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Neighborhood House Charter School

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
798th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 899 Massachusetts Alternative Schools
Better than 11% of Massachusetts alternative schools
Summary

Neighborhood House Charter School is a mid-sized PK–12 charter school at 21 Queen Street in Dorchester, part of Boston, serving 786 students as its own district, Neighborhood House Charter (District), so school and district figures are the same. Nearby schools in the data are all classified as alternative or specialized settings, including Codman Academy Charter Public School about a mile away and Brooke Charter School roughly two miles away.

Academically, Neighborhood House is below the state in every reported MCAS subject and grade in 2025–26. All-grade proficiency was 18.73% in ELA (state 40.03%), 12.23% in math (state 41.11%), and 14.66% in science (state 40.98%). Results have also been sliding: ELA fell from 31.34% in 2022–23 to 18.73%, and math dropped from 24.38% in 2023–24 to 12.23%. The weakest spots are middle school — 7th-grade ELA (5.63%), 7th-grade math (5.71%), and 8th-grade math (9.38%) — while 10th-grade ELA (26.32%) and math (27.27%) are relative strengths but still below state levels. Science and biology are low across grades.

Graduation for 2024–25 was 79.4%, down from 87.8%, and the dropout rate more than doubled to 11.8% from 5.4%. That dropout rate is higher than Codman Academy Charter Public School (5.6%), Brooke Charter School (5.7%), Match Charter Public School (7.9%), Prospect Hill Academy Charter School (3.4%), and Pioneer Charter School of Science (0.0%). Neighborhood House does outperform Codman in all three all-grade subjects and Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Upper in ELA, but trails Match, Prospect Hill, Brooke, and Pioneer in all three. Staffing (10.1 students per teacher) is similar to nearby charters, and 2020–21 spending ($21,393) was higher than Brooke's and Pioneer's, so resources alone don't explain the pattern. Free/reduced-lunch data were not available, and spending figures are dated.

786
Students ?
10.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$24,885
Per pupil spending ?
64.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 21 Queen Street
       Dorchester, MA  02122

(617) 825-0703

District: Neighborhood House Charter (District)

Racial breakdown:

