Ruth Batson Academy

Ruth Batson Academy is a tight-knit secondary school in Dorchester, Massachusetts, operated by Boston. The school caters to 604 students in grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 777 students each, so Ruth Batson Academy sits 22% below that benchmark.

Boston comprises 109 schools with combined enrollment of 46,437 students; Ruth Batson Academy is among them.

In terms of who attends, Ruth Batson Academy records that 64% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 25% Black, 6% White, 4% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

Looking at school resources, Ruth Batson Academy lists 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.4:1 average.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Suffolk County) reports that median household income runs about $95,631, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Suffolk County runs 157 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students), of which Ruth Batson Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Dever Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Ruth Batson Academy operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 27%: 474 students in 2018 compared to 604 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 53% to 64%. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 in 2025.

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