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Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy

Public Grades 9-12

347^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 353 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 2% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy is a public high school in Dorchester, MA, serving roughly 490 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Boston district. It has ranked near the very bottom of Massachusetts high schools for several years — 347th of 353 in 2025–2026, a 2nd-percentile result — and its results differ sharply from nearby schools, even ones just a block away.

In 2024–2025 the school's graduation rate was 57.6% and its dropout rate was 30.4%, compared with district rates of 81.3% and 8.8%. That dropout figure is the highest among nearby schools. TechBoston Academy, less than half a mile away, has a similarly low test-score profile but an 88.6% graduation rate and a 2.9% dropout rate. New Mission High School, about 2.3 miles away, graduates 93.2% of students with a 3.0% dropout rate, and Boston Latin Academy graduates 98.9% with 0.4% dropout.

Test proficiency is extremely low: in 2025–2026, 10th-grade proficiency was 3.26% in English language arts, 3.37% in math, and 0% in science, versus statewide rates of 45.48%, 43.73%, and 40.5%. Science has been reported at 0% in several recent years. One bright spot is effectiveness for English language learner students, which reached the 78th percentile with 4 stars in 2024–2025, far above the school's overall rank — though it fell to the 23rd percentile in 2025–2026. Despite small classes (an 8.7 student-teacher ratio) and high per-pupil spending ($30,813), outcomes remain weak. As a newcomer academy serving many recent immigrants, the school faces real challenges, but nearby Boston Preparatory Charter Public School and Milton High show stronger results are achievable locally.

490

Students ?

8.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,749

Per pupil spending ?

64%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Maxwell St
Dorchester, MA 02124

(617) 635-9373

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.2%

African American:

33.1%

Asian:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (34% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg29%

Massachusetts avg43%

347^th of 353

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 21High Schools in the Boston

299^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	4.6	347 of 353	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.0	341 of 349	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.5	348 of 348	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.1	346 of 347	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	318 of 342	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	337 of 351	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	317 of 345	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.0	316 of 348	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	29.3	285 of 351	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.5	295 of 354	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.4	291 of 347	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.4	316 of 344	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.2	311 of 340	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.7	304 of 340	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	5.3	316 of 335	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.7	291 of 322	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.1	302 of 319	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.7	270 of 316	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	2.3	302 of 314	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.5	306 of 311	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	147 of 157	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.7	142 of 148	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	159 of 160	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	142 of 142	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	105 of 133	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	126 of 137	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	114 of 134	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	81 of 105	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.5	18 of 83	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	28.2	72 of 86	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.2	38 of 84	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.6	77 of 77	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	58.2	22 of 82	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	7 of 77	90.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	4.0	338 of 340	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.5	331 of 337	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.6	342 of 342	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.6	338 of 339	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	314 of 340	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	324 of 342	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	317 of 339	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	6.7	258 of 260	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.7	241 of 245	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	249 of 249	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	241 of 241	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	169 of 217	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	202 of 206	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	160 of 193	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	28 of 30	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	27 of 28	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	15 of 23	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.9	17 of 17	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	6.3	336 of 340	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.2	324 of 334	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.4	338 of 338	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	337 of 338	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	306 of 332	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	315 of 330	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	296 of 330	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	3.9	341 of 344	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.3	334 of 339	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.2	342 of 342	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.3	342 of 343	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	328 of 339	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.3	339 of 346	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	317 of 343	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	11.4	313 of 339	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	331 of 348	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	288 of 344	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)23rd percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2022)8th percentile~ school

Homeless (2026)7th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)6th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Physics100%+53 vs state

Mathematics3%-40 vs state

English Language Arts3%-42 vs state

Science0%-40 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)					MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)					MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Biology (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	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 (2015)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Physics End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
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	64.0%	12 (2.4%)	162 (33.1%)	290 (59.2%)	23 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4.6	347^th of 353 public high schools	1.7%		5	341^st of 349 public high schools	2.3%	6				3.3					3.4			0.0			1.4		$36,749
TechBoston Academy	Public	7-12	9 Peacevale Road	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-1615	850	70	12.1	77.5%	15 (1.8%)	525 (61.8%)	260 (30.6%)	19 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.3%)	6.7	339^th of 353 public high schools	4.0%		9.5	324^th of 349 public high schools	7.2%	15		16.2	6.5	11.8	11.0		8.7	5.7	6.0	7.1	6.7	6.0	6.7	5.4		10.7	$34,408
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	71.6%	6 (1.5%)	248 (62.3%)	117 (29.4%)	18 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	10.4	322^nd of 353 public high schools	8.8%		10.3	322^nd of 349 public high schools	7.7%					8.3					9.1			7.4		19.5			$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	66.2%	11 (2.8%)	204 (51.1%)	160 (40.1%)	10 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	4.5	348^th of 353 public high schools	1.4%		6.5	334^th of 349 public high schools	4.3%	14		3.2	0.0	0.0	1.9		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		3.6	2.3	$36,286
Boston Preparatory Charter Public School	Public, Charter	6-12	885 River Street	Hyde Park	02136	Suffolk County	Boston Preparatory Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 333-6688	700	59	11.9	71.1%	10 (1.4%)	419 (59.9%)	229 (32.7%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	30 (4.3%)	25.1	269^th of 353 public high schools	23.8%		18.2	294^th of 349 public high schools	15.8%	25	16.5	12.4	30.8	39.6	19.6	10.6	9.5	26.3	26.9	15.4	25.5	10.3	25.5	18.6		31.2	$27,149
Milton High	Public	9-12	25 Gile Road	Milton	02186	Norfolk County	Milton	No	No	No	No	(617) 696-4470	1,083	87	12.4	17.8%	706 (65.2%)	166 (15.3%)	72 (6.6%)	83 (7.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.2%)	90.9	38^th of 353 public high schools	89.2%		92.6	30^th of 349 public high schools	91.4%	8				66.7					68.4			70.2		73.6			$19,698
Another Course To College	Public	9-12	612 Metropolitan Av	Hyde Park	02136	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8865	253	23	11.2	71.2%	4 (1.6%)	126 (49.8%)	110 (43.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)	5.9	343^rd of 353 public high schools	2.8%		6.1	337^th of 349 public high schools	3.4%	6				11.8					3.9			2.1			3.0		$35,065
Community Academy	Public	10-12	25 Glen Road	Jamaica Plain	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8950	58	11	5.4	82.3%	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
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	74.1%	23 (3.2%)	199 (27.6%)	474 (65.8%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.2%)	8.1	335^th of 353 public high schools	5.1%		4.9	342^nd of 349 public high schools	2.0%	7		13.3	6.5	10.2	9.9		2.2	6.4	9.5	4.4	4.3	6.7	4.3	7.1	11.1	9.1	$35,448
New Mission High School	Public	7-12	655 Metropolitan Ave	Hyde Park	02136	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6437	715	62	11.5	63.5%	63 (8.8%)	332 (46.4%)	283 (39.6%)	15 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.2%)	29.1	249^th of 353 public high schools	29.5%		45.5	200^th of 349 public high schools	42.7%	49		25.5	32.3	33.6	28.9		18.2	32.3	36.7	25.1	23.2	17.7	23.2	22.7	9.1	29.2	$33,638

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Students at Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy are 59% Hispanic, 33% African American, 5% Asian, 2% White.

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Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy ranks in the bottom 1.7% of Massachusetts high schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 490 students attended Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy.

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