African American:
50.4%
Hispanic:
31.8%
White:
8.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2023 → 16th in 2026
Strengths
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (15% vs 40% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2023
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school15%
District avg15%
Massachusetts avg40%
Elementary school
798th of 899
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Bottom 11%▼ down 31 pts since 2016
From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
432nd of 478
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Bottom 10%▼ down 68 pts since 2016
From top 22% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
298th of 353
Massachusetts public high schools ?
Bottom 16%▼ down 3 pts since 2021
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Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202613.7798 of 89911.2%★☆☆☆☆
202519.6743 of 90618.0%★☆☆☆☆
202429.2647 of 91629.4%★☆☆☆☆
202329.4657 of 92829.2%★☆☆☆☆
202232.2636 of 93231.8%★★☆☆☆
202125.0703 of 93624.9%★☆☆☆☆
201929.0709 of 94224.7%★☆☆☆☆
201835.9639 of 93431.6%★★☆☆☆
201745.3551 of 93841.3%★★☆☆☆
201647.0534 of 93242.7%★★☆☆☆
201448.0541 of 92641.6%★★☆☆☆
201361.1395 of 92857.4%★★★☆☆
201259.1425 of 93054.3%★★★☆☆
201155.8450 of 92451.3%★★★☆☆
201037.8630 of 92031.5%★★☆☆☆
200933.0659 of 90927.5%★☆☆☆☆
200834.6648 of 90828.6%★☆☆☆☆
200719.7763 of 91116.2%★☆☆☆☆
200624.6726 of 91120.3%★☆☆☆☆
200540.2562 of 88736.6%★★☆☆☆
200460.7376 of 88257.4%★★★☆☆
200333.0626 of 88429.2%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202625.9161 of 18814.4%★☆☆☆☆
202533.6127 of 16924.9%★☆☆☆☆
202452.651 of 16769.5%★★★★☆
202347.285 of 16749.1%★★★☆☆
202259.950 of 17371.1%★★★★☆
202153.362 of 16662.7%★★★☆☆
201945.393 of 17245.9%★★☆☆☆
201849.682 of 17452.9%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202244.2331 of 67250.7%★★★☆☆
202120.4557 of 63211.9%★☆☆☆☆
201937.1402 of 66539.5%★★☆☆☆
201823.0560 of 65614.6%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202226.2238 of 26710.9%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202618.4737 of 86915.2%★☆☆☆☆
202525.0658 of 86924.3%★☆☆☆☆
202435.5576 of 88635.0%★★☆☆☆
202329.1637 of 88728.2%★☆☆☆☆
202230.8631 of 90130.0%★★☆☆☆
202124.6685 of 89823.7%★☆☆☆☆
201930.3670 of 90225.7%★☆☆☆☆
201839.3583 of 89334.7%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202628.0373 of 47521.5%★☆☆☆☆
202541.8257 of 45843.9%★★☆☆☆
202459.4120 of 44673.1%★★★★☆
202349.5174 of 42058.6%★★★☆☆
202252.9129 of 40167.8%★★★☆☆
202133.6249 of 37934.3%★★☆☆☆
201937.7262 of 39834.2%★★☆☆☆
201849.3176 of 37953.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202619.7670 of 7429.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202529.5570 of 73622.6%★☆☆☆☆
202444.4416 of 76045.3%★★☆☆☆
202343.3436 of 75742.4%★★☆☆☆
202238.7495 of 77235.9%★★☆☆☆
202139.5435 of 70538.3%★★☆☆☆
201925.3585 of 70016.4%★☆☆☆☆
201844.8387 of 68543.5%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202613.1800 of 8799.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202517.7753 of 88414.8%★☆☆☆☆
202425.0680 of 89123.7%★☆☆☆☆
202331.3633 of 89629.4%★☆☆☆☆
202235.8593 of 90834.7%★★☆☆☆
202128.2660 of 90427.0%★☆☆☆☆
201929.5686 of 90724.4%★☆☆☆☆
201835.1615 of 89831.5%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202625.6565 of 70920.3%★☆☆☆☆
202537.6412 of 71742.5%★★☆☆☆
202438.0431 of 73141.0%★★☆☆☆
202351.9284 of 70359.6%★★★☆☆
202240.1558 of 90538.3%★★☆☆☆
202129.9656 of 89426.6%★☆☆☆☆
201931.0675 of 89624.7%★☆☆☆☆
201831.7681 of 88623.1%★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202128.1678 of 92526.7%★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202129.2270 of 39932.3%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
201875.7150 of 77280.6%★★★★☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202612.3432 of 4789.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202521.7381 of 48421.3%★☆☆☆☆
202429.0332 of 49332.7%★★☆☆☆
202325.2369 of 50126.3%★☆☆☆☆
202233.2322 of 49735.2%★★☆☆☆
202123.3377 of 50124.8%★☆☆☆☆
201940.1310 of 49837.8%★★☆☆☆
201835.7316 of 48434.7%★★☆☆☆
201738.1312 of 48735.9%★★☆☆☆
201675.0107 of 48277.8%★★★★☆
201477.7100 of 45578.0%★★★★☆
201365.7159 of 45565.1%★★★☆☆
201263.6177 of 45561.1%★★★☆☆
201168.1145 of 44967.7%★★★☆☆
201062.8161 of 43462.9%★★★☆☆
200957.7188 of 40954.0%★★★☆☆
200860.1173 of 40757.5%★★★☆☆
200736.6276 of 39930.8%★★☆☆☆
200655.0188 of 39952.9%★★★☆☆
200572.694 of 35673.6%★★★★☆
200450.1184 of 34446.5%★★☆☆☆
200346.5192 of 33943.4%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202619.1192 of 21510.7%★☆☆☆☆
202547.1101 of 20651.0%★★★☆☆
202449.094 of 20253.5%★★★☆☆
202346.7101 of 20951.7%★★★☆☆
202267.645 of 21278.8%★★★★☆
202151.087 of 19354.9%★★★☆☆
201970.739 of 19580.0%★★★★☆
201855.862 of 17264.0%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202234.9260 of 44541.6%★★☆☆☆
202133.7267 of 43138.1%★★☆☆☆
201952.7145 of 42465.8%★★★☆☆
201828.9302 of 41727.6%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202388.05 of 15596.8%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202614.8417 of 46810.9%★☆☆☆☆
202526.9340 of 47328.1%★☆☆☆☆
202431.2323 of 48132.8%★★☆☆☆
202321.0390 of 48920.2%★☆☆☆☆
202244.2258 of 49447.8%★★☆☆☆
202118.9400 of 48317.2%★☆☆☆☆
201946.0274 of 47842.7%★★☆☆☆
201829.9343 of 46325.9%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202627.4293 of 38323.5%★☆☆☆☆
202528.2278 of 37626.1%★☆☆☆☆
202445.0172 of 37854.5%★★★☆☆
202337.3210 of 36442.3%★★☆☆☆
202244.4177 of 36851.9%★★★☆☆
202132.0233 of 33530.4%★★☆☆☆
