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English High School

Public Grades 7-12

342^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 2% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

English High School is a public high school in Boston, Massachusetts, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 682 students. The school is part of the Boston Public School District, which is ranked 298 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. English High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Massachusetts high schools over the past decade, with a ranking between 312 and 342 out of 347-349 schools.

Academically, English High School significantly underperforms compared to state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 3.64% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 50.66% statewide and 39.73% in Boston. In mathematics, the proficiency rate for 10th-grade students was just 8.49%, compared to 44.6% statewide and 37.62% in Boston. The school's four-year graduation rate of around 80-84% is also lower than the state and district averages, and its dropout rate, ranging from 6.3% to 9.5% in recent years, is higher than the state and district.

English High School is located in close proximity to several other underperforming public high schools, including Fenway High School, Madison Park Technical Vocational High School, and Margarita Muniz Academy. Despite consistent funding and resources, English High School has not shown significant improvement in its academic performance or school rankings over the past decade, suggesting the need for a comprehensive review of the school's practices and strategies to drive meaningful change.

720

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,448

Per pupil spending ?

74.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

144 McBride Street
Boston, MA 02130

(617) 635-8979

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.8%

African American:

27.6%

White:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (6% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg27%

Massachusetts avg41%

Middle school

467^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 10 pts since 2023

From bottom 14% (2023) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

342^nd of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	7.8	467 of 484	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	458 of 493	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	431 of 501	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	172 of 206	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	138 of 209	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	167 of 181	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	447 of 473	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	478 of 481	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	435 of 489	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	372 of 376	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	361 of 378	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	343 of 364	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	458 of 464	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	463 of 469	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	434 of 481	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	461 of 473	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	416 of 483	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	424 of 489	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	303 of 435	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.8	425 of 441	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	228 of 444	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	342 of 349	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	337 of 348	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	312 of 347	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	336 of 342	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	263 of 285	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	339 of 351	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	322 of 345	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.6	328 of 348	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.0	323 of 351	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.1	316 of 354	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	2.0	334 of 347	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.9	323 of 344	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.6	325 of 340	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.0	321 of 340	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.0	322 of 335	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.9	308 of 322	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.6	303 of 319	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.6	305 of 316	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.9	304 of 314	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.9	300 of 311	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.4	298 of 307	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.0	292 of 304	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	146 of 148	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	155 of 160	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	102 of 142	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	131 of 133	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	79 of 94	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	123 of 137	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	115 of 134	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	20.8	245 of 295	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	257 of 299	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	185 of 299	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	29 of 83	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.4	55 of 86	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	27 of 84	67.9%	★★★★☆
2022	49.6	22 of 77	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	44.1	38 of 82	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	40 of 77	48.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	332 of 337	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	328 of 342	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	320 of 339	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.8	339 of 340	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	264 of 281	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	330 of 342	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	318 of 339	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	237 of 245	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	226 of 249	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	199 of 241	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	198 of 217	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	114 of 149	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	194 of 206	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	172 of 193	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	35.1	16 of 23	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	323 of 334	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	328 of 338	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	287 of 338	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	323 of 332	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	227 of 253	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	319 of 330	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	306 of 330	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	333 of 339	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	333 of 342	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	298 of 343	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	323 of 339	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	250 of 281	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.6	337 of 346	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	330 of 343	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	233 of 302	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	233 of 289	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	211 of 301	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	5.7	331 of 339	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	242 of 268	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	337 of 348	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	318 of 344	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2025)30th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

High school

English Language Learner (2025)65th percentile+63 vs school

Homeless (2019)30th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2022)17th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts9%-33 vs state

Civics8%-31 vs state

Science8%-34 vs state

Biology8%-31 vs state

Mathematics4%-37 vs state

Physics2%-42 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
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
Margarita Muniz Academy	Public	7-12	20 Child Street	Boston	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 470-6907	428	47	9.1		3 (0.7%)	35 (8.2%)	388 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3.7	344^th of 349 public high schools	1.4%		2.1	345^th of 348 public high schools	0.9%	1			6.7		6.9	6.3			1.3		2.8	1.3			1.8		1.5			$34,649
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
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
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
Roxbury Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	120 Fisher Avenue	Roxbury	02120	Suffolk County	Roxbury Preparatory Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 566-2361	1,126	44	25.8		13 (1.2%)	592 (52.6%)	460 (40.9%)	5 (0.4%)	17 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.4%)	23.1	272^nd of 349 public high schools	22.1%		10.7	315^th of 348 public high schools	9.5%	43	13.9	19.6	43.9	29.7	26.0	29.5	33.8	29.2	33.0	31.5	26.4	31.6	27.4	20.9	30.2	22.8	30.9		16.2	$29,178
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
Fenway High School	Public	9-12	67 Alleghany St	Roxbury	02120	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9911	362	31	11.7		26 (7.2%)	107 (29.6%)	210 (58.0%)	11 (3.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	14.4	307^th of 349 public high schools	12.0%		29	259^th of 348 public high schools	25.6%	48					20.9						24.7				12.6			12.5		$36,232
Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann	Public, Charter	9-12	10 Fenwood Road	Boston	02115	Suffolk County	Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers: A Horace Mann	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8450	383	40	9.5		13 (3.4%)	136 (35.5%)	215 (56.1%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	13.2	311^th of 349 public high schools	10.9%		11.8	311^th of 348 public high schools	10.6%						24.7						12.6				19.8		15.3			$36,694

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English High School ranks in the bottom 2.0% of Massachusetts high schools.

How many students attend English High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 720 students attended English High School.

What is the racial makeup of English High School?

Students at English High School are 66% Hispanic, 28% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

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