Summary:
KIPP Academy Boston Charter School (District) contains a single school serving grades K–8 in Mattapan, Massachusetts: KIPP Academy Boston Charter School. With 646 students and just one campus, the district and school results are identical — every district-level number reflects what happens at this one school. It is listed as an elementary school in the area summary, but it educates students from kindergarten through 8th grade. The student-teacher ratio was 13.5 in 2024–2025, and per-student spending was $18,557 in 2020–2021.
Recent results show real momentum. All-grade ELA proficiency rose from 19.21% to 30.15% between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, a gain of nearly 11 percentage points, narrowing the gap to the state from about 22 points to under 10. The school's rank percentile also improved, from 15 to 24. Eighth grade is the strongest performer: ELA and Math both reached 39.29%, within about two points of state averages, and 8th grade Civics was above the state in 2024–2025, at 42.86% versus 39.16%. Sixth grade ELA, at 38.33%, also came close to the state's 40.26%.
Challenges remain. The school holds a 1-star rating in every year of rank history and ranked 681 of 899 schools in 2025–2026. Overall proficiency trails the state in ELA, Math, and Science, with Math and Science both about 14 points below. Fifth grade Math (19.44%) and seventh grade Math (20.31%) are the weakest results, followed by 5th grade ELA (22.22%) and 5th grade Science (25.00%). Free/reduced-lunch information was not reported, so it cannot be used to judge the school's population or results.
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