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KIPP Academy Boston Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8
681st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools
Better than 24% of Massachusetts elementary schools
Summary

KIPP Academy Boston Charter School is a K–8 charter school at 37 Babson Street in Mattapan, MA, serving 646 students — the largest enrollment in this group of nearby schools. It is the only charter school in the comparison set; its single-school charter district means district and school figures are the same. Statewide it ranks 681st of 899 schools (24th percentile, 1 star) in 2025–2026 — below average, but its best showing since 2018–2019, and a clear improvement over the 8th–16th percentile band it held from 2020–2021 through 2023–2024.

Closest to home, the contrast is striking. Mildred Avenue K-8 School, just 0.12 miles away, is the lowest-ranked school in the entire set (7th percentile). KIPP's science proficiency is roughly 7× Mildred Avenue's and its ELA roughly 2.6×, and it also out-performs Young Achievers Elementary School and Shaw-Taylor Elementary School. Among the Boston schools here, only Haley Pilot School scores higher. Yet about a mile away in Milton, Tucker and Glover post proficiency 27–44 points higher in every subject.

KIPP achieves its results at the lowest per-pupil spending of any Boston school in this set ($18,557, roughly a third less than its Boston neighbors) and with the largest classes (13.5 students per teacher). Its trend is upward: ELA rose from 16.35% in 2022–23 to 30.15% in 2025–26, with math and science also climbing. Eighth grade is its strongest year — within a few points of the state in ELA, math, civics, and science — while 5th grade is the lowest in every subject. Its results for African American students rank in the 80th percentile among schools serving that group statewide, and Hispanic and low-income students also rank at or above the 50th percentile, while English learner and special education results sit in the bottom deciles.

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 (District)

Racial breakdown:

