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UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8
802nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools
Better than 11% of Massachusetts elementary schools
Summary

UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester is a PK–8 charter school with 640 students at 35 Westville Street in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood. It is its own charter district, UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester (District), and its district rank mirrors its school rank: 311th of 351 districts (11th percentile, 1 star). Statewide, it ranked 802nd of 899 schools in 2025–26 (11th percentile, 1 star), up from 922nd of 936 (1st percentile) in 2020–21. In 2025–26 MCAS, all-grades proficiency was 20.83% in ELA, 20.84% in math, and 21.14% in science—about half the state rates. Math and science have improved sharply since 2022–23, and ELA has risen from 16% to about 20–22%, though it dipped slightly in 2025–26.

Compared with nearby schools, it is not the weakest: it ranks above Greenwood Sarah K-8 School and King Elementary School, and beats Lee K-8 School in science and upper grades. But it trails Mather Elementary School, Conservatory Lab Charter School, Everett Elementary School, Holmes Elementary School, and UP Academy Holland in most ELA, math, and science results. The clearest bright spot is 8th grade: civics was 43.40% versus the state’s 39.77%, and 8th-grade math was 37.74%, near the state’s 41.67%. The lower elementary grades are the biggest concern, with 3rd–5th grade ELA around 14–18% and 5th-grade science at 14.29%. Special education is a severe subgroup-effectiveness weakness (3rd percentile), while English Language Learner and low-income ranks are comparatively stronger.

Its 11:1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–25 is higher than several nearby district schools, and its 2020–21 per-student spending of $16,769 was lower than most nearby Boston district schools ($26,000–$31,500). Data limits also matter: free/reduced-lunch data is unavailable, Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Lower has no current comparable test scores, and civics is an 8th-grade-only measure. Bottom line: UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester remains low-performing by statewide and local standards, but has shown meaningful recent gains in math and science, and its 8th-grade civics, math, and science results are genuine strengths. Its main challenges are elementary ELA, math, and science, special education effectiveness, and closing the gap with stronger nearby schools.

640
Students ?
11.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,123
Per pupil spending ?
84.2%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.
86%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2025-26)
Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)
 35 Westville Street
       Boston, MA  02124

(617) 635-8810

District: UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester (District)

Racial breakdown:

