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TechBoston Academy

Public Grades 7-12
339th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 353 Massachusetts High Schools
Better than 4% of Massachusetts high schools
Summary

TechBoston Academy is a Boston public school in Dorchester, MA, serving about 850 students in grades 7–12 as part of the Boston district. It ranks 339th of 353 Massachusetts schools in 2025–2026 — the 4th percentile — and has stayed in the bottom decile statewide for a decade, with yearly percentiles between 3 and 14 from 2015–2016 through 2025–2026.

The school's most striking feature is a split between finishing school and test performance. In 2024–2025, TechBoston Academy graduated 88.6% of students with a 2.9% dropout rate, better than the Boston district's 81.3% and 8.8%. By contrast, Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy, only 0.38 miles away, graduated 57.6% with a 30.4% dropout rate, and English High School, 2.25 miles away, has similar test scores but a much higher 11.5% dropout rate. Yet MCAS proficiency is very low: all-grades ELA 10.96%, math 7.05%, and science 6.67%, against district rates of 29.41%, 29.12%, and 24.94%. Milton High posts 10th-grade proficiency of 66.67%, 68.44%, and 70.23% while spending far less per student ($15,443 versus $26,922), so low spending does not explain the gap.

Subgroup results show real bright spots: English Language Learner students ranked at the 92nd percentile in 2024–2025 and the 63rd percentile in 2025–2026, and homeless students at the 63rd percentile in 2025–2026, both far above the school's overall rank. Other subgroups rank much lower. ELA and math have improved modestly over three years, but biology proficiency has declined.

