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TechBoston Academy

Public Grades 7-12

324^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 7% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

TechBoston Academy is a public high school serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 870 students in Dorchester, MA, which is part of the Boston Public School District.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio, TechBoston Academy consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Massachusetts high schools, with significantly below-average performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in mathematics. The school's four-year graduation rate and dropout rate are also less favorable than state and district averages.

While TechBoston Academy's overall performance is low, the school stands out for its relatively strong performance with English Language Learner students, ranking in the top 10% of Massachusetts high schools for this subgroup. However, the school's struggles are especially pronounced for certain other student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students. Compared to nearby schools like Boston Latin Academy, Boston Arts Academy, and Milton High, which are all ranked significantly higher and have stronger academic outcomes, TechBoston Academy's performance remains a concern.

850

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,408

Per pupil spending ?

77.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9 Peacevale Road
Dorchester, MA 02124

(617) 635-1615

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.8%

Hispanic:

30.6%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (8% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg28%

Massachusetts avg41%

Middle school

461^st of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

324^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	461 of 484	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	478 of 493	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	472 of 501	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	473 of 497	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	488 of 501	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	468 of 498	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	449 of 484	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.0	468 of 487	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.8	444 of 482	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.8	413 of 441	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.2	430 of 455	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	201 of 206	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	199 of 202	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	192 of 209	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	201 of 212	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	187 of 193	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	181 of 195	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	141 of 172	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	27.7	327 of 445	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	331 of 431	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	329 of 424	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	357 of 417	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	151 of 181	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	137 of 180	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	124 of 155	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	110 of 154	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.7	57 of 135	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.9	73 of 138	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	62 of 127	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	430 of 473	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	475 of 481	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	471 of 489	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	476 of 494	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	477 of 483	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	459 of 478	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	446 of 463	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	332 of 376	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	346 of 378	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	289 of 364	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	325 of 368	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	303 of 335	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	258 of 322	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	256 of 309	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	34 of 42	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	24 of 36	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	19 of 26	26.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.8	21 of 21	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	19 of 25	24.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	443 of 464	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	454 of 469	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	442 of 481	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	461 of 489	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	448 of 462	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	420 of 452	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	367 of 438	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	464 of 473	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	459 of 483	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	462 of 489	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	467 of 497	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	473 of 485	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	454 of 478	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	406 of 466	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	408 of 435	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	386 of 441	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	370 of 444	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	470 of 503	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	471 of 489	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	447 of 484	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	401 of 467	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	6.1	483 of 491	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	10.6	333 of 339	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	324 of 349	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	336 of 348	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	332 of 347	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	315 of 342	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	267 of 285	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	323 of 351	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	313 of 345	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.9	300 of 348	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.1	320 of 351	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.9	301 of 354	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.5	303 of 347	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	127 of 148	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	157 of 160	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	138 of 142	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	116 of 133	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	87 of 94	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	121 of 137	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	124 of 134	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	29.7	197 of 295	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	133 of 202	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	229 of 299	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	244 of 299	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	7 of 83	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	38.2	43 of 86	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	8 of 84	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	32.4	63 of 77	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.9	30 of 82	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.9	41 of 77	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	326 of 337	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	335 of 342	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	332 of 339	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	315 of 340	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	247 of 281	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	321 of 342	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	299 of 339	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	220 of 245	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	194 of 249	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	196 of 241	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	178 of 217	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	88 of 149	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	144 of 206	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	93 of 193	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	9 of 19	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	16 of 28	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	13 of 23	43.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	12 of 17	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	17 of 23	26.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	301 of 334	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	310 of 338	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	308 of 338	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	299 of 332	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	217 of 253	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	300 of 330	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	295 of 330	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	312 of 339	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	323 of 342	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	328 of 343	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	312 of 339	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	267 of 281	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	332 of 346	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	328 of 343	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	196 of 302	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	212 of 289	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	292 of 301	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	304 of 339	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	233 of 268	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	312 of 348	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	307 of 344	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Disabled (2022)27th percentile+22 vs school

Homeless (2025)19th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)2nd percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)2nd percentile~ school

High school

English Language Learner (2025)92nd percentile+84 vs school

Homeless (2025)53rd percentile+45 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+28 vs school

Disabled (2022)33rd percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Civics10%-29 vs state

English Language Arts10%-32 vs state

Biology8%-31 vs state

Science6%-35 vs state

Mathematics6%-35 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 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
Boston Preparatory Charter Public School	Public, Charter	6-12	885 River Street	Hyde Park	02136	Suffolk County	Boston Preparatory Charter Public	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 333-6688	700	59	11.9		10 (1.4%)	419 (59.9%)	229 (32.7%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	30 (4.3%)	18.2	294^th of 349 public high schools	15.8%		24.1	276^th of 348 public high schools	20.7%	18	18.9	18.5	16.5	29.0	17.8	13.8	17.7	10.8	26.9	14.0	18.9	9.4	18.9		6.2	26.1	$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		706 (65.2%)	166 (15.3%)	72 (6.6%)	83 (7.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.2%)	92.6	30^th of 349 public high schools	91.4%		90.3	34^th of 348 public high schools	90.2%	4				75.7					72.8			84.4		71.3			$19,698

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TechBoston Academy ranks in the bottom 7.2% of Massachusetts high schools.

What is the racial makeup of TechBoston Academy?

Students at TechBoston Academy are 62% African American, 31% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% White.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 850 students attended TechBoston Academy.

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