Summary:
Excel Academy Charter (District) is a single-school charter district in East Boston, Massachusetts, serving grades 5–12 at Excel Academy Charter School, with 1,379 students and a student-teacher ratio of 10.7. Because the district contains only one school, district-level and school-level results are identical, and that school earns a 4-star rating with an 82nd percentile district rank (63rd out of 351 districts). Per-student spending was $19,548 in 2020–2021, and free/reduced lunch information is not available in this record.
Academically, the school outperforms the state in most subjects. In 2025–2026 MCAS results, 8th grade is the standout: math reached 74.12% proficient versus 41.67% statewide (+32.45 points), and ELA reached 68.24% versus 41.70% (+26.54). Other strong results include 7th grade ELA (62.50% vs. 39.91%), Biology end-of-course (56.74% vs. 37.68%), 6th grade math (60.82% vs. 42.59%), All Grades ELA (57.33% vs. 40.03%), and All Grades math (57.21% vs. 41.11%). Science is the exception: All Grades science was 38.19% versus 40.98% state (−2.79 points), and 5th grade science was 32.95% versus 43.07% (−10.12). Grade 5, the school's entry grade, shows the smallest advantages in ELA and math, while science results climb steadily in higher grades — 8th grade 43.53%, 10th grade 54.19%, Biology 56.74%. Year over year, All Grades math posted the largest all-grade gain, rising from 48.05% to 57.21% (+9.16 points).
Completion outcomes are strong: a 95.1% graduation rate and a 1.8% dropout rate in 2024–2025, though the data set provides no state comparison for those figures. The school has also improved its statewide standing, moving from 3 stars and 63rd percentile in 2023–2024 to 4 stars and 77th percentile in 2025–2026, with its rank rising from 128 to 80. Overall, families can expect well-above-state performance in English language arts, mathematics, biology, and civics, with science — especially in 5th grade — as the clearest area to explore further. Contextual data on poverty and current spending is limited, so those equity questions cannot be fully assessed from this record.
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