African American:
50.6%
Hispanic:
43.6%
Two or more races:
2.5%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2021 → 11th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 11th (2026) from a 1st-percentile low (2021)
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)
!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the Massachusetts average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school22%
District avg22%
Massachusetts avg41%
Elementary school
802nd of 899
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Bottom 11%▼ down 14 pts since 2016
From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
307th of 478
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Bottom 36%▲ up 8 pts since 2016
From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
311th of 351UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester (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
202613.4802 of 89910.8%★☆☆☆☆
202513.1812 of 90610.4%★☆☆☆☆
202411.5844 of 9167.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.0906 of 9282.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.7898 of 9323.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.7922 of 9361.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.9892 of 9425.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.8837 of 93410.4%★☆☆☆☆
201710.4873 of 9386.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201629.8704 of 93224.5%★☆☆☆☆
201524.8725 of 91420.7%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202639.0116 of 18838.3%★★☆☆☆
202536.8120 of 16929.0%★☆☆☆☆
202430.7129 of 16722.8%★☆☆☆☆
202317.9161 of 1673.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202223.4148 of 17314.5%★☆☆☆☆
202117.9158 of 1664.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201925.0150 of 17212.8%★☆☆☆☆
201831.7134 of 17423.0%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202215.8649 of 6723.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202119.1573 of 6329.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201921.4578 of 66513.1%★☆☆☆☆
201825.0534 of 65618.6%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202640.2162 of 29144.3%★★☆☆☆
202546.7113 of 28159.8%★★★☆☆
202438.7166 of 28241.1%★★☆☆☆
202332.6196 of 26425.8%★☆☆☆☆
202234.4178 of 26733.3%★★☆☆☆
202126.1228 of 2405.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201950.187 of 25866.3%★★★☆☆
201843.3115 of 24452.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202616.7754 of 86913.2%★☆☆☆☆
202516.1760 of 86912.5%★☆☆☆☆
202414.3793 of 88610.5%★☆☆☆☆
20237.5858 of 8873.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.6843 of 9016.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.4884 of 8981.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.6834 of 9027.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201818.3772 of 89313.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202632.7343 of 47527.8%★☆☆☆☆
202530.4344 of 45824.9%★☆☆☆☆
202435.7287 of 44635.7%★★☆☆☆
202321.6373 of 42011.2%★☆☆☆☆
202221.7364 of 4019.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.7360 of 3795.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201937.1267 of 39832.9%★★☆☆☆
201849.1179 of 37952.8%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202631.7552 of 74225.6%★☆☆☆☆
202527.5598 of 73618.8%★☆☆☆☆
202427.8611 of 76019.6%★☆☆☆☆
202314.1719 of 7575.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.7719 of 7726.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.8683 of 7053.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.4630 of 70010.0%★☆☆☆☆
201828.3557 of 68518.7%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202613.0801 of 8798.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202511.8818 of 8847.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.4830 of 8916.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.0881 of 8961.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.2880 of 9083.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.6885 of 9042.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.8864 of 9074.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.3824 of 8988.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202615.1690 of 7092.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202519.7637 of 71711.2%★☆☆☆☆
202415.8706 of 7313.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202331.0484 of 70331.2%★★☆☆☆
202215.3851 of 9056.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.2875 of 8942.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.9826 of 8967.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201827.8719 of 88618.8%★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20215.1916 of 9251.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202113.9378 of 3995.3%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202633.2307 of 47835.8%★★☆☆☆
202524.3360 of 48425.6%★☆☆☆☆
202416.8415 of 49315.8%★☆☆☆☆
202311.9453 of 5019.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.6471 of 4975.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.4475 of 5015.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.3469 of 4985.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.3420 of 48413.2%★☆☆☆☆
201714.0426 of 48712.5%★☆☆☆☆
201631.4348 of 48227.8%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202662.561 of 21571.6%★★★★☆
202533.9139 of 20632.5%★★☆☆☆
202432.2141 of 20230.2%★★☆☆☆
202326.3165 of 20921.1%★☆☆☆☆
202224.2171 of 21219.3%★☆☆☆☆
202117.3182 of 1935.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.2176 of 1959.7%★☆☆☆☆
201832.6117 of 17232.0%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202217.6440 of 4451.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.9428 of 4310.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201921.2366 of 42413.7%★☆☆☆☆
201825.6332 of 41720.4%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202667.917 of 19391.2%★★★★★
202568.516 of 18191.2%★★★★★
202446.251 of 18071.7%★★★★☆
202332.2154 of 1550.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202234.1143 of 1547.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202140.570 of 13548.1%★★★☆☆
201934.498 of 13829.0%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202644.6233 of 46850.2%★★★☆☆
202528.8330 of 47330.2%★★☆☆☆
202414.7424 of 48111.9%★☆☆☆☆
202313.9433 of 48911.5%★☆☆☆☆
20229.9464 of 4946.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.1456 of 4835.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.5446 of 4786.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.5396 of 46314.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202653.8142 of 38362.9%★★★☆☆
202548.8160 of 37657.4%★★★☆☆
202433.5240 of 37836.5%★★☆☆☆
202319.2327 of 36410.2%★☆☆☆☆
202218.7342 of 3687.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202122.5286 of 33514.6%★☆☆☆☆
201925.0262 of 32218.6%★☆☆☆☆
201841.0184 of 30940.5%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202656.2161 of 46165.1%★★★☆☆
202540.8261 of 46443.8%★★☆☆☆
202430.1340 of 46927.5%★☆☆☆☆
202320.9406 of 48115.6%★☆☆☆☆
202214.1448 of 4898.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.3452 of 4622.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.2409 of 4529.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.1365 of 43816.7%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202623.5364 of 47022.6%★☆☆☆☆
202518.6393 of 47316.9%★☆☆☆☆
202420.0393 of 48318.6%★☆☆☆☆
202311.2450 of 4898.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.8473 of 4974.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.6468 of 4853.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.0467 of 4782.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.5446 of 4664.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202644.8191 of 43656.2%★★★☆☆
202519.1411 of 4355.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.9463 of 5038.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.0479 of 4892.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.4442 of 4848.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201827.5372 of 46720.3%★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20216.8478 of 4912.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202118.2300 of 33911.5%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
English Language Learner (2026)44th percentile+34 vs school
African American (2026)38th percentile+28 vs school
Hispanic (2026)28th percentile+17 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile+15 vs school
Female (2026)13th percentile~ school
Male (2026)9th percentile~ school
Tested Remotely (2021)5th percentile+4 vs school
Disabled (2022)3rd percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)3rd percentile-8 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)1st percentile~ school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2026)91st percentile+55 vs school
African American (2026)72nd percentile+36 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile+29 vs school
Hispanic (2026)63rd percentile+27 vs school
Special Education (2026)56th percentile+20 vs school
Female (2026)50th percentile+14 vs school
Male (2026)23rd percentile-13 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)12th percentile+6 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)3rd percentile-3 vs school
Disabled (2022)1st percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?
Civics43%+4 vs state
Science21%-20 vs state
Mathematics21%-20 vs state
English Language Arts21%-19 vs state

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UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester ranks in the bottom 10.8% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 640 students attended UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester.

Students at UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester are 51% African American, 44% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% White.

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