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KIPP Academy Boston Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

771^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

KIPP Academy Boston Charter School is an elementary school serving grades K-8 in Mattapan, MA, with 591 students. It is part of the KIPP network of public charter schools and is located in the Boston school district, which is ranked 298 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating.

KIPP Academy Boston Charter School consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments. In 2024-2025, only 19.21% of KIPP students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 41.53% statewide. In math, 24.26% of KIPP students were proficient, compared to 40.74% statewide. The school's performance has remained stagnant or declined over the past decade, with its ranking and rating staying in the bottom tier of Massachusetts schools. KIPP Academy's proficiency rates also vary widely by grade level and subject area, with 3rd grade scores higher than the school average but declining in the upper grades.

KIPP Academy is located very close to several other low-performing Boston public elementary schools, including Young Achievers K-8, Mattahunt Elementary, and Mildred Avenue K-8. This suggests a broader challenge in the Mattapan neighborhood in providing high-quality education. The school also serves a high-need student population, with the majority of students coming from low-income families, and struggles to support students with disabilities and English Learners.

646

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,085

Per pupil spending ?

86.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

37 Babson Street
Mattapan, MA 02126

(617) 393-5682

District: KIPP Academy Boston Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.1%

Hispanic:

36.4%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2014 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 22 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

Massachusetts avg41%

Elementary school

771^st of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

344^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

308^th of 348KIPP Academy Boston Charter School among Massachusetts districts

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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	771 of 906	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	769 of 916	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	858 of 928	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	814 of 932	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	847 of 936	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	656 of 942	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.1	747 of 934	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.3	852 of 938	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.7	855 of 932	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	21.4	768 of 926	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	94 of 169	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	70 of 167	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.0	122 of 167	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.4	83 of 173	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.4	89 of 166	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.1	25 of 172	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	53.1	66 of 174	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	29.7	476 of 672	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	535 of 665	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	627 of 656	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	85 of 281	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	42.9	143 of 282	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	208 of 264	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	181 of 267	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.9	45 of 258	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	48 of 244	80.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	716 of 869	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	752 of 886	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	821 of 887	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	794 of 901	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	787 of 898	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	623 of 902	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.1	729 of 893	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	216 of 458	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.3	256 of 446	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	321 of 420	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	275 of 401	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	307 of 379	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.1	199 of 398	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.0	267 of 379	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	535 of 736	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	552 of 760	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	672 of 757	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	591 of 772	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	639 of 705	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	54.1	304 of 700	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.3	421 of 685	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	768 of 884	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	736 of 891	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	807 of 896	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	761 of 908	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	837 of 904	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	616 of 907	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.0	719 of 898	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	600 of 717	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	572 of 731	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	594 of 703	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	728 of 905	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	807 of 894	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	56.1	342 of 896	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	490 of 886	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	13.6	808 of 925	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	18.7	345 of 399	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	344 of 484	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	335 of 493	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	356 of 501	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	368 of 497	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	413 of 501	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	354 of 498	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	368 of 484	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.1	425 of 487	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.2	353 of 482	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	76 of 206	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	60 of 202	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	64 of 209	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	70 of 212	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.2	107 of 193	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.7	44 of 195	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	57.1	58 of 172	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	32.8	276 of 445	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.7	419 of 431	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	313 of 424	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	275 of 417	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	91.4	3 of 155	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	50.4	42 of 138	69.6%	★★★★☆
2018	49.7	38 of 127	70.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	375 of 473	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	354 of 481	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	337 of 489	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	359 of 494	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	393 of 483	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	337 of 478	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	359 of 463	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	191 of 376	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	158 of 378	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.5	180 of 364	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.4	257 of 368	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	229 of 335	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.5	143 of 322	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	105 of 309	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	260 of 464	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	244 of 469	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	278 of 481	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	322 of 489	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.2	396 of 462	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.0	240 of 452	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	256 of 438	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	304 of 473	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	303 of 483	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.1	359 of 489	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	371 of 497	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	412 of 485	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	340 of 478	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	357 of 466	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	267 of 435	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	212 of 441	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.8	234 of 444	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	280 of 503	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.6	389 of 489	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.7	194 of 484	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	204 of 467	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	19.2	400 of 491	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	22.4	277 of 339	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)70th percentile+55 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+38 vs school

African American (2025)44th percentile+29 vs school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)14th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)13th percentile+3 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2023)98th percentile+69 vs school

African American (2025)63rd percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile-8 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)19th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)18th percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Civics43%+4 vs state

