	378 (21.9 %)	9 (0.5 %)	3 (0.2 %)	40 (2.3 %)	84.7	5^th of 340 public high schools	98.5 %		79.8	42^nd of 339 public high schools	87.6 %	37					91.0	85.0					77.0		79.0	100.0	99.0		38.0	93.0		93.0
Dearborn	Public, Alternative	6-10	60 Washington St	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-8412	273	28	9.7	79.0 %	7 (2.6 %)	177 (64.8 %)	73 (26.7 %)	1 (0.4 %)	2 (0.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	13 (4.8 %)								(n/a)				31.0	23.0	18.0				6.0	12.0	9.0		79.0	41.0		2.0	25.0		31.0
Edward Everett	Public	PK, KG-5	71 Pleasant Street	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-8778	279	18	15.5	72.0 %	18 (6.5 %)	105 (37.6 %)	87 (31.2 %)	60 (21.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	9 (3.2 %)	26.9	724^th of 927 public elementary schools	21.9 %		20.4	724^th of 875 public elementary schools	17.3 %		53.0	40.0	48.0				49.0	26.0	45.0							14.0
Jeremiah E Burke High	Public	9-12	60 Washington Street	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-9837	539	35	15.4	66.0 %	17 (3.2 %)	398 (73.8 %)	112 (20.8 %)	6 (1.1 %)	2 (0.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)	4 (0.7 %)	8.8	316^th of 340 public high schools	7.1 %		16.7	304^th of 339 public high schools	10.3 %	12														72.0	60.0			33.0	43.0	26.0
UP Academy Holland	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Olney Street	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-8832	720	66	10.9	99.0 %	7 (1.0 %)	305 (42.4 %)	311 (43.2 %)	22 (3.1 %)	2 (0.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	73 (10.1 %)	17.2	808^th of 927 public elementary schools	12.8 %		4.5	860^th of 875 public elementary schools	1.7 %	52	33.0	27.0	49.0				32.0	23.0	48.0							10.0
John W McCormack	Public	6-8	315 Mt Vernon Street	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-8657	596	54	11.0	85.0 %	35 (5.9 %)	208 (34.9 %)	271 (45.5 %)	70 (11.7 %)	1 (0.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	11 (1.8 %)	16.5	405^th of 468 public middle schools	13.5 %		17.5	376^th of 440 public middle schools	14.5 %	29				47.0	29.0	30.0				33.0	17.0	29.0					8.0
John Winthrop	Public	PK, KG-5	35 Brookford Street	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-8379	357	24	14.8	79.0 %	6 (1.7 %)	188 (52.7 %)	137 (38.4 %)	9 (2.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	6 (1.7 %)	11 (3.1 %)	9.4	866^th of 927 public elementary schools	6.6 %		14.2	778^th of 875 public elementary schools	11.1 %	88	25.0	34.0	18.0				29.0	39.0	21.0							9.0
Joseph Lee	Public	PK, KG-8	155 Talbot Avenue	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-8687	649	45	14.4	79.0 %	23 (3.5 %)	378 (58.2 %)	176 (27.1 %)	46 (7.1 %)	1 (0.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	25 (3.9 %)	18.8	792^nd of 927 public elementary schools	14.6 %		30.5	649^th of 875 public elementary schools	25.8 %	143	38.0	40.0	40.0	46.0	30.0	43.0	35.0	29.0	33.0	29.0	20.0	13.0				25.0	3.0
Mather	Public	PK, KG-5	24 Parish Street	Dorchester	02122	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-8757	599	37	16.1	74.0 %	30 (5.0 %)	231 (38.6 %)	116 (19.4 %)	189 (31.6 %)	2 (0.3 %)	1 (0.2 %)	30 (5.0 %)	27.4	717^th of 927 public elementary schools	22.7 %		23.7	701^st of 875 public elementary schools	19.9 %	16	40.0	40.0	51.0				44.0	49.0	45.0							9.0
Dr. William Henderson Lower	Public	PK, KG-4	1669 Dorchester Avenue	Dorchester	02122	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-8725	226	22	10.2	43.0 %	95 (42.0 %)	58 (25.7 %)	54 (23.9 %)	16 (7.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	3 (1.3 %)								(n/a)	57.0						55.0
Paul A Dever	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Mt Vernon Street	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-8694	524	37	14.1	83.0 %	21 (4.0 %)	139 (26.5 %)	310 (59.2 %)	42 (8.0 %)	1 (0.2 %)	1 (0.2 %)	10 (1.9 %)	4.4	911^th of 927 public elementary schools	1.7 %		8.1	836^th of 875 public elementary schools	4.5 %	75	17.0	9.0	25.0				31.0	25.0	11.0							7.0
Richard J Murphy	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Worrell Street	Dorchester	02122	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-8781	882	58	15.2	58.0 %	198 (22.4 %)	178 (20.2 %)	156 (17.7 %)	324 (36.7 %)	3 (0.3 %)	3 (0.3 %)	20 (2.3 %)	64.6	330^th of 927 public elementary schools	64.4 %		64.4	324^th of 875 public elementary schools	63.0 %	6	60.0	73.0	66.0	63.0	32.0	32.0	70.0	61.0	67.0	61.0	33.0	17.0				22.0	8.0
Roger Clap	Public	PK, KG-5	35 Harvest Street	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-8672	184	10	18.4	65.0 %	54 (29.3 %)	49 (26.6 %)	62 (33.7 %)	16 (8.7 %)	1 (0.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	2 (1.1 %)	14.7	832^nd of 927 public elementary schools	10.2 %		28.8	661^st of 875 public elementary schools	24.5 %	171	35.0	20.0	27.0				48.0	40.0	25.0							18.0
Sarah Greenwood	Public	PK, KG-8	189 Glenway Street	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-8710	415	33	12.5	84.0 %	10 (2.4 %)	119 (28.7 %)	279 (67.2 %)	2 (0.5 %)	1 (0.2 %)	1 (0.2 %)	3 (0.7 %)	14.7	831^st of 927 public elementary schools	10.4 %		7	849^th of 875 public elementary schools	3.0 %	18	11.0	13.0	46.0	46.0	47.0	38.0	32.0	13.0	43.0	23.0	32.0	4.0				21.0	8.0
Thomas J Kenny	Public	PK, KG-5	19 Oakton Avenue	Dorchester	02122	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-8789	293	26	11.2	72.0 %	24 (8.2 %)	143 (48.8 %)	53 (18.1 %)	58 (19.8 %)	2 (0.7 %)	1 (0.3 %)	12 (4.1 %)	16.5	813^th of 927 public elementary schools	12.3 %		9.1	827^th of 875 public elementary schools	5.5 %	14	20.0	27.0	38.0				33.0	44.0	45.0							12.0
William E Russell	Public	PK, KG-5	750 Columbia Road	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-8803	387	24	16.1	70.0 %	8 (2.1 %)	111 (28.7 %)	216 (55.8 %)	38 (9.8 %)	1 (0.3 %)	1 (0.3 %)	12 (3.1 %)	35.3	637^th of 927 public elementary schools	31.3 %		17.7	742^nd of 875 public elementary schools	15.2 %	105	42.0	56.0	46.0				56.0	46.0	54.0							5.0
William Monroe Trotter	Public	PK, KG-6	135 Humboldt Avenue	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-8225	488	27	18.0	84.0 %	23 (4.7 %)	287 (58.8 %)	157 (32.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	3 (0.6 %)	18 (3.7 %)	9.8	862^nd of 927 public elementary schools	7.0 %		13.1	788^th of 875 public elementary schools	9.9 %	74	28.0	25.0	33.0	41.0	38.0		34.0	11.0	24.0	24.0	17.0					11.0
Dr. William Henderson Upper	Public, Alternative	5-11	18 Croftland Av	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-6365	361	38	9.5	69.0 %	71 (19.7 %)	193 (53.5 %)	59 (16.3 %)	25 (6.9 %)	5 (1.4 %)	1 (0.3 %)	7 (1.9 %)								(n/a)		50.0	74.0	60.0	50.0	29.0		45.0	74.0	58.0	24.0	12.0		67.0	43.0	37.0	8.0	19.0		14.0
Lee Academy	Public	PK, KG-1	25 Dunbar Avenue	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-8618	212	15	14.1	74.0 %	6 (2.8 %)	127 (59.9 %)	52 (24.5 %)	14 (6.6 %)	2 (0.9 %)	1 (0.5 %)	10 (4.7 %)								(n/a)
Community Academy Of Science And Health	Public	9-12	11 Charles Street	Dorchester	02122	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-8950	352	36	9.7	72.0 %	7 (2.0 %)	269 (76.4 %)	62 (17.6 %)	6 (1.7 %)	1 (0.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	7 (2.0 %)	1.2	329^th of 340 public high schools	3.2 %		14.1	310^th of 339 public high schools	8.6 %	19														60.0	30.0			30.0	27.0
Lilla G. Frederick Middle School	Public	6-8	270 Columbia Road	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-1650	552	42	13.1	79.0 %	7 (1.3 %)	261 (47.3 %)	251 (45.5 %)	19 (3.4 %)	1 (0.2 %)	2 (0.4 %)	11 (2.0 %)	4.4	456^th of 468 public middle schools	2.6 %		3.2	430^th of 440 public middle schools	2.3 %	26				18.0	16.0	11.0				16.0	11.0	15.0					3.0
Boston International High School	Public	9-12	100 Maxwell St	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-9373	381	43	8.8	64.0 %	5 (1.3 %)	164 (43.0 %)	193 (50.7 %)	14 (3.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	5 (1.3 %)	29.3	280^th of 340 public high schools	17.6 %		28.3	282^nd of 339 public high schools	16.8 %	2														89.0	82.0			40.0		20.0
O W Holmes	Public	PK, KG-5	40 School Street	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-8681	335	24	13.9	78.0 %	9 (2.7 %)	207 (61.8 %)	89 (26.6 %)	9 (2.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	3 (0.9 %)	18 (5.4 %)	6.1	899^th of 927 public elementary schools	3.0 %		14.9	771^st of 875 public elementary schools	11.9 %	128	35.0	24.0	20.0				30.0	22.0	13.0							0.0
King K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	77 Lawrence Avenue	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-8212	495	33	15.0	83.0 %	7 (1.4 %)	304 (61.4 %)	154 (31.1 %)	4 (0.8 %)	0 (0.0 %)	2 (0.4 %)	24 (4.8 %)	1.9	923^rd of 927 public elementary schools	0.4 %		3.3	864^th of 875 public elementary schools	1.3 %	59	7.0	17.0	16.0	4.0	20.0	27.0	14.0	12.0	16.0	0.0	7.0	13.0				3.0	0.0
Dorchester Academy	Public	9-12	11 Charles St	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-9730	382	37	10.3	75.0 %	12 (3.1 %)	256 (67.0 %)	83 (21.7 %)	17 (4.5 %)	3 (0.8 %)	3 (0.8 %)	8 (2.1 %)								(n/a)
Techboston Academy	Public, Alternative	6-12	9 Peacevale Road	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-1615	985	97	10.1	77.0 %	31 (3.1 %)	692 (70.3 %)	193 (19.6 %)	43 (4.4 %)	7 (0.7 %)	2 (0.2 %)	17 (1.7 %)								(n/a)				46.0	34.0	23.0				11.0	8.0	9.0		81.0	51.0		7.0	49.0	0.0	26.0
Pauline Agassiz Shaw Elementary School	Public	PK-K	429 Norfolk Street	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 635-8777	106	9	11.7	59.0 %	1 (0.9 %)	73 (68.9 %)	26 (24.5 %)	3 (2.8 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	3 (2.8 %)								(n/a)

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Roxbury	0.7 mi	17	334^th
Boston	0.82 mi	21	295^th
Jamaica Plain	0.92 mi	9	341^st
Mattapan	1.73 mi	6	348^th
Roslindale	1.77 mi	8	273^rd

Best Public Schools in Dorchester, MA

Boston Latin Academy

Richard J Murphy

Neighborhood House Charter School

William E Russell

Boston International High School

Mather

Edward Everett

Bridge Boston Charter School

Joseph Lee

Dorchester Collegiate Academy Charter

UP Academy Holland

Thomas J Kenny

John W McCormack

Conservatory Lab Charter School

Sarah Greenwood

Roger Clap

William Monroe Trotter

John Winthrop

Jeremiah E Burke High

O W Holmes

Lilla G. Frederick Middle School

Paul A Dever

King K-8

Community Academy Of Science And Health

Boston Collegiate Charter School

Codman Academy Charter Public School

Dearborn

Dorchester Academy

Dr. William Henderson Lower

Dr. William Henderson Upper

Lee Academy

Pauline Agassiz Shaw Elementary School

Techboston Academy

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