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Alternative Schools in Boston

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At a glance

DistrictBoston298^th of 348 Massachusetts districtsFull district overview →

Schools

857

Students

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Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2015)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Carter School	Public, Alternative	2-12	396 Northhampton St	Boston	02118	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9832	28	1	28.0	83.3%	3 (10.7%)	14 (50.0%)	11 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$73,057
Melvin H. King South End Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	90 Warren Avenue	Boston	02116	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9976	125	38	3.2	88.7%	9 (7.2%)	61 (48.8%)	49 (39.2%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)								(n/a)								3.0						0.0		0.0				0.0	0.0		10.0	$102,150
Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Upper	Public, Alternative	2-12	18 Croftland Av	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6365	631	78	8.0	68.7%	45 (7.1%)	299 (47.4%)	214 (33.9%)	41 (6.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.4%)								(n/a)	24.1	27.1	16.2	24.3	8.9	8.8	22.2	18.0	24.1	30.6	8.1	5.4	8.7	3.3	4.4	13.8	13.9	1.9	5.1	6.8		7.0	8.6	$41,759
Horace Mann School for the Deaf Hard of Hearing	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	28 Walker St	Charlestown	02129	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8534	73	37	1.9	74.8%	11 (15.1%)	19 (26.0%)	36 (49.3%)	5 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)								(n/a)								3.9								3.9								$115,852

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brookline	0.24 mi	12	18^th
Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School (District)	0.64 mi	1	340^th
Match Charter Public School (District)	1.22 mi	1
Cambridge	1.72 mi	16	81^st
Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers: A Horace Mann	1.83 mi	1	341^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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