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Excel High School

Public Grades 10-12

Summary

Excel High School is a high school in the Boston district, located at 95 G. Street in South Boston, MA, serving 301 students in grades 10–12.

The school’s 2024–25 rank is 329th of 349 (6th percentile, 0 stars), and it has hovered near the bottom of Massachusetts high schools for a decade (1st–12th percentile). The Boston district itself is low-ranked. Yet the school has a very low student–teacher ratio (7.2) and high per-student spending ($27,509). Its graduation rate improved to 85.6%, above the district’s 81.3%, but dropout remains high at 12.6% versus 8.8% districtwide. Test proficiency is among the lowest: 10th-grade ELA 5.88%, math 17.65%, science 4.35%. The school performs similarly to Ruth Batson Academy, Dearborn STEM Academy, and Snowden International High School, but far below O'Bryant School of Math & Science, Boston Latin Academy, and Boston Collegiate Charter School.

One bright spot: English language learners (ELL) rank in the top quartile statewide, including 96th percentile in 2021–22, while most other student groups remain very low. This creates a resource paradox—smaller classes and higher spending have not translated into broad academic results. Data limitations include missing free/reduced-lunch percentages and different grade spans among nearby schools, so comparisons are not perfect. Still, the pattern is clear: the school is a small, relatively well-resourced high school with an improving graduation rate and a notable ELL strength, but it faces persistent bottom-tier test performance, high dropout, and low rankings across most groups.

301

Students ?

7.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,423

Per pupil spending ?

85.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

95 G. Street
South Boston, MA 02127

(617) 635-9870

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.2%

Hispanic:

33.6%

Asian:

17.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (10% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

!English Language Arts scores 45 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg34%

Massachusetts avg47%

Not ranked this year

Excel High School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2025	7.6	329 of 349	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	327 of 348	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	317 of 347	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	324 of 342	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.3	281 of 285	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	321 of 351	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	325 of 345	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.0	317 of 348	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.3	325 of 351	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.7	312 of 354	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	5.2	322 of 347	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.3	317 of 344	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	19.8	293 of 340	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.3	282 of 340	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.2	291 of 335	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.2	288 of 322	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.5	280 of 319	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.1	257 of 316	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.3	260 of 314	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	8.5	283 of 311	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	17.4	249 of 307	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	18.4	139 of 160	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	136 of 142	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	125 of 133	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	130 of 137	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	127 of 134	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	8.4	84 of 93	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	90 of 97	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	88 of 91	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	20.5	247 of 295	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	277 of 299	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	279 of 299	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	51.2	22 of 86	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	3 of 77	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	82.2	9 of 82	89.0%	★★★★★
2018	64.7	19 of 77	75.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	6.5	325 of 342	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	307 of 339	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	307 of 340	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.2	275 of 281	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	323 of 342	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.8	329 of 339	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	9.1	243 of 249	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.5	139 of 241	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.5	190 of 217	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	148 of 149	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	175 of 206	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	183 of 193	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	305 of 334	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	306 of 338	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	279 of 338	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	312 of 332	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.0	251 of 253	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	296 of 330	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	316 of 330	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	311 of 339	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	325 of 342	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	319 of 343	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	332 of 339	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.7	277 of 281	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	316 of 346	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	321 of 343	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	257 of 302	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	258 of 289	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	299 of 301	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	317 of 339	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	266 of 268	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	305 of 348	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	329 of 344	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)74th percentile+68 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2024)13th percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2022)10th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics18%-27 vs state

Physics9%-35 vs state

English Language Arts6%-45 vs state

Science4%-42 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 (2025)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 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 End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Physics End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Excel High School	Public	10-12	95 G. Street	South Boston	02127	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9870	301	41	7.2	85.7%	21 (7.0%)	112 (37.2%)	101 (33.6%)	53 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.3%)								(n/a)																				$41,423
Boston Collaborative High School	Public	9-12	215 Dorchester St	South Boston	02127	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8035	210	21	10.1	83.8%	6 (2.9%)	72 (34.3%)	120 (57.1%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.9%)								(n/a)					0.0															$29,148
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	86.6%	35 (5.8%)	153 (25.3%)	384 (63.6%)	23 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	9.4	326^th of 353 public high schools	7.6%		4.6	343^rd of 349 public high schools	1.7%	17			4.8	13.0	12.8	9.1			3.3	5.8	16.7	4.6		9.7	3.0	9.7		7.2	8.7	$38,899
Boston Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	11 Mayhew Street	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston Collegiate Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 265-1172	708	73	9.6	41.8%	302 (42.7%)	176 (24.9%)	179 (25.3%)	22 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.0%)	51.1	169^th of 353 public high schools	52.1%		37.5	227^th of 349 public high schools	35.0%	58	33.7	62.5	39.8	45.2	50.7	45.8	47.9	68.6	43.0	53.8	50.7	53.8	30.1	40.2	33.3	35.1		28.7	41.3	$22,788
Quincy Upper School	Public	6-12	900 Washington Street	Boston	02111	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8940	557	46	11.9	67.3%	42 (7.5%)	116 (20.8%)	133 (23.9%)	242 (43.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	16.4	303^rd of 353 public high schools	14.2%		18.3	293^rd of 349 public high schools	16.0%	10		38.0	9.1	11.8	22.8	21.5		47.1	5.4	13.2	27.5	24.3		6.6	17.9	6.6	5.9		18.8	$33,442
Boston Adult Technical Academy	Public	11-12	20 Church St	Boston	02116	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-1542	227	22	10.3	89.0%	3 (1.3%)	108 (47.6%)	104 (45.8%)	9 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)								(n/a)																				$38,357
Dearborn STEM Academy	Public	7-12	36 Winthrop St	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8412	565	52	10.9	83.2%	9 (1.6%)	348 (61.6%)	189 (33.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.5%)	8.7	329^th of 353 public high schools	6.8%		12.1	316^th of 349 public high schools	9.5%	13			9.3	12.1	15.0	10.7			4.8	3.5	6.7	4.1		5.6	13.0	5.6	6.4		12.6	$35,176
Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	20 Kearsarge Ave	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6789	323	30	10.9	78.6%	10 (3.1%)	168 (52.0%)	132 (40.9%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)					0.0						0.0									$31,432
Snowden International High School	Public	9-12	150 Newbury Street	Boston	02116	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9989	421	38	11.1	79.6%	28 (6.7%)	124 (29.5%)	239 (56.8%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	6.5	340^th of 353 public high schools	3.7%		17.5	297^th of 349 public high schools	14.9%	43					11.0						9.9				0.0			1.5		$35,991
O'Bryant School of Math & Science	Public	7-12	55 Malcolm X Blvd	Roxbury	02120	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9932	1,509	99	15.2	57.3%	189 (12.5%)	452 (30.0%)	560 (37.1%)	256 (17.0%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	45 (3.0%)	77.6	76^th of 353 public high schools	78.5%		86.5	60^th of 349 public high schools	82.8%	16			54.9	44.9	60.8	50.0			61.8	71.2	64.4	66.4		49.0	58.1	49.0	46.2		47.7	$31,253

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Students at Excel High School are 37% African American, 34% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 7% White, 4% Two or more races.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 301 students attended Excel High School.

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