Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy

Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy, a compact four-year high school in Dorchester, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Boston, serves 490 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 37% smaller than the state mean of about 777.

Boston runs 109 schools in total, collectively educating 46,437 students. Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy logs that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 33% Black, 5% Asian, 2% White. By comparison, Suffolk County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy reports 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.4:1, putting Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Suffolk County) shows that median household earnings sit near $95,631, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Suffolk County's 157 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students), Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Taylor Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy has rose 34%, going from 366 students in 2018 to 490 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 48% to 59%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 7.4:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.