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Enrollment
500
High
DISTRICT 631 · STATE 777
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSTON·NCES 250279001128
Boston Arts Academy
174 Ipswich Street, Boston, MA 02215 · (617) 635-6470 · Suffolk County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL500 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 23.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 133 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 135 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 122 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 108 | 22% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
62.0%
own-school result
Math
38.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 24.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 62.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 44.0% | 23.0% |
| 2018-19 | 42.0% | 38.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where Boston Arts Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 500 | #246 of 379 | #22 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #51 of 325 | #10 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #24 of 325 | #7 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #81 of 133 | #13 of 17 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
500
+18 (+4%) vs 2020
+56% since 2000-01, when it was 321
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 9.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 500 | 51.9 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 51.3 | 9.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 494 | 49.6 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 482 | 52 | 9.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 469 | 47.8 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 437 | 32 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 384 | 40 | 9.6:1 | 61% (236) |
| 2000-01 | 321 | N/A | N/A | 50% (161) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boston Arts Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (469 to 500); teachers up 9% (47.8 to 51.9).
About Boston Arts Academy
Boston Arts Academy is a small high school in Boston, Massachusetts, under Boston. The school serves 500 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. For comparison, high schools in Massachusetts average about 777 students.
Within Boston, Boston Arts Academy is one of 109 schools. The district enrolls 46,437 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Boston Arts Academy, at 43%. Other reported shares: 33% Black, 16% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Suffolk County's residents are about 23% Hispanic, 20 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 67%, meaning two students picked at random have a 67% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1 at Boston Arts Academy, with 51.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, high schools in Massachusetts have 23.4:1, compared with 9.6:1 here.
In the county around the school, Suffolk County, the median household income is $95,631, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Suffolk County is home to 157 public schools and about 75,679 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Boston Latin School, is about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
Boston Arts Academy falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 500 students in 2024-25, 18 more than the 482 it had in 2020-21.
To ask about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs, start a discussion on this page. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Suffolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
785,121
Census ACS
Median income
$95,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
157
75,679 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Boston Arts AcademyHow large is Boston Arts Academy?
Boston Arts Academy enrolls approximately 500 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Boston Arts Academy serve?
Boston Arts Academy serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Boston Arts Academy?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at Boston Arts Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Boston Arts Academy?
At Boston Arts Academy, the student body is approximately 16% White, 43% Hispanic, 33% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Boston Arts Academy public or private?
Boston Arts Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Boston.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.