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Albert D Holland School of Technology

Q: Is Albert D Holland School of Technology a good school?

Albert D Holland School of Technology ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Massachusetts high schools.

Q: How many students attend Albert D Holland School of Technology?

In the 2024-25 school year, 399 students attended Albert D Holland School of Technology.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Albert D Holland School of Technology?

Students at Albert D Holland School of Technology are 51% African American, 40% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% White, 3% Asian.

Public Grades 7-12

334^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 4% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Burke High School is a public high school located in Dorchester, Massachusetts, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 395 students. The school is part of the Boston Public School District, which is ranked 298 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Burke High School consistently ranks in the bottom third of Massachusetts high schools, with a ranking between 273 and 334 out of 349 schools over the past 10 years. The school's MCAS proficiency rates are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 8.47% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 50.66% statewide and 39.73% in Boston. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners. Additionally, Burke High School's four-year graduation rate has been declining, from 81% in 2021-2022 to 79.7% in 2023-2024, while the dropout rate has been increasing, from 6.7% in 2021-2022 to 9.5% in 2023-2024.

Comparison to nearby schools, such as Boston Latin Academy, which consistently ranks in the top 15% of Massachusetts high schools and has much higher proficiency rates in all subject areas, highlights the significant achievement gap. Other nearby schools, such as Greater Egleston High School and Community Academy of Science and Health, also have lower academic performance and higher dropout rates compared to the state and district averages. Despite the high per-student spending of $28,702 in 2020-2021 and a low student-teacher ratio of 9.4 in 2023-2024, the data suggests that these resources are not being effectively utilized to drive academic improvement at Burke High School.

399

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,286

Per pupil spending ?

66.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

60 Washington Street
Dorchester, MA 02121

(617) 635-9837

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

African American:

51.1%

Hispanic:

40.1%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (2% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school2%

District avg27%

Massachusetts avg41%

Middle school

477^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

334^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	477 of 484	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	475 of 493	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	485 of 501	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	10.4	201 of 202	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	198 of 209	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	9.1	455 of 481	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	472 of 489	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	362 of 376	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	352 of 378	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	310 of 364	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	454 of 464	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	450 of 469	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	455 of 481	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	460 of 473	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	483 of 483	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	477 of 489	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	16.4	439 of 444	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	334 of 349	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	306 of 348	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	311 of 347	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	316 of 342	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.7	273 of 285	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	293 of 351	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	281 of 345	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.8	297 of 348	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.8	324 of 351	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.2	309 of 354	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.8	310 of 347	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	7.9	318 of 344	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.7	315 of 340	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.6	327 of 340	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.7	334 of 335	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.3	315 of 322	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.7	314 of 319	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.5	306 of 316	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.5	311 of 314	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.1	303 of 311	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.3	301 of 307	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.1	297 of 304	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	144 of 148	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	112 of 160	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	100 of 142	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.9	114 of 133	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	92 of 94	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.2	79 of 137	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.6	65 of 134	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	19.6	252 of 295	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	173 of 202	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.6	74 of 299	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	48.9	153 of 299	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	79 of 83	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	55.9	15 of 86	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	37.9	54 of 84	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	34 of 77	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.9	29 of 46	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.5	20 of 82	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	11 of 77	85.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	333 of 337	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	296 of 342	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	300 of 339	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	316 of 340	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.0	273 of 281	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	291 of 342	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	306 of 339	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	240 of 245	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	232 of 249	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	219 of 241	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	132 of 217	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.2	124 of 149	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	118 of 206	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	132 of 193	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	322 of 334	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	258 of 338	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	276 of 338	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	296 of 332	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	242 of 253	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	234 of 330	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.1	221 of 330	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	323 of 339	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	300 of 342	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	309 of 343	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	306 of 339	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	269 of 281	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	286 of 346	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	245 of 343	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	285 of 302	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	251 of 289	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	271 of 301	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	306 of 339	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	259 of 268	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	211 of 348	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	191 of 344	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Female (2024)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)1st percentile~ school

African American (2024)<1st percentile-3 vs school

High school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

African American (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science10%-32 vs state

English Language Arts3%-39 vs state

Mathematics0%-41 vs state

Physics0%-44 vs state

Civics0%-39 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 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 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 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	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 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	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
Albert D Holland School of Technology	Public	7-12	60 Washington Street	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9837	399	41	9.7		11 (2.8%)	204 (51.1%)	160 (40.1%)	10 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	6.5	334^th of 349 public high schools	4.3%		13.2	306^th of 348 public high schools	12.1%	28			7.7	0.0	8.5	2.9			0.0	0.0	12.1	0.0		10.0	8.2	10.0		0.0	0.0	$36,286
Boston Latin Academy	Public	7-12	205 Townsend Street	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9957	1,693	95	17.8		358 (21.1%)	443 (26.2%)	531 (31.4%)	256 (15.1%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	95 (5.6%)	86.6	59^th of 349 public high schools	83.1%		87.7	45^th of 348 public high schools	87.1%	14			69.7	56.6	80.3	63.3			55.1	47.3	74.4	51.2		31.8	57.7	31.8		58.3	48.0	$29,222
Greater Egleston High School	Public	9-12	80 School Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6429	78	9	8.7		0 (0.0%)	30 (38.5%)	42 (53.8%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)								(n/a)																				$38,360
Community Academy	Public	9-12	25 Glen Road	Jamaica Plain	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8950	58	11	5.4		1 (1.7%)	27 (46.6%)	25 (43.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.6%)								(n/a)																				$49,355
Community Academy of Science and Health	Public	9-12	11 Charles Street	Dorchester	02122	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8950	398	31	12.6		6 (1.5%)	248 (62.3%)	117 (29.4%)	18 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	10.3	322^nd of 349 public high schools	7.7%		6.4	333^rd of 348 public high schools	4.3%	11					18.2						15.7				12.5		8.3			$36,459
City on a Hill Charter Public School	Public, Charter	11-12	58 Circuit Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	City on a Hill Charter Public School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 445-1515	78	10	7.5		1 (1.3%)	56 (71.8%)	21 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$35,181
Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy	Public	6-12	36 Winthrop St	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8412	565	52	10.9		9 (1.6%)	348 (61.6%)	189 (33.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.5%)	12.1	316^th of 349 public high schools	9.5%		6.6	331^st of 348 public high schools	4.9%	15		25.0	18.1	9.0	26.1	15.3		14.3	6.2	7.7	13.0	8.0		10.1	13.6	10.1	13.5		10.4	$35,992
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
English High School	Public	7-12	144 McBride Street	Boston	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8979	720	71	10.1		23 (3.2%)	199 (27.6%)	474 (65.8%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.2%)	4.9	342^nd of 349 public high schools	2.0%		6	337^th of 348 public high schools	3.2%	5			6.1	11.1	3.6	8.7			2.9	5.3	8.5	4.2		7.7	6.9	7.7	7.7	2.2	8.1	$35,448
Boston Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	11 Mayhew Street	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston Collegiate Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 265-1172	708	73	9.6		302 (42.7%)	176 (24.9%)	179 (25.3%)	22 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.0%)	37.5	227^th of 349 public high schools	35.0%		54.4	176^th of 348 public high schools	49.4%	51	52.0	63.4	38.6	47.4	39.0	50.8	67.0	64.1	42.1	49.5	48.7	56.2	67.0	39.4	18.3	53.6		30.7	33.7	$23,828

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Albert D Holland School of Technology ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Massachusetts high schools.

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Students at Albert D Holland School of Technology are 51% African American, 40% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% White, 3% Asian.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 399 students attended Albert D Holland School of Technology.

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