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Snowden International High School

Public Grades 9-12

297^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 15% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Snowden International High School is a public high school in Boston, Massachusetts, serving 445 students in grades 9-12. Despite its small size and relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom third of Massachusetts high schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state.

Snowden International High School's academic performance is particularly concerning, with proficiency rates on state assessments significantly lower than the Boston and Massachusetts averages across all subject areas. The school struggles the most in Science and Physics, with only 0-12.64% of students scoring proficient or better in recent years. While the school's English Language Learner (ELL) student subgroup performs relatively well, ranking in the top 5-26 out of 83-86 Massachusetts high schools, the school's African American, Hispanic, and Special Education students perform poorly, ranking in the bottom third of the state.

Interestingly, nearby schools like the Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy and Fenway High School have similar performance profiles to Snowden International High School, while the O'Bryant School of Math & Science and Boston Latin School, also in the Boston School District, significantly outperform Snowden and other nearby schools. This highlights the significant disparities in educational outcomes within the Boston area, suggesting that factors beyond funding and class size may be contributing to Snowden International High School's challenges.

421

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,632

Per pupil spending ?

75.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Newbury Street
Boston, MA 02116

(617) 635-9989

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.8%

African American:

29.5%

White:

6.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (18% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Physics scores 44 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg34%

Massachusetts avg47%

297^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 23High Schools in the Boston

298^th of 348Boston 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	17.5	297 of 349	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	321 of 348	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	305 of 347	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	337 of 342	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	272 of 285	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	314 of 351	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	303 of 345	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.0	291 of 348	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.6	288 of 351	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.1	289 of 354	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.8	302 of 347	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.2	296 of 344	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.1	294 of 340	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.2	299 of 340	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.2	294 of 335	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.1	273 of 322	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.3	292 of 319	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.0	280 of 316	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.2	256 of 314	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.3	271 of 311	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.5	256 of 307	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	15.5	251 of 304	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	91 of 148	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.7	138 of 160	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	107 of 142	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	122 of 133	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	90 of 94	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	103 of 137	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	118 of 134	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	14.5	278 of 295	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	189 of 202	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	291 of 299	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	225 of 299	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	26 of 83	68.7%	★★★★☆
2024	50.8	23 of 86	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	4 of 84	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	51.0	19 of 77	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	43.7	19 of 46	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.2	23 of 82	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	46.3	38 of 77	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	309 of 337	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	318 of 342	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	306 of 339	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	2.9	334 of 340	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	267 of 281	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	312 of 342	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	293 of 339	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	188 of 245	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	213 of 249	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	181 of 241	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	212 of 217	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	125 of 149	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	159 of 206	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	126 of 193	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	237 of 334	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	290 of 338	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	256 of 338	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	322 of 332	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	240 of 253	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	265 of 330	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	280 of 330	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	270 of 339	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	319 of 342	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	305 of 343	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	335 of 339	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	273 of 281	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	311 of 346	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	312 of 343	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	266 of 302	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	208 of 289	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	180 of 301	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	6.2	328 of 339	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	256 of 268	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	295 of 348	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	282 of 344	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)69th percentile+54 vs school

African American (2025)39th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)6th percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-21 vs state

Mathematics24%-20 vs state

Science9%-37 vs state

Physics0%-44 vs state

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Schools Near Snowden International High 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 Biology (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (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 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Snowden International High School	Public	9-12	150 Newbury Street	Boston	02116	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9989	421	38	11.1		28 (6.7%)	124 (29.5%)	239 (56.8%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	17.5	297^th of 349 public high schools	14.9%		9.1	321^st of 348 public high schools	7.8%	24				29.9					24.2			8.8			0.0		$35,632
Boston Adult Technical Academy	Public	11-12	20 Church St	Boston	02116	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-1542	227	22	10.3		3 (1.3%)	108 (47.6%)	104 (45.8%)	9 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)								(n/a)																	$37,454
Quincy Upper School	Public	6-12	900 Washington Street	Boston	02111	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8940	557	46	11.9		42 (7.5%)	116 (20.8%)	133 (23.9%)	242 (43.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	18.3	293^rd of 349 public high schools	16.0%		15.5	299^th of 348 public high schools	14.1%	6	42.2	10.6	12.6	25.5	24.2	48.3	12.8	13.8	31.3	28.1	15.1	10.0	15.1	15.9		17.4	$32,812
Carter School	Public	8-12	270 Columbia Rd	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9832	28	1	28.0		3 (10.7%)	14 (50.0%)	11 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$73,057
Boston Arts Academy	Public	9-12	174 Ipswich Street	Boston	02215	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6470	500	52	9.6		80 (16.0%)	167 (33.4%)	214 (42.8%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	56.4	157^th of 349 public high schools	55.0%		29.9	257^th of 348 public high schools	26.1%	100				61.6					38.0			43.6			25.6		$37,692
Community Charter School of Cambridge	Public, Charter	6-12	245 Bent Street	Cambridge	02141	Middlesex County	Community Charter School of Cambridge	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 354-0047	251	28	8.9		15 (6.0%)	157 (62.5%)	50 (19.9%)	10 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.4%)	75.6	89^th of 349 public high schools	74.5%		63.7	136^th of 348 public high schools	60.9%	47	50.0	66.7	49.0	62.1	56.6	46.2	50.0	43.8	60.7	46.8	32.7	56.5	32.7		50.0	31.9	$31,890
O'Bryant School of Math & Science	Public	7-12	55 Malcolm X Blvd	Roxbury	02120	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9932	1,509	99	15.2		189 (12.5%)	452 (30.0%)	560 (37.1%)	256 (17.0%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	45 (3.0%)	86.5	60^th of 349 public high schools	82.8%		79.2	82^nd of 348 public high schools	76.4%	22		53.3	53.4	70.5	53.4		57.7	68.1	74.6	62.5	35.0	63.6	35.0	56.1		41.7	$30,231
Madison Park Technical Vocational High School	Public	9-12	75 Malcolm X Blvd	Roxbury	02120	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8970	1,121	119	9.4		26 (2.3%)	462 (41.2%)	590 (52.6%)	11 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.3%)	6.3	335^th of 349 public high schools	4.0%		4	343^rd of 348 public high schools	1.4%	8				10.4					11.8			5.6		0.0	1.3		$40,408
Boston Latin School	Public	7-12	78 Ave Louis Pasteur	Boston	02115	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8895	2,424	130	18.6		773 (31.9%)	371 (15.3%)	400 (16.5%)	743 (30.7%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	125 (5.2%)	97.7	2^nd of 349 public high schools	99.4%		97.8	1^st of 348 public high schools	99.7%	1		83.1	68.6	91.0	75.9		85.1	72.2	90.9	78.6	48.6	86.6	48.6	66.9		59.0	$28,394
Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	20 Kearsarge Ave	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6789	323	30	10.9		10 (3.1%)	168 (52.0%)	132 (40.9%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)				7.7					0.0								$29,730

Frequently Asked Questions about Snowden International High School

What is the racial makeup of Snowden International High School?

Students at Snowden International High School are 57% Hispanic, 29% African American, 7% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Snowden International High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 421 students attended Snowden International High School.

Is Snowden International High School a good school?

Snowden International High School ranks in the bottom 14.9% of Massachusetts high schools.

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