African American:
59.1%
Hispanic:
36.4%
Two or more races:
3.1%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school29%
District avg29%
Massachusetts avg41%
Elementary school
681st of 899
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Bottom 24%▲ up 16 pts since 2016
From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
266th of 478
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Bottom 44%▲ up 18 pts since 2016
From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
270th of 351KIPP Academy Boston Charter School (District) 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202624.6681 of 89924.2%★☆☆☆☆
202517.3771 of 90614.9%★☆☆☆☆
202417.6769 of 91616.0%★☆☆☆☆
202310.9858 of 9287.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.4814 of 93212.7%★☆☆☆☆
202111.4847 of 9369.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201934.1656 of 94230.4%★★☆☆☆
201823.1747 of 93420.0%★☆☆☆☆
201712.3852 of 9389.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201611.7855 of 9328.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201421.4768 of 92617.1%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202665.737 of 18880.3%★★★★☆
202545.694 of 16944.4%★★☆☆☆
202447.670 of 16758.1%★★★☆☆
202331.0122 of 16726.9%★☆☆☆☆
202247.483 of 17352.0%★★★☆☆
202141.489 of 16646.4%★★☆☆☆
201972.125 of 17285.5%★★★★☆
201853.166 of 17462.1%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202229.7476 of 67229.2%★☆☆☆☆
201925.3535 of 66519.5%★☆☆☆☆
201816.1627 of 6564.4%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202621.6283 of 2912.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202552.385 of 28169.8%★★★★☆
202442.9143 of 28249.3%★★☆☆☆
202331.9208 of 26421.2%★☆☆☆☆
202233.9181 of 26732.2%★★☆☆☆
201966.945 of 25882.6%★★★★☆
201863.948 of 24480.3%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202630.9595 of 86931.5%★★☆☆☆
202520.2716 of 86917.6%★☆☆☆☆
202417.6752 of 88615.1%★☆☆☆☆
202310.9821 of 8877.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.1794 of 90111.9%★☆☆☆☆
202114.3787 of 89812.4%★☆☆☆☆
201935.7623 of 90230.9%★★☆☆☆
201823.1729 of 89318.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202650.5190 of 47560.0%★★★☆☆
202547.6216 of 45852.8%★★★☆☆
202440.3256 of 44642.6%★★☆☆☆
202329.8321 of 42023.6%★☆☆☆☆
202233.9275 of 40131.4%★★☆☆☆
202126.7307 of 37919.0%★☆☆☆☆
201948.1199 of 39850.0%★★★☆☆
201834.0267 of 37929.6%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202647.6371 of 74250.0%★★★☆☆
202533.4535 of 73627.3%★☆☆☆☆
202433.2552 of 76027.4%★☆☆☆☆
202319.7672 of 75711.2%★☆☆☆☆
202229.4591 of 77223.4%★☆☆☆☆
202119.6639 of 7059.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201954.1304 of 70056.6%★★★☆☆
201842.3421 of 68538.5%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202620.7724 of 87917.6%★☆☆☆☆
202516.5768 of 88413.1%★☆☆☆☆
202419.8736 of 89117.4%★☆☆☆☆
202313.4807 of 8969.9%★☆☆☆☆
202218.0761 of 90816.2%★☆☆☆☆
202111.0837 of 9047.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201935.4616 of 90732.1%★★☆☆☆
201824.0719 of 89819.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202621.2624 of 70912.0%★☆☆☆☆
202523.0600 of 71716.3%★☆☆☆☆
202425.5572 of 73121.8%★☆☆☆☆
202322.9594 of 70315.5%★☆☆☆☆
202225.9728 of 90519.6%★☆☆☆☆
202118.9807 of 8949.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201956.1342 of 89661.8%★★★☆☆
201844.5490 of 88644.7%★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202113.6808 of 92512.6%★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202118.7345 of 39913.5%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202638.8266 of 47844.4%★★☆☆☆
202526.6344 of 48428.9%★☆☆☆☆
202428.7335 of 49332.0%★★☆☆☆
202327.3356 of 50128.9%★☆☆☆☆
202226.2368 of 49726.0%★☆☆☆☆
202117.6413 of 50117.6%★☆☆☆☆
201930.6354 of 49828.9%★☆☆☆☆
201824.8368 of 48424.0%★☆☆☆☆
201714.1425 of 48712.7%★☆☆☆☆
201630.2353 of 48226.8%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202679.425 of 21588.4%★★★★☆
202554.376 of 20663.1%★★★☆☆
202459.360 of 20270.3%★★★★☆
202362.764 of 20969.4%★★★☆☆
202259.570 of 21267.0%★★★☆☆
202144.2107 of 19344.6%★★☆☆☆
201967.744 of 19577.4%★★★★☆
201857.158 of 17266.3%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202232.8276 of 44538.0%★★☆☆☆
202117.7419 of 4312.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201927.2313 of 42426.2%★☆☆☆☆
201831.5275 of 41734.1%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202391.43 of 15598.1%★★★★★
201950.442 of 13869.6%★★★★☆
201849.738 of 12770.1%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202638.9262 of 46844.0%★★☆☆☆
202521.1375 of 47320.7%★☆☆☆☆
202424.9354 of 48126.4%★☆☆☆☆
202330.4337 of 48931.1%★★☆☆☆
202227.9359 of 49427.3%★☆☆☆☆
202120.4393 of 48318.6%★☆☆☆☆
201932.2337 of 47829.5%★☆☆☆☆
201826.1359 of 46322.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202642.6187 of 38351.2%★★★☆☆
202541.8191 of 37649.2%★★☆☆☆
202447.1158 of 37858.2%★★★☆☆
202341.5180 of 36450.5%★★★☆☆
202231.4257 of 36830.2%★★☆☆☆
202132.4229 of 33531.6%★★☆☆☆
201951.5143 of 32255.6%★★★☆☆
201858.5105 of 30966.0%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202657.3157 of 46165.9%★★★☆☆
202540.9260 of 46444.0%★★☆☆☆
202442.9244 of 46948.0%★★☆☆☆
202340.3278 of 48142.2%★★☆☆☆
202235.7322 of 48934.2%★★☆☆☆
202122.2396 of 46214.3%★☆☆☆☆
201947.0240 of 45246.9%★★☆☆☆
201844.8256 of 43841.6%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202639.0265 of 47043.6%★★☆☆☆
202532.8304 of 47335.7%★★☆☆☆
202433.6303 of 48337.3%★★☆☆☆
202325.1359 of 48926.6%★☆☆☆☆
202225.5371 of 49725.4%★☆☆☆☆
202116.8412 of 48515.1%★☆☆☆☆
201930.0340 of 47828.9%★☆☆☆☆
201823.9357 of 46623.4%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202636.0244 of 43644.0%★★☆☆☆
202532.9267 of 43538.6%★★☆☆☆
202440.8212 of 44151.9%★★★☆☆
202338.8234 of 44447.3%★★☆☆☆
202241.7280 of 50344.3%★★☆☆☆
202126.6389 of 48920.4%★☆☆☆☆
201953.7194 of 48459.9%★★★☆☆
201851.0204 of 46756.3%★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202119.2400 of 49118.5%★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202122.4277 of 33918.3%★☆☆☆☆
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
African American (2026)80th percentile+56 vs school
Hispanic (2026)60th percentile+36 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile+26 vs school
Female (2026)32nd percentile+7 vs school
Disabled (2022)29th percentile+17 vs school
Male (2026)18th percentile-7 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)14th percentile+4 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)13th percentile+3 vs school
Special Education (2026)12th percentile-12 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)3rd percentile-22 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2023)98th percentile+69 vs school
African American (2026)88th percentile+44 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile+22 vs school
Hispanic (2026)51st percentile+7 vs school
Special Education (2026)44th percentile~ school
Female (2026)44th percentile~ school
Male (2026)44th percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)38th percentile+12 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)19th percentile~ school
Tested Remotely (2021)18th percentile~ school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?
Civics36%-4 vs state
English Language Arts30%-10 vs state
Mathematics27%-14 vs state
Science27%-14 vs state

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

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

KIPP Academy Boston Charter School ranks in the bottom 24.2% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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