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UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

812^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester is a public charter school serving 578 students in grades PK-8 in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The school is part of the UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester district, which is ranked 325 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its higher-than-average per-student spending of $16,769, UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Massachusetts elementary schools based on the statewide SchoolDigger rankings. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school is ranked 812 out of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools and has a 1-star rating. The school's performance on the MCAS Next Generation assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 22.25% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 12.34% proficient or better in Mathematics.

When compared to nearby schools, such as the Mather Elementary School, which is located less than a mile away, UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester has significantly lower proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. The school's consistent underperformance and significant achievement gaps compared to state and district averages raise concerns about its ability to effectively serve its student population and provide equitable educational opportunities for all students.

640

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,029

Per pupil spending ?

79.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

35 Westville Street
Boston, MA 02124

(617) 635-8810

District: UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester

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 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 10th (2025) from a 1st-percentile low (2021)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg18%

Massachusetts avg41%

Elementary school

812^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Elementary Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

360^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

325^th of 348UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester 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	13.1	812 of 906	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	844 of 916	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	906 of 928	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	898 of 932	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	922 of 936	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	892 of 942	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	837 of 934	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.4	873 of 938	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	29.8	704 of 932	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.8	725 of 914	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	120 of 169	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	129 of 167	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	161 of 167	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	148 of 173	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	158 of 166	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	150 of 172	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	134 of 174	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	15.8	649 of 672	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	573 of 632	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	578 of 665	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	534 of 656	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	113 of 281	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.7	166 of 282	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	196 of 264	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	178 of 267	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.1	228 of 240	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.1	87 of 258	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	115 of 244	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	760 of 869	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	793 of 886	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	858 of 887	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	843 of 901	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	884 of 898	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	834 of 902	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	772 of 893	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	344 of 458	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	287 of 446	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.6	373 of 420	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	364 of 401	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	360 of 379	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	267 of 398	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	179 of 379	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	598 of 736	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	611 of 760	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	719 of 757	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	719 of 772	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	683 of 705	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	630 of 700	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	557 of 685	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	818 of 884	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	830 of 891	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	881 of 896	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	880 of 908	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	885 of 904	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	864 of 907	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	824 of 898	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	637 of 717	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	706 of 731	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	484 of 703	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.3	851 of 905	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	875 of 894	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	826 of 896	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	719 of 886	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	5.1	916 of 925	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	13.9	378 of 399	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	360 of 484	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	415 of 493	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	453 of 501	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	471 of 497	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	475 of 501	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	469 of 498	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	420 of 484	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.0	426 of 487	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.4	348 of 482	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	139 of 206	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	141 of 202	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	165 of 209	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	171 of 212	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	182 of 193	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	176 of 195	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	117 of 172	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	17.6	440 of 445	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	428 of 431	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	366 of 424	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	332 of 417	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	16 of 181	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	46.2	51 of 180	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	32.2	154 of 155	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	143 of 154	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	40.5	70 of 135	48.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.4	98 of 138	29.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	330 of 473	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.7	424 of 481	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	433 of 489	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	464 of 494	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	456 of 483	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	446 of 478	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	396 of 463	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	160 of 376	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.5	240 of 378	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.2	327 of 364	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	342 of 368	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	286 of 335	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	262 of 322	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.0	184 of 309	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	261 of 464	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	340 of 469	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	406 of 481	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	448 of 489	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	452 of 462	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	409 of 452	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	365 of 438	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	393 of 473	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	393 of 483	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	450 of 489	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	473 of 497	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	468 of 485	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	467 of 478	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	446 of 466	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	411 of 435	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	463 of 503	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	479 of 489	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	442 of 484	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	372 of 467	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	6.8	478 of 491	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	18.2	300 of 339	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)60th percentile+49 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)5th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)91st percentile+66 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)33rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile-9 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)12th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-20 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Civics41%~ state avg

English Language Arts22%-19 vs state

Science13%-28 vs state

Mathematics12%-28 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
UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	35 Westville Street	Boston	02124	Suffolk County	UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8810	640	58	11.0		8 (1.3%)	324 (50.6%)	279 (43.6%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.5%)	13.1	812^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.4%		11.5	844^th of 916 public elementary schools	7.9%	32	14.9	16.9	22.8	36.1	16.7	27.3	22.3	11.9	11.3	8.9	9.8	16.7	15.2	12.3	20.0	7.6	13.2	40.9	$22,029
Holmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	40 School Street	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8681	283	30	9.4		2 (0.7%)	150 (53.0%)	114 (40.3%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	25.1	676^th of 906 public elementary schools	25.4%		17.3	772^nd of 916 public elementary schools	15.7%	96	36.1	21.9	17.7	52.9			32.4	18.4	34.4	11.8	18.2			20.4	23.5		23.5		$38,138
UP Academy Holland	Public	PK, KG-6	85 Olney Street	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8832	641	44	14.4		15 (2.3%)	294 (45.9%)	292 (45.6%)	12 (1.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.6%)	18.1	762^nd of 906 public elementary schools	15.9%		7.2	885^th of 916 public elementary schools	3.4%	123	29.0	29.6	15.3	12.0			21.4	52.6	19.3	11.2	6.6			21.6	10.2		10.2		$35,519
Greenwood Sarah K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	189 Glenway Street	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8710	357	38	9.3		6 (1.7%)	38 (10.6%)	307 (86.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	6.9	876^th of 906 public elementary schools	3.3%		5.7	901^st of 916 public elementary schools	1.6%	25	9.1	5.3	18.2	7.7	8.3	9.5	10.2	0.0	0.0	15.9	7.7	12.5	15.0	8.1	13.6	0.0	9.4	4.8	$37,061
Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Lower	Public	PK, KG-1	1669 Dorchester Avenue	Dorchester	02122	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8725	196	25	7.7		27 (13.8%)	55 (28.1%)	64 (32.7%)	29 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	16 (8.2%)								(n/a)																			$20,887
Lee K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	155 Talbot Avenue	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8687	551	59	9.3		20 (3.6%)	264 (47.9%)	230 (41.7%)	14 (2.5%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.1%)	5.5	889^th of 906 public elementary schools	1.9%		5.1	906^th of 916 public elementary schools	1.1%	17	8.0	9.1	4.9	14.8	5.7	14.0	9.6	4.0	10.9	9.8	3.7	1.9	6.0	5.9	12.2	6.0	8.8	10.2	$38,625
Mather Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	24 Parish Street	Dorchester	02122	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8757	473	44	10.8		32 (6.8%)	168 (35.5%)	93 (19.7%)	156 (33.0%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.8%)	22	706^th of 906 public elementary schools	22.1%		32.9	613^th of 916 public elementary schools	33.1%	93	35.2	17.2	17.9	31.9			24.9	25.0	29.2	26.8	23.4			26.3	23.2		23.2		$35,435
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
Lee Academy	Public	PK, KG-3	25 Dunbar Avenue	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8618	195	17	11.2		10 (5.1%)	84 (43.1%)	85 (43.6%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)								(n/a)	6.9						6.9	24.1						24.1					$36,501

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UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester ranks in the bottom 10.4% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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

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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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