Mathematics24%-16 vs state

Science23%-18 vs state

English Language Arts19%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Science (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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
KIPP Academy Boston Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	37 Babson Street	Mattapan	02126	Suffolk County	KIPP Academy Boston Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 393-5682	646	48	13.5		4 (0.6%)	382 (59.1%)	235 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	17.3	771^st of 906 public elementary schools	14.9%		17.6	769^th of 916 public elementary schools	16.0%	2	26.0	17.1	13.9	17.7	18.0	22.4	19.2	33.8	32.9	11.1	19.4	23.0	24.6	24.3	20.8	26.3	23.3	42.9	$29,085
Mildred Avenue K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	5 Mildred Avenue	Mattapan	02126	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-1642	601	57	10.6		16 (2.7%)	331 (55.1%)	220 (36.6%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	9.3	855^th of 906 public elementary schools	5.6%		9.7	864^th of 916 public elementary schools	5.7%	9	21.2	13.3	8.6	4.9	0.0	9.1	8.4	18.2	27.1	8.8	8.8	1.5	3.4	10.0	14.3	2.3	6.9	3.4	$33,544
Ellison-Parks Early Education School	Public	PK, KG-3	108 Babson Street	Mattapan	02126	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-7680	190	19	9.7		4 (2.1%)	100 (52.6%)	75 (39.5%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)								(n/a)	22.2						22.2	25.9						25.9					$42,802
Young Achievers K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Outlook Road	Mattapan	02126	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6804	489	46	10.7		4 (0.8%)	207 (42.3%)	263 (53.8%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	8.7	861^st of 906 public elementary schools	5.0%		10.4	855^th of 916 public elementary schools	6.7%	6	17.3	12.5	9.8	25.8	8.9	2.8	12.7	15.4	10.0	7.3	3.3	9.3	2.9	8.7	17.1	0.0	9.9	2.9	$34,610
Mattahunt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	123 Alabama St	Mattapan	02126	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8792	581	52	11.1		7 (1.2%)	410 (70.6%)	141 (24.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	18.5	754^th of 906 public elementary schools	16.8%		15.5	796^th of 916 public elementary schools	13.1%	42	32.7	28.8	18.4	19.6			25.1	28.9	21.3	14.3	21.6			21.6	16.3		16.3		$36,399
Shaw-Taylor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	429 Norfolk Street	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8777	528	56	9.3		5 (0.9%)	364 (68.9%)	140 (26.5%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	8.8	859^th of 906 public elementary schools	5.2%		8.1	875^th of 916 public elementary schools	4.5%	16	17.0	14.5	17.1	8.9			14.1	12.8	19.4	9.8	8.9			13.1	14.6		14.6		$32,794
Chittick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	154 Ruskindale Road	Mattapan	02126	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8652	248	27	9.3		13 (5.2%)	143 (57.7%)	84 (33.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	19.4	748^th of 906 public elementary schools	17.4%		26	677^th of 916 public elementary schools	26.1%	71	13.8	16.7	38.1	17.7			20.9	6.9	8.3	42.9	23.5			18.7	30.0		30.0		$41,884
Tucker	Public	PK, KG-5	187 Blue Hills Pkwy	Milton	02186	Norfolk County	Milton	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 696-4291	454	35	12.8		175 (38.5%)	135 (29.7%)	56 (12.3%)	33 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.9%)	71.2	270^th of 906 public elementary schools	70.2%		73	261^st of 916 public elementary schools	71.5%	9	49.3	63.6	50.0				54.2	52.2	60.6	42.9				51.7	60.9		60.9		$18,757
Haley Pilot School	Public	PK, KG-8	570 American Legion Hwy	Roslindale	02131	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8169	360	44	8.2		73 (20.3%)	153 (42.5%)	112 (31.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	26.2	670^th of 906 public elementary schools	26.0%		28.9	648^th of 916 public elementary schools	29.3%	22	35.7	28.3	20.9	26.8		5.9	25.9	35.7	26.1	27.9	22.0		5.9	25.9	32.6	0.0	23.3	5.9	$35,549
Glover	Public	K-5	255 Canton Avenue	Milton	02186	Norfolk County	Milton	No	No	No	No	(617) 696-4288	593	42	14.2		447 (75.4%)	27 (4.6%)	42 (7.1%)	41 (6.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.7%)	88	98^th of 906 public elementary schools	89.2%		88.3	96^th of 916 public elementary schools	89.5%	2	65.2	68.2	74.6				69.5	55.4	62.4	69.3				62.4	79.8		79.8		$16,894

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In the 2024-25 school year, 646 students attended KIPP Academy Boston Charter School.

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KIPP Academy Boston Charter School ranks in the bottom 14.9% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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Students at KIPP Academy Boston Charter School are 59% African American, 36% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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