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Ruth Batson Academy

Public Grades 7-12
326th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 353 Massachusetts High Schools
Better than 8% of Massachusetts high schools
Summary

Ruth Batson Academy is a Boston public high school in Dorchester, MA, serving 604 students in grades 7–12, with a 2025–2026 statewide rank of 326th of 353 (8th percentile, 0 stars).

Parents should know that overall achievement is very low. In 2025–2026 MCAS all-grades proficiency, Ruth Batson had ELA 9.09%, math 4.62%, and science 9.72%, compared with Boston district rates of 29.41%, 29.12%, and 24.94%, and state rates of 40.03%, 41.11%, and 40.98%. Its highest grade-level result was 10th-grade math at 16.67%; the lowest included 10th-grade science at 3.03% and 7th-grade math at 3.28%. Nearby, Dearborn STEM Academy is similar in ELA and math but has higher 10th-grade science and graduation; Albert D Holland School of Technology is lower on every major 2025–2026 metric; Boston Latin Academy and Boston Collegiate Charter School have much stronger outcomes. Graduation was 79.8% in 2024–2025, slightly below Boston’s 81.3%, while the dropout rate was 7.9%, better than the district’s 8.8%. However, graduation fell from 90.8% in 2022–2023, and dropout rose recently.

Strengths exist in specific subgroups and resources. English Language Learner students ranked 30th of 105 (71st percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–2026, and homeless students ranked 5th of 19 (74th percentile, 4 stars) in 2024–2025; special education students improved from the 1st to the 21st percentile but remain below median. The school’s student-teacher ratio was 9.5 in 2024–2025 and per-student spending was $27,579 in 2020–2021—favorable compared with several nearby schools—yet test scores and overall rank remain near the bottom. Overall, Ruth Batson is a low-performing school on state accountability metrics, with clear relative strengths in serving English Language Learner and homeless students, but its main challenge is turning those strengths and resources into broader gains in math, science, ELA, and graduation.

604
Students ?
9.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$39,846
Per pupil spending ?
86.6%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.
 315 Mt Vernon St
       Dorchester, MA  02125

(617) 635-8937

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
63.6%
African American:
25.3%
White:
5.8%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2025 → 8th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 8th (2026) from a 2nd-percentile low (2025)
✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (8% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)
!Physics scores 39 pts below the Massachusetts average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school8%
District avg28%
Massachusetts avg41%
Middle school
460th of 478
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Bottom 4%▬ steady since 2023
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
326th of 353
Massachusetts public high schools ?
Bottom 8%▼ down 7 pts since 2016
From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
11th of 21High Schools in the Boston
299th of 351Boston 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
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20267.8460 of 4783.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20256.6475 of 4841.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.3474 of 4933.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.7484 of 5013.4%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202624.9174 of 21519.1%★☆☆☆☆
202423.5169 of 20216.3%★☆☆☆☆
202315.9196 of 2096.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202221.6182 of 21214.2%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202221.1403 of 4459.4%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202650.353 of 19372.5%★★★★☆
202532.0160 of 18111.6%★☆☆☆☆
202433.6156 of 18013.3%★☆☆☆☆
202332.7129 of 15516.8%★☆☆☆☆
202242.077 of 15450.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20268.0451 of 4683.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20256.1466 of 4731.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.8456 of 4815.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.9475 of 4892.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.4425 of 49414.0%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202612.5372 of 3832.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202510.7371 of 3761.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.2373 of 3781.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.1357 of 3641.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.0320 of 36813.0%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202618.938 of 380.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202518.240 of 424.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.134 of 365.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202610.5442 of 4614.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20259.3453 of 4642.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.0459 of 4692.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.9470 of 4812.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.7460 of 4895.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20268.6450 of 4704.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20258.1451 of 4734.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.6473 of 4832.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.8474 of 4893.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.0480 of 4973.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202618.8408 of 4366.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202526.5336 of 43522.8%★☆☆☆☆
202416.7428 of 4412.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.8430 of 4443.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.4461 of 5038.3%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20269.4326 of 3537.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20254.6343 of 3491.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.9338 of 3482.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.6337 of 3472.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.3331 of 3423.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.7265 of 2857.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.2332 of 3515.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.0292 of 34515.4%★☆☆☆☆
201710.3315 of 3489.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201619.4301 of 35114.2%★☆☆☆☆
201520.4303 of 35414.4%★☆☆☆☆
201422.1292 of 34715.9%★☆☆☆☆
201327.0289 of 34416.0%★☆☆☆☆
201218.9295 of 34013.2%★☆☆☆☆
201120.5290 of 34014.7%★☆☆☆☆
201031.9262 of 33521.8%★☆☆☆☆
200928.8260 of 32219.3%★☆☆☆☆
200826.7265 of 31916.9%★☆☆☆☆
200715.5279 of 31611.7%★☆☆☆☆
200639.5213 of 31432.2%★★☆☆☆
20057.5285 of 3118.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20049.4273 of 30711.1%★☆☆☆☆
20036.3279 of 3048.2%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202620.9131 of 15716.6%★☆☆☆☆
20255.3148 of 1480.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.5148 of 1607.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.9130 of 1428.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.4129 of 1333.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.183 of 9411.7%★☆☆☆☆
201926.4107 of 13721.9%★☆☆☆☆
201840.880 of 13440.3%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202214.2281 of 2954.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201929.4211 of 29929.4%★☆☆☆☆
201828.1223 of 29925.4%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202649.830 of 10571.4%★★★★☆
202537.950 of 8339.8%★★☆☆☆
202429.771 of 8617.4%★☆☆☆☆
202348.229 of 8465.5%★★★☆☆
202247.225 of 7767.5%★★★☆☆
202152.58 of 4682.6%★★★★☆
201927.263 of 8223.2%★☆☆☆☆
201863.220 of 7774.0%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20269.5315 of 3407.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20253.1335 of 3370.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.3334 of 3422.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.3325 of 3394.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20222.3336 of 3401.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.4262 of 2816.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.7329 of 3423.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.9303 of 33910.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202616.4237 of 2608.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.2234 of 2454.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.0233 of 2496.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.7231 of 2414.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.3193 of 21711.1%★☆☆☆☆
202124.0110 of 14926.2%★☆☆☆☆
201910.0193 of 2066.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201837.0125 of 19335.2%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202553.55 of 1973.7%★★★★☆
202410.628 of 280.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202614.8311 of 3408.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20257.8326 of 3342.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.1311 of 3388.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.5324 of 3384.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.3319 of 3323.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.6224 of 25311.5%★☆☆☆☆
20198.5310 of 3306.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201835.7237 of 33028.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20268.0327 of 3444.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20254.8331 of 3392.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.1327 of 3424.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20232.8341 of 3430.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.9324 of 3394.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.2262 of 2816.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.3330 of 3464.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201826.3282 of 34317.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202624.3236 of 29820.8%★☆☆☆☆
202513.8299 of 3021.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.8279 of 2893.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.2284 of 3015.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.0329 of 3392.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.2235 of 26812.3%★☆☆☆☆
201910.4328 of 3485.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201837.5244 of 34429.1%★☆☆☆☆
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
English Language Learner (2026)73rd percentile+69 vs school
African American (2026)19th percentile+15 vs school
Disabled (2022)9th percentile
Special Education (2026)6th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2026)4th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school
Female (2026)4th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Homeless (2026)<1st percentile-4 vs school
High school
Homeless (2025)74th percentile+72 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)71st percentile+64 vs school
Special Education (2026)21st percentile+13 vs school
African American (2026)17th percentile+9 vs school
Hispanic (2026)9th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile~ school
Female (2026)7th percentile~ school
Male (2026)5th percentile-3 vs school
Disabled (2022)5th percentile~ school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?
Science10%-31 vs state
English Language Arts9%-31 vs state
Civics9%-31 vs state
Physics7%-39 vs state
Mathematics5%-36 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 604 students attended Ruth Batson Academy.

