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Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

788^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School is a public charter elementary school in Boston, MA serving 288 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School district, which is ranked 336 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Massachusetts elementary schools over the past 9 school years, with MCAS proficiency rates significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 22.61% in ELA, 14.78% in Math, and 26.47% in Science, compared to the state averages of 41.53%, 40.74%, and 41.51% respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as male students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students.

While Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School has a relatively high student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools like Orchard Gardens K-8 School, Winthrop Elementary School, and Conservatory Lab Charter School, which generally perform better on academic measures, the school's spending per student is higher than the state average. Addressing the school's consistent low performance through a comprehensive review and implementation of effective strategies could be crucial for improving the educational outcomes of the students at Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School.

293

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,094

Per pupil spending ?

84.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6 Shirley Street
Boston, MA 02119

(617) 227-8055

District: Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.3%

Hispanic:

37.5%

White:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 26 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg20%

Massachusetts avg41%

788^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 3% (2016) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

336^th of 348Dudley Street Neighborhood 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	788 of 906	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	800 of 916	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	785 of 928	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	805 of 932	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	775 of 936	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	839 of 942	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	841 of 934	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.2	899 of 938	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.9	907 of 932	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	89 of 169	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	98 of 167	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	97 of 167	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	113 of 173	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.0	74 of 166	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.9	104 of 172	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	112 of 174	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	160 of 281	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	61 of 264	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	32 of 267	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	24 of 240	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	59.9	55 of 258	78.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	731 of 869	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	705 of 886	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	654 of 887	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	661 of 901	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	663 of 898	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	832 of 902	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	819 of 893	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	271 of 458	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	356 of 446	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.9	137 of 420	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	147 of 401	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	159 of 379	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	147 of 398	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.2	228 of 379	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	530 of 736	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	605 of 760	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	560 of 757	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	616 of 772	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	542 of 705	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	506 of 700	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	587 of 685	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	779 of 884	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	820 of 891	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	812 of 896	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	862 of 908	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	852 of 904	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	755 of 907	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	792 of 898	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	15.9	681 of 703	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	733 of 905	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	718 of 894	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	748 of 896	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	793 of 886	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	22.1	723 of 925	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	17.6	357 of 399	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)47th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+15 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)11th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2023)3rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science26%-15 vs state

English Language Arts23%-19 vs state

Mathematics15%-26 vs state

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Schools Near Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School

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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
Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6 Shirley Street	Boston	02119	Suffolk County	Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 227-8055	293	19	15.4		10 (3.4%)	165 (56.3%)	110 (37.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	14.9	788^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.0%		15.2	800^th of 916 public elementary schools	12.7%	12	27.8	17.8	23.5				22.6	25.0	6.7	14.7				14.8	26.5		26.5		$21,094
Mason Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Norfolk Avenue	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8405	205	22	9.4		10 (4.9%)	104 (50.7%)	82 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	7.5	871^st of 906 public elementary schools	3.9%		11.4	848^th of 916 public elementary schools	7.4%	23	21.4	12.1	0.0				12.1	7.1	18.2	9.1				12.1	9.1		9.1		$39,624
Winthrop Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	35 Brookford Street	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8379	226	25	9.2		8 (3.5%)	114 (50.4%)	86 (38.1%)	6 (2.7%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (4.0%)	36.7	581^st of 906 public elementary schools	35.9%		29.5	644^th of 916 public elementary schools	29.7%	63	20.0	20.0	40.0	52.4			31.3	20.0	28.0	30.0	66.7			34.4	45.0		45.0		$35,779
Orchard Gardens K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	906 Albany Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-1656	689	68	10.2		17 (2.5%)	379 (55.0%)	267 (38.8%)	11 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	9 (1.3%)	8	866^th of 906 public elementary schools	4.4%		6.1	895^th of 916 public elementary schools	2.3%	29	14.0	4.6	6.2	19.8	11.3	10.5	11.5	18.6	14.9	6.2	11.0	7.0	10.3	11.1	9.2	2.6	5.6	9.0	$35,513
Haynes Early Education Center	Public	PK, KG-1	263 Blue Hill Avenue	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6446	168	15	11.0		6 (3.6%)	75 (44.6%)	80 (47.6%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)								(n/a)																			$38,814
Bridge Boston Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	435 Warren St.	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Bridge Boston Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(857) 229-1601	329	30	10.7		3 (0.9%)	194 (59.0%)	119 (36.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	32.6	614^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.2%		24.4	697^th of 916 public elementary schools	23.9%	83	18.9	33.3	30.6	50.0	29.6	45.0	33.2	24.3	30.8	41.7	39.3	25.9	55.0	34.8	16.7	20.0	17.9	25.0	$31,986
Russell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	750 Columbia Road	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8803	356	30	11.8		22 (6.2%)	110 (30.9%)	211 (59.3%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	11.9	828^th of 906 public elementary schools	8.6%		13.1	822^nd of 916 public elementary schools	10.3%	6	23.8	12.5	23.5				19.8	14.3	0.0	20.6				11.2	20.6		20.6		$32,273
Clap Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	35 Harvest Street	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8672	140	16	8.9		16 (11.4%)	47 (33.6%)	61 (43.6%)	10 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	10.8	842^nd of 906 public elementary schools	7.1%		13.3	821^st of 916 public elementary schools	10.4%	21	11.1	11.8	26.7	13.3			15.4	11.1	11.8	20.0	13.3			13.9	20.0		20.0		$39,976
Conservatory Lab Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	395 Columbia Rd	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Conservatory Lab Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 254-8904	454	27	16.5		17 (3.7%)	229 (50.4%)	186 (41.0%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	36.6	582^nd of 906 public elementary schools	35.8%		33.1	609^th of 916 public elementary schools	33.5%	27	38.0	33.3	33.3	51.2	40.0	32.0	37.9	35.3	33.3	27.5	32.6	28.0	16.0	30.2	26.0	20.0	24.0	12.0	$24,122
King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	77 Lawrence Avenue	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8212	464	47	9.9		21 (4.5%)	230 (49.6%)	194 (41.8%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	4.6	896^th of 906 public elementary schools	1.1%		6.1	898^th of 916 public elementary schools	2.0%	2	11.9	8.7	7.7	15.0			10.9	3.4	2.1	2.6	5.0			3.2	2.8		2.8		$37,686

Frequently Asked Questions about Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School?

Students at Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School are 56% African American, 38% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

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How many students attend Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 293 students attended Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School.

Is Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School a good school?

Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School ranks in the bottom 13.0% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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