850
Students ?
12.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$35,125
Per pupil spending ?
85.6%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.
 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 — 9th percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (8% vs 40% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school8%
District avg29%
Massachusetts avg40%
Middle school
454th of 478
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Bottom 5%▼ down 3 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
339th of 353
Massachusetts public high schools ?
Bottom 4%▼ down 5 pts since 2016
From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
16th 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
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20268.8454 of 4785.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20258.4461 of 4844.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.9478 of 4933.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.7472 of 5015.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.0473 of 4974.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.4488 of 5012.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.3468 of 4986.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.5449 of 4847.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20175.0468 of 4873.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20169.8444 of 4827.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20157.8413 of 4416.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20146.2430 of 4555.5%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202618.6196 of 2158.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202513.0201 of 2062.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.3199 of 2021.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.8192 of 2098.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.4201 of 2125.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.4187 of 1933.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.3181 of 1957.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.7141 of 17218.0%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202227.7327 of 44526.5%★☆☆☆☆
202126.3331 of 43123.2%★☆☆☆☆
201925.7329 of 42422.4%★☆☆☆☆
201822.8357 of 41714.4%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202642.195 of 19350.8%★★★☆☆
202533.8151 of 18116.6%★☆☆☆☆
202435.8137 of 18023.9%★☆☆☆☆
202333.1124 of 15520.0%★☆☆☆☆
202238.0110 of 15428.6%★☆☆☆☆
202142.757 of 13557.8%★★★☆☆
201938.973 of 13847.1%★★☆☆☆
201842.562 of 12751.2%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20269.1447 of 4684.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.2430 of 4739.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.0475 of 4811.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.7471 of 4893.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.1476 of 4943.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.3477 of 4831.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.6459 of 4784.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.4446 of 4633.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202617.9348 of 3839.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202520.2332 of 37611.7%★☆☆☆☆
202417.4346 of 3788.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202325.1289 of 36420.6%★☆☆☆☆
202221.4325 of 36811.7%★☆☆☆☆
202119.3303 of 3359.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201926.0258 of 32219.9%★☆☆☆☆
201825.4256 of 30917.2%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202639.520 of 3847.4%★★★☆☆
202533.834 of 4219.0%★☆☆☆☆
202431.424 of 3633.3%★★☆☆☆
202326.519 of 2626.9%★★☆☆☆
202123.821 of 210.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201933.119 of 2524.0%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202615.5423 of 4618.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202511.7443 of 4644.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.0454 of 4693.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.6442 of 4818.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.5461 of 4895.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.1448 of 4623.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.5420 of 4527.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.4367 of 43816.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20269.0448 of 4704.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20256.2464 of 4731.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.5459 of 4835.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.9462 of 4895.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.3467 of 4976.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.1473 of 4852.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.4454 of 4785.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.9406 of 46612.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202622.7367 of 43615.8%★☆☆☆☆
202519.3408 of 4356.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202422.0386 of 44112.5%★☆☆☆☆
202324.1370 of 44416.7%★☆☆☆☆
202212.6470 of 5036.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.5471 of 4893.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.6447 of 4847.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201822.6401 of 46714.1%★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20216.1483 of 4911.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202110.6333 of 3391.8%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20266.7339 of 3534.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20259.5324 of 3497.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.1336 of 3483.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.7332 of 3474.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.1315 of 3427.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.5267 of 2856.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.8323 of 3518.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.0313 of 3459.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201716.9300 of 34813.8%★☆☆☆☆
201610.1320 of 3518.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201520.9301 of 35415.0%★☆☆☆☆
201417.5303 of 34712.7%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202611.2150 of 1574.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202520.0127 of 14814.2%★☆☆☆☆
202410.0157 of 1601.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.8138 of 1422.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.3116 of 13312.8%★☆☆☆☆
202112.987 of 947.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.6121 of 13711.7%★☆☆☆☆
201812.6124 of 1347.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202229.7197 of 29533.2%★★☆☆☆
202134.0133 of 20234.2%★★☆☆☆
201926.3229 of 29923.4%★☆☆☆☆
201822.0244 of 29918.4%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202645.139 of 10562.9%★★★☆☆
202572.47 of 8391.6%★★★★★
202438.243 of 8650.0%★★★☆☆
202363.88 of 8490.5%★★★★★
202232.463 of 7718.2%★☆☆☆☆
201952.930 of 8263.4%★★★☆☆
201844.941 of 7746.8%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20264.6335 of 3401.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20255.6326 of 3373.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.0335 of 3422.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.7332 of 3392.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.2315 of 3407.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.8247 of 28112.1%★☆☆☆☆
20195.5321 of 3426.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.5299 of 33911.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202615.9239 of 2608.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202516.2220 of 24510.2%★☆☆☆☆
202421.7194 of 24922.1%★☆☆☆☆
202320.1196 of 24118.7%★☆☆☆☆
202220.2178 of 21718.0%★☆☆☆☆
202134.888 of 14940.9%★★☆☆☆
201930.0144 of 20630.1%★★☆☆☆
201851.893 of 19351.8%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202651.711 of 3063.3%★★★☆☆
202546.59 of 1952.6%★★★☆☆
202441.216 of 2842.9%★★☆☆☆
202335.113 of 2343.5%★★★☆☆
202237.912 of 1729.4%★★☆☆☆
201933.917 of 2326.1%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20269.4330 of 3402.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202516.6301 of 3349.9%★☆☆☆☆
202412.2310 of 3388.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.1308 of 3388.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.8299 of 3329.9%★☆☆☆☆
202117.7217 of 25314.2%★☆☆☆☆
201912.9300 of 3309.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.7295 of 33010.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20266.9335 of 3442.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202510.4312 of 3398.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.0323 of 3425.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.3328 of 3434.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.6312 of 3398.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.5267 of 2815.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.9332 of 3464.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.4328 of 3434.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202620.8260 of 29812.8%★☆☆☆☆
202531.0196 of 30235.1%★★☆☆☆
202425.4212 of 28926.6%★☆☆☆☆
202314.3292 of 3013.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.0304 of 33910.3%★☆☆☆☆
202118.1233 of 26813.1%★☆☆☆☆
201916.1312 of 34810.3%★☆☆☆☆
201819.4307 of 34410.8%★☆☆☆☆
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
English Language Learner (2026)51st percentile+46 vs school
Homeless (2026)47th percentile+42 vs school
Disabled (2022)27th percentile+22 vs school
Special Education (2026)16th percentile+11 vs school
Hispanic (2026)9th percentile+4 vs school
African American (2026)9th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2026)5th percentile~ school
Female (2026)4th percentile~ school
Tested Remotely (2021)2nd percentile~ school
Tested In Person (2021)2nd percentile~ school
High school
Homeless (2026)63rd percentile+59 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)63rd percentile+59 vs school
Disabled (2022)33rd percentile+25 vs school
Special Education (2026)13th percentile+9 vs school
Hispanic (2026)8th percentile+4 vs school
African American (2026)4th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Female (2026)1st percentile~ school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts11%-29 vs state
Civics11%-29 vs state
Mathematics7%-34 vs state
Science7%-34 vs state
Biology5%-32 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about TechBoston Academy

TechBoston Academy ranks in the bottom 4.0% of Massachusetts high schools.

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

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

TechBoston 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
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Elementary : Clap Elementary School
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Elementary : Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School
Elementary : East Boston Early Education Center
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Elementary : Eliot K-8 Innovation School
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Elementary : Ellison-Parks Early Education School
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Elementary : Gardner Pilot Academy
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Elementary : Haynes Early Education Center
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Elementary : Young Achievers Elementary School
Middle : Higginson-Lewis K-8 School
Middle : Ohrenberger School

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