201943.6170 of 32247.2%★★☆☆☆
201851.6128 of 30958.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202619.9398 of 46113.7%★☆☆☆☆
202534.1314 of 46432.3%★★☆☆☆
202444.1240 of 46948.8%★★☆☆☆
202336.7308 of 48136.0%★★☆☆☆
202244.1257 of 48947.4%★★☆☆☆
202135.0311 of 46232.7%★★☆☆☆
201954.9183 of 45259.5%★★★☆☆
201856.0181 of 43858.7%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202611.4435 of 4707.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202515.9411 of 47313.1%★☆☆☆☆
202425.9350 of 48327.5%★☆☆☆☆
202330.3328 of 48932.9%★★☆☆☆
202225.7369 of 49725.8%★☆☆☆☆
202129.4334 of 48531.1%★★☆☆☆
201935.6317 of 47833.7%★★☆☆☆
201843.5262 of 46643.8%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202621.8378 of 43613.3%★☆☆☆☆
202530.5293 of 43532.6%★★☆☆☆
202428.3319 of 44127.7%★☆☆☆☆
202341.6217 of 44451.1%★★★☆☆
202242.9265 of 50347.3%★★☆☆☆
202128.8370 of 48924.3%★☆☆☆☆
201954.3190 of 48460.7%★★★☆☆
201850.4208 of 46755.5%★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202120.6389 of 49120.8%★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202137.4197 of 33941.9%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
201848.3190 of 39551.9%★★★☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202618.7298 of 35315.6%★☆☆☆☆
202517.9295 of 34915.5%★☆☆☆☆
202410.8314 of 3489.8%★☆☆☆☆
202328.2261 of 34724.8%★☆☆☆☆
202229.4248 of 34227.5%★☆☆☆☆
202119.8233 of 28518.2%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202630.8108 of 15731.2%★★☆☆☆
202539.282 of 14844.6%★★☆☆☆
202417.4142 of 16011.3%★☆☆☆☆
202356.655 of 14261.3%★★★☆☆
202263.136 of 13372.9%★★★★☆
202145.651 of 9445.7%★★☆☆☆
201972.631 of 13777.4%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202234.7182 of 29538.3%★★☆☆☆
202155.176 of 20262.4%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202611.5304 of 34010.6%★☆☆☆☆
202518.1283 of 33716.0%★☆☆☆☆
202410.9307 of 34210.2%★☆☆☆☆
202326.6258 of 33923.9%★☆☆☆☆
202237.5224 of 34034.1%★★☆☆☆
202116.1236 of 28116.0%★☆☆☆☆
201927.5270 of 34221.1%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202636.6162 of 26037.7%★★☆☆☆
202516.3219 of 24510.6%★☆☆☆☆
202423.9186 of 24925.3%★☆☆☆☆
202337.8148 of 24138.6%★★☆☆☆
202255.990 of 21758.5%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202626.8266 of 34021.8%★☆☆☆☆
202526.5257 of 33423.1%★☆☆☆☆
202416.8296 of 33812.4%★☆☆☆☆
202354.8151 of 33855.3%★★★☆☆
202251.2158 of 33252.4%★★★☆☆
202147.7129 of 25349.0%★★☆☆☆
201957.6137 of 33058.5%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202623.4269 of 34421.8%★☆☆☆☆
202515.6296 of 33912.7%★☆☆☆☆
20248.2317 of 3427.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202328.1250 of 34327.1%★☆☆☆☆
202222.3266 of 33921.5%★☆☆☆☆
202124.2221 of 28121.4%★☆☆☆☆
201958.3161 of 34653.5%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202627.8217 of 29827.2%★☆☆☆☆
202531.0197 of 30234.8%★★☆☆☆
202411.1286 of 2891.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202341.9146 of 30151.5%★★★☆☆
202243.6197 of 33941.9%★★☆☆☆
202148.0133 of 26850.4%★★★☆☆
201964.2101 of 34871.0%★★★★☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
White (2018)81st percentile+49 vs school
Disabled (2022)51st percentile+19 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)32nd percentile+7 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)27th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)21st percentile+10 vs school
Special Education (2026)20th percentile+9 vs school
Female (2026)15th percentile+4 vs school
African American (2026)14th percentile+3 vs school
English Language Learner (2022)11th percentile-21 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school
Male (2026)9th percentile~ school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2023)97th percentile+70 vs school
White (2018)52nd percentile+17 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)42nd percentile+17 vs school
Disabled (2022)42nd percentile+6 vs school
Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile+14 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)21st percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile+4 vs school
Special Education (2026)13th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2026)11th percentile~ school
African American (2026)11th percentile~ school
Male (2026)7th percentile~ school
High school
Disabled (2022)38th percentile+11 vs school
Hispanic (2026)38th percentile+22 vs school
African American (2026)31st percentile+16 vs school
Special Education (2026)27th percentile+12 vs school
Male (2026)22nd percentile+6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile+6 vs school
Female (2026)11th percentile-5 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts19%-21 vs state
Science15%-26 vs state
Biology14%-23 vs state
Civics14%-26 vs state
Mathematics12%-29 vs state

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Students at Neighborhood House Charter School are 50% African American, 32% Hispanic, 9% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Neighborhood House Charter School ranks in the bottom 11.2% of Massachusetts alternative schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 786 students attended Neighborhood House Charter School.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026
2024–25 MCAS Next Generation test scoresSep 29, 2025
2023–24 school spending dataMay 8, 2025
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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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