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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSTON PREPARATORY CHARTER PUBLIC·NCES 250008001843

Boston Preparatory Charter Public School

885 River Street, Hyde Park, MA 02136 · (617) 333-6688 · Suffolk County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL700 STUDENTS
Enrollment
700
High
STATE 777
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
59 FTE teachers
STATE 23.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
87
Grade 7
103
Grade 8
114
Grade 9
111
Grade 10
108
Grade 11
94
Grade 12
80
Ungraded
3
Student demographics
White
101%
STATE 51%
Hispanic
22933%
STATE 26%
Black
41960%
STATE 10%
Asian
20%
STATE 7%
Two+
304%
STATE 5%
Native American
51%
STATE 0%
Pacific Islander
51%
STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
34950%
Female
35150%

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
21.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -22.0pp since 2016
Math
17.4%
MA avg 42.2% . -25.6pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 22 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 26 points.

Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
700
+237 (+51%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 10.5:1
% White
1%
was 2%
% Hispanic
33%
was 28%
% Black
60%
was 67%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Boston Preparatory Charter Public School

Boston Preparatory Charter Public School is one of the mid-sized high schools in Hyde Park, Massachusetts, run under Boston Preparatory Charter Public, with 700 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12.

Boston Preparatory Charter Public School is a school of Boston Preparatory Charter Public, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Boston Preparatory Charter Public School logs that the largest single group is Black, at 60% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 33% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Suffolk County as a whole is about 18% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Boston Preparatory Charter Public School reports 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.4:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Suffolk County indicate the typical household earns roughly $95,631 per year, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Suffolk County's 157 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students), Boston Preparatory Charter Public School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: New Mission High School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Boston Preparatory Charter Public School operates from a metropolitan location. Boston Preparatory Charter Public School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Boston Preparatory Charter Public School's enrollment has expanded 51