Ruth Batson Academy ranks in the bottom 7.6% of Massachusetts high schools.

Ruth Batson Academy is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Adams Elementary School
Elementary : Alighieri Dante Montessori School
Elementary : Baldwin Early Learning Pilot Academy
Elementary : Bates Elementary School
Elementary : Blackstone Elementary School
Elementary : Boston Teachers Union Elementary Pilot School
Elementary : Bradley Elementary School
Elementary : Channing Elementary School
Elementary : Chittick Elementary School
Elementary : Clap Elementary School
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Elementary : Dever Elementary School
Elementary : Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School
Elementary : East Boston Early Education Center
Elementary : Edison Elementary School
Elementary : Eliot K-8 Innovation School
Elementary : Ellis Elementary School
Elementary : Ellison-Parks Early Education School
Elementary : Everett Elementary School
Elementary : Gardner Pilot Academy
Elementary : Greenwood Sarah K-8 School
Elementary : Guild Elementary School
Elementary : Hale Elementary School
Elementary : Haley Pilot School
Elementary : Harvard-Kent Elementary School
Elementary : Haynes Early Education Center
Elementary : Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Lower
Elementary : Hernandez Elementary School
Elementary : Higginson Inclusion K0-2 School
Elementary : Holmes Elementary School
Elementary : Hurley K-8 School
Elementary : Kennedy John F Elementary School
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Elementary : Kilmer K-8 School
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Elementary : Mario Umana Academy
Elementary : Mason Elementary School
Elementary : Mather Elementary School
Elementary : Mendell Elementary School
Elementary : Mildred Avenue K-8 School
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Elementary : Tobin K-8 School
Elementary : Trotter Elementary School
Elementary : Tynan Elementary School
Elementary : UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester
Elementary : UP Academy Holland
Elementary : Warren-Prescott K-8 School
Elementary : Winship Elementary School
Elementary : Young Achievers Elementary School
Middle : Higginson-Lewis K-8 School
Middle : Ohrenberger School

Students at Ruth Batson Academy are 64% Hispanic, 25% African American, 6% White, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026
2024–25 MCAS Next Generation test scoresSep 29, 2025
2023–24 school spending dataMay 8, 2025
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 1, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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