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Neighborhood House Charter School

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
743rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 906 Massachusetts Alternative Schools
Better than 18% of Massachusetts alternative schools
Summary

Neighborhood House Charter School is an alternative public charter school located in Dorchester, MA that serves grades PK-12 with a total enrollment of 856 students. The school has seen steady improvements in its graduation and dropout rates in recent years, but still lags behind some of the top-performing charter schools in the area.

Neighborhood House Charter School's 4-year graduation rate has increased from 75.4% in 2021-2022 to 87.8% in 2023-2024, which is lower than the 100% rate at nearby Mystic Valley Regional Charter School and Brooke Charter School, but higher than the 79.7% rate at Devens School and Melvin H. King South End Academy. The school's dropout rate has also decreased from 8.2% to 5.4% over the same period, which is an improvement but still higher than the 0% rate at Mystic Valley Regional and Brooke Charter.

Academically, Neighborhood House Charter School's MCAS proficiency rates lag behind the state averages across English Language Arts, Math, and Science, and are lower than nearby charter schools like Mystic Valley Regional, Brooke Charter, and Prospect Hill Academy. However, the school does outperform the Boston district averages, which are even lower than the state. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher-than-average per-student spending suggest a focus on individualized attention, but this has not yet translated into stronger academic outcomes.

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:
50.4%
Hispanic:
31.8%
White:
8.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Rebounding — 10th percentile in 2024 → 15th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is rebounding — up to 15th (2025) from a 10th-percentile low (2024)
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school21%
District avg21%
Massachusetts avg41%
Elementary school
743rd of 906
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Bottom 18%▼ down 25 pts since 2016
From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 18% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
381st of 484
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Bottom 21%▼ down 57 pts since 2016
From top 22% (2016) to bottom 21% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
295th of 349
Massachusetts public high schools ?
Bottom 15%▼ down 3 pts since 2021
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SchoolDigger rating ?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+26 vs school
Special Education (2025)43rd percentile+25 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)32nd percentile+7 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)27th percentile~ school
African American (2025)25th percentile+7 vs school
Female (2025)24th percentile+6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+5 vs school
Male (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school
English Language Learner (2022)11th percentile-21 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2023)97th percentile+70 vs school
White (2018)52nd percentile+17 vs school
African American (2025)51st percentile+30 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)42nd percentile+17 vs school
Disabled (2022)42nd percentile+6 vs school
Special Education (2025)33rd percentile+11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+11 vs school
Female (2025)28th percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)21st percentile-4 vs school
Male (2025)13th percentile-8 vs school
High school
African American (2025)45th percentile+29 vs school
Disabled (2022)38th percentile+11 vs school
Special Education (2025)35th percentile+19 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+8 vs school
Female (2025)16th percentile~ school
Male (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?
Civics28%-11 vs state
English Language Arts26%-16 vs state
Mathematics20%-21 vs state
Science14%-27 vs state
Biology10%-29 vs state

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Neighborhood House Charter School ranks in the bottom 18.0% of Massachusetts alternative schools.

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

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


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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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