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Community Academy of Science and Health

Public Grades 9-12

322^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 8% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Community Academy of Science and Health is a public high school in Dorchester, MA, serving 341 students in grades 9-12. 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.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($25,488 to $29,724) than the state average and having a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Community Academy consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Massachusetts high schools, with only 18.18% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts in 2024-2025, compared to 50.66% statewide and 39.73% in the Boston district. The school's 4-year graduation rate ranges from 60.9% to 81.0%, lower than the state and district averages, and its dropout rate is higher, ranging from 6.7% to 15.9%.

While Community Academy's English Language Learner (ELL) students perform relatively better, ranking in the top 50% of ELL students statewide, the school's performance is significantly lower than nearby high-performing schools, such as Boston Latin Academy, where 80.29% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA. Exploring best practices from these higher-performing schools and implementing targeted interventions for underperforming student subgroups may be necessary to drive meaningful improvements at Community Academy of Science and Health.

398

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,459

Per pupil spending ?

71.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11 Charles Street
Dorchester, MA 02122

(617) 635-8950

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.3%

Hispanic:

29.4%

Asian:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (15% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Science scores 33 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg36%

Massachusetts avg45%

322^nd of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	10.3	322 of 349	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	333 of 348	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	326 of 347	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	327 of 342	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.5	280 of 285	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.2	346 of 351	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.4	339 of 345	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.0	337 of 348	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.2	340 of 351	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.6	327 of 354	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.2	319 of 347	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.8	328 of 344	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.3	324 of 340	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.8	325 of 340	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.6	318 of 335	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.8	318 of 322	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.2	306 of 319	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.8	302 of 316	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.1	303 of 314	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	122 of 148	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	153 of 160	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	137 of 142	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	120 of 133	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	91 of 94	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	135 of 137	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	133 of 134	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	24.2	227 of 295	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	188 of 202	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	287 of 299	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.5	299 of 299	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	27.1	75 of 86	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.9	34 of 84	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	16 of 77	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	16 of 82	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	20.4	66 of 77	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	293 of 337	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	301 of 342	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	322 of 339	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	326 of 340	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.0	276 of 281	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.4	342 of 342	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.7	337 of 339	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	10.9	239 of 249	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.1	141 of 241	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.7	180 of 217	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	142 of 149	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	195 of 206	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.6	191 of 193	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	300 of 334	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	318 of 338	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	309 of 338	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	311 of 332	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	245 of 253	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	322 of 330	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.8	327 of 330	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	328 of 339	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.0	339 of 342	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	320 of 343	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	322 of 339	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.5	278 of 281	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.5	342 of 346	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.3	342 of 343	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	205 of 302	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.2	226 of 289	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	250 of 301	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	321 of 339	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	260 of 268	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	341 of 348	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.1	340 of 344	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+24 vs school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)13th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-32 vs state

Mathematics16%-29 vs state

Science12%-33 vs state

Biology8%-31 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, July 18, 2010

community academy of science is not a good school to let your child participate in because the school doesn't give the students th classes they need, they dont care about the students they care more about money, that's why the created something called uniform, to get money.now they're changing the uniform.if they made it, why do they have to change it? it's a waste of money. from my point of view, it's the worst school in Boston. Close Quote

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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
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
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
TechBoston Academy	Public	7-12	9 Peacevale Road	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-1615	850	70	12.1		15 (1.8%)	525 (61.8%)	260 (30.6%)	19 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.3%)	9.5	324^th of 349 public high schools	7.2%		6.1	336^th of 348 public high schools	3.4%	12			10.2	9.4	22.9	9.8			5.7	5.4	11.9	5.5		6.5	5.9	6.5	7.7		10.1	$34,408
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
Ruth Batson Academy	Public	7-12	315 Mt Vernon St	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8937	604	63	9.5		35 (5.8%)	153 (25.3%)	384 (63.6%)	23 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	4.6	343^rd of 349 public high schools	1.7%		5.9	338^th of 348 public high schools	2.9%	5			9.3	1.8	7.4	5.5			3.7	5.7	5.2	4.7		3.6	6.3	3.6	0.0	4.0	5.4	$39,846
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
Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy	Public	9-12	100 Maxwell St	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9373	490	56	8.7		12 (2.4%)	162 (33.1%)	290 (59.2%)	23 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5	341^st of 349 public high schools	2.3%		1.5	348^th of 348 public high schools	0.0%	7					2.3						10.7				3.8			0.0		$36,749
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
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
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 Community Academy of Science and Health

How many students attend Community Academy of Science and Health?

In the 2024-25 school year, 398 students attended Community Academy of Science and Health.

Is Community Academy of Science and Health a good school?

Community Academy of Science and Health ranks in the bottom 7.7% of Massachusetts high schools.

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Boston

What is the racial makeup of Community Academy of Science and Health?

Students at Community Academy of Science and Health are 62% African American, 29% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

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