Summary:
Elementary schools in the UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester (District) area come down to a single school: UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester, located at 35 Westville Street in Boston. It serves grades PK–8 with 640 students and a student-teacher ratio of 11, and it is the only school in its district, so there is no other local school to compare it against — district results and school results are the same. Per-student spending is listed at $16,769, but only for 2020–2021, and the free/reduced-lunch percentage is not reported, so family economic context cannot be judged from this data.
Academically, the picture in 2025–2026 is mixed. All-grade proficiency is 20.83% in English Language Arts, 20.84% in Math, and 21.14% in Science, while state rates are near 40–41% — roughly 19–20 percentage points behind. The clearest bright spot is 8th-grade Civics at 43.40%, above the state's 39.77%, and the only subject measured that beats the state. Eighth-grade Math is the strongest core result at 37.74%, just 3.93 points below the state's 41.67%, and 8th-grade Science is 30.19% versus the state's 38.93%. Consistently, older grades outperform younger ones: 8th-grade Math (37.74%) towers over 5th-grade Math (14.49%) and 3rd-grade Math (15.15%), and ELA peaks in 6th grade at 29.03%.
The school is improving but remains near the bottom of state rankings. It ranked 802nd of 899 in 2025–2026, at the 11th percentile with 1 star, up from 844th of 916 with 0 stars in 2023–2024; the district ranked 311th of 351, also at the 11th percentile with 1 star. Year over year, Math rose 8.50 points and Science 7.92 points, while ELA slipped 1.42 points. Parents should note the lower elementary grades are the main pressure point, and that limited spending and lunch data restrict how much context this file can provide.
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