Best Public Schools in Dorchester, Massachusetts

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2021)				Ranking (2019)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2021)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2021)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2021)			MCAS Biology (2021)	MCAS Introductory Physics (2021)	MCAS Technology/Engineering (2021)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2020)
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 (2021)	Statewide Rank (2021)	State Percentile (2021)	SchoolDigger Rating (2021)	Average Standard Score (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	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 10th 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 10th 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 Biology End of Course	MCAS Introductory Physics End of Course	MCAS Technology/Engineering End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Neighborhood House Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	21 Queen Street	Dorchester	02122	Suffolk County	Neighborhood House Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 825-0703	810	74	10.8		104 (12.8%)	430 (53.1%)	207 (25.6%)	20 (2.5%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.2%)								(n/a)	44.2	42.5	26.3	29.4	24.7	26.0	50.8	30.3	32.6	15.0	11.9	22.1	13.4	18.0	29.0	18.1	17.0	19.6	18.1	41.7			$22,093	$1,082	$21,011
Boston Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	11 Mayhew Street	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston Collegiate Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 265-1172	723	69	10.4		308 (42.6%)	251 (34.7%)	126 (17.4%)	13 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.2%)	43.5	187^th of 285 public high schools	34.4%		77.7	82^nd of 351 public high schools	76.6%	105			42.2	29.2	42.3	34.4	55.6	37.1			31.1	35.4	30.1	17.2	50.0	28.5	31.1	28.2	29.8		46.5		$21,784	$784	$21,000
Conservatory Lab Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2120 Dorchester Avenue	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Conservatory Lab Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 254-8904	457	29	15.7		25 (5.5%)	219 (47.9%)	190 (41.6%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	29.8	664^th of 936 public elementary schools	29.1%		30.1	693^rd of 942 public elementary schools	26.4%	29	46.3	44.4	34.8	17.9	19.4	20.0		33.7	22.6	11.3	21.7	17.9	9.7	20.7		17.5	37.0	21.1	32.3				$18,221	$1,195	$17,027
Codman Academy Charter Public School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	637 Washington Street	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Codman Academy Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 287-0700	348	45	7.6		2 (0.6%)	270 (77.6%)	72 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)	25.0	10.0	14.3	4.6	18.2	9.1	23.7	13.4	0.0	10.0	5.0	9.1	0.0	4.6	0.0	4.8	14.3	5.6	10.3	16.7			$26,164	$1,300	$24,864
Boston Latin Academy	Public	7-12	205 Townsend Street	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9957	1,787	94	19.0		527 (29.5%)	383 (21.4%)	471 (26.4%)	336 (18.8%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	61 (3.4%)								(n/a)					75.1	62.6	87.6	68.8					65.6	39.4	89.3	52.1		44.0	44.0				$20,553	$1,286	$19,267
Edward Everett	Public	PK, KG-6	71 Pleasant Street	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8778	285	23	12.3		15 (5.3%)	119 (41.8%)	96 (33.7%)	43 (15.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.2%)	17.2	770^th of 936 public elementary schools	17.7%		26.7	732^nd of 942 public elementary schools	22.3%	38	30.3	40.0	34.4	29.0				33.6	18.2	12.5	3.1	5.3				9.8	3.2		3.2				$25,725	$1,319	$24,405
Jeremiah E Burke High	Public	9-12	60 Washington Street	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9837	390	35	11.1		15 (3.8%)	232 (59.5%)	126 (32.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (2.8%)	4.7	273^rd of 285 public high schools	4.2%		20	293^rd of 351 public high schools	16.5%	20							14.5								10.1						18.4		$26,053	$1,568	$24,485
UP Academy Holland	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Olney Street	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8832	674	48	13.8		9 (1.3%)	319 (47.3%)	301 (44.7%)	22 (3.3%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.2%)	6.2	915^th of 936 public elementary schools	2.2%		16.8	817^th of 942 public elementary schools	13.3%	98	13.0	10.6	21.6					14.7	7.5	0.0	5.6					4.2	5.9		5.9				$23,831	$1,613	$22,218
John W McCormack	Public	6-8	315 Mt Vernon Street	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8657	250	26	9.4		7 (2.8%)	69 (27.6%)	150 (60.0%)	16 (6.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	7.4	482^nd of 501 public middle schools	3.8%		5.5	473^rd of 498 public middle schools	5.0%	9				14.3	8.8	6.8		9.8				5.1	10.2	2.0		6.1		0.0	0.0				$28,006	$1,536	$26,469
John Winthrop	Public	PK, KG-5	35 Brookford Street	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8379	231	27	8.5		5 (2.2%)	126 (54.5%)	90 (39.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	6.7	909^th of 936 public elementary schools	2.9%		9.4	888^th of 942 public elementary schools	5.7%	21	21.2	9.1	18.2					15.9	6.5	0.0	9.1					4.7	9.5		9.5				$24,676	$1,500	$23,175
Joseph Lee	Public	PK, KG-8	155 Talbot Avenue	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8687	573	66	8.7		30 (5.2%)	308 (53.8%)	173 (30.2%)	26 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.6%)	10.1	869^th of 936 public elementary schools	7.2%		7.3	906^th of 942 public elementary schools	3.8%	37	23.3	15.4	23.1	17.7	13.6	22.2		18.9	7.1	3.9	9.6	11.6	1.7	1.8		6.1	16.3	6.1	12.2				$28,797	$1,425	$27,373
Mather	Public	PK, KG-5	24 Parish Street	Dorchester	02122	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8757	484	45	10.6		23 (4.8%)	186 (38.4%)	93 (19.2%)	151 (31.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.8%)	13.1	823^rd of 936 public elementary schools	12.1%		25.9	738^th of 942 public elementary schools	21.7%	85	27.5	27.9	27.9					27.8	10.3	10.3	13.1					11.2	10.0		10.0				$23,976	$1,595	$22,382
Dr. William Henderson Lower	Public	PK, KG-1	1669 Dorchester Avenue	Dorchester	02122	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8725	198	22	9.0		64 (32.3%)	60 (30.3%)	37 (18.7%)	21 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	11 (5.6%)								(n/a)																							$13,644	$1,277	$12,366
Paul A Dever	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Mt Vernon Street	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8694	354	39	8.9		30 (8.5%)	87 (24.6%)	213 (60.2%)	16 (4.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	11.6	843^rd of 936 public elementary schools	9.9%		23.4	762^nd of 942 public elementary schools	19.1%	81	21.3	18.6	29.6					23.0	16.1	10.2	9.1					11.9	5.5		5.5				$25,862	$1,967	$23,894
Richard J Murphy	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Worrell Street	Dorchester	02122	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8781	907	70	12.9		89 (9.8%)	170 (18.7%)	153 (16.9%)	457 (50.4%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (3.6%)	64.3	346^th of 936 public elementary schools	63.0%		59.4	393^rd of 942 public elementary schools	58.3%	47	50.6	61.3	54.0	59.9	16.2	18.9		47.0	40.7	33.0	42.1	45.9	21.3	22.7		35.9	40.5	21.4	35.3				$24,401	$1,537	$22,864
Roger Clap	Public	PK, KG-6	35 Harvest Street	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8672	123	13	9.1		19 (15.4%)	41 (33.3%)	50 (40.7%)	10 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	34.1	635^th of 936 public elementary schools	32.2%		7.6	903^rd of 942 public elementary schools	4.1%	268	50.0	30.8						34.3	50.0	0.0						17.1							$28,876	$1,442	$27,434
Sarah Greenwood	Public	PK, KG-8	189 Glenway Street	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8710	394	36	11.0		6 (1.5%)	61 (15.5%)	318 (80.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	4.9	930^th of 936 public elementary schools	0.6%		2.6	933^rd of 942 public elementary schools	1.0%	3	14.3	14.7	8.3	12.5	9.7	0.0		10.8	0.0	2.9	0.0	5.1	6.3	0.0		2.5	2.8	0.0	2.0				$24,586	$1,436	$23,150
Thomas J Kenny	Public	PK, KG-6	19 Oakton Avenue	Dorchester	02122	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8789	339	33	10.1		88 (26.0%)	120 (35.4%)	76 (22.4%)	39 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	23.7	714^th of 936 public elementary schools	23.7%		20.4	788^th of 942 public elementary schools	16.3%	74	53.9	30.2	22.0	31.3				33.3	33.3	2.3	10.2	22.9				16.8	18.0		18.0				$25,284	$1,417	$23,866
William E Russell	Public	PK, KG-5	750 Columbia Road	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8803	365	34	10.6		10 (2.7%)	101 (27.7%)	209 (57.3%)	30 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	10 (2.7%)	23.2	720^th of 936 public elementary schools	23.1%		36.2	641^st of 942 public elementary schools	32.0%	79	44.4	26.9	14.6					30.6	35.2	8.0	4.9					19.2	17.1		17.1				$23,409	$1,487	$21,922
William Monroe Trotter	Public	PK, KG-8	135 Humboldt Avenue	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8225	380	32	11.9		4 (1.1%)	207 (54.5%)	146 (38.4%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	12 (3.2%)	6.2	914^th of 936 public elementary schools	2.4%		15.1	833^rd of 942 public elementary schools	11.6%	81	14.6	18.4	7.3	6.1	8.3	16.7		11.9	11.8	2.7	2.4	3.0	12.5	22.2		7.8	7.5	0.0	6.0				$24,627	$1,381	$23,246
Dr. William Henderson Upper	Public, Alternative	2-12	18 Croftland Av	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6365	726	79	9.1		133 (18.3%)	310 (42.7%)	181 (24.9%)	63 (8.7%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.3%)								(n/a)	50.0	35.8	37.8	23.4	15.3	23.0	28.1	30.8	43.8	17.9	34.1	15.6	5.0	11.5	18.8	20.8	34.1	9.1	23.4		15.2		$29,957	$1,567	$28,390
Lee Academy	Public	PK, KG-3	25 Dunbar Avenue	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8618	192	19	10.0		12 (6.3%)	88 (45.8%)	66 (34.4%)	14 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)								(n/a)	33.3							33.3	18.2							18.2							$27,042	$1,501	$25,541
Community Academy of Science and Health	Public	9-12	11 Charles Street	Dorchester	02122	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8950	334	41	8.0		8 (2.4%)	199 (59.6%)	98 (29.3%)	14 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	2.5	280^th of 285 public high schools	1.8%		1.2	346^th of 351 public high schools	1.4%	66							17.5								7.3					22.5			$26,229	$1,568	$24,661
Lilla G. Frederick Middle School	Public	6-8	270 Columbia Road	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-1650	381	40	9.4		7 (1.8%)	153 (40.2%)	172 (45.1%)	40 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	6.9	487^th of 501 public middle schools	2.8%		3.7	484^th of 498 public middle schools	2.8%	3				11.9	2.2	6.1		6.1				8.3	7.5	4.6		6.5		4.5	4.5				$26,442	$1,519	$24,923
Boston International High School	Public	9-12	100 Maxwell St	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9373	398	54	7.3		7 (1.8%)	133 (33.4%)	221 (55.5%)	35 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)							3.0								10.3								$27,134	$1,452	$25,683
O W Holmes	Public	PK, KG-5	40 School Street	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8681	274	32	8.5		8 (2.9%)	148 (54.0%)	99 (36.1%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	9.2	885^th of 936 public elementary schools	5.4%		12.5	863^rd of 942 public elementary schools	8.4%	22	23.3	12.8	26.3					20.6	6.7	5.4	10.3					7.6	8.6		8.6				$26,886	$1,278	$25,608
King K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	77 Lawrence Avenue	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8212	549	56	9.8		12 (2.2%)	310 (56.5%)	199 (36.2%)	9 (1.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.6%)	11.1	851^st of 936 public elementary schools	9.1%		5.7	913^th of 942 public elementary schools	3.1%	62	16.4	25.6	15.0	35.1	12.5	20.0		21.5	5.8	2.3	2.4	10.7	15.0	46.2		11.2	10.0	40.0	16.0				$25,240	$1,483	$23,757
TechBoston Academy	Public	6-12	9 Peacevale Road	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-1615	901	95	9.4		26 (2.9%)	545 (60.5%)	275 (30.5%)	19 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.6%)	7.5	267^th of 285 public high schools	6.3%		6.8	323^rd of 351 public high schools	8.0%	56				8.8	7.2	5.9	24.4	7.3				3.2	2.1	6.4	16.4	3.9		10.2	10.2	40.0		12.5	$25,108	$1,578	$23,530
Pauline Agassiz Shaw Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	429 Norfolk Street	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8777	162	15	10.4		2 (1.2%)	111 (68.5%)	43 (26.5%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)								(n/a)	10.0							10.0	0.0							0.0							$25,482	$1,528	$23,954

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Roxbury	0.7 mi	19	337^th
Boston	0.83 mi	18	310^th
Jamaica Plain	0.92 mi	9	281^st
Mattapan	1.72 mi	7	348^th
Roslindale	1.77 mi	8	287^th

Best Public Schools in Dorchester, MA

Richard J Murphy

Boston Collegiate Charter School

Roger Clap

Conservatory Lab Charter School

Thomas J Kenny

William E Russell

Edward Everett

Mather

Paul A Dever

King K-8

Joseph Lee

O W Holmes

TechBoston Academy

John W McCormack

Lilla G. Frederick Middle School

John Winthrop

William Monroe Trotter

UP Academy Holland

Sarah Greenwood

Jeremiah E Burke High

Community Academy of Science and Health

Boston International High School

Boston Latin Academy

Codman Academy Charter Public School

Dr. William Henderson Lower

Dr. William Henderson Upper

Lee Academy

Neighborhood House Charter School

Pauline Agassiz Shaw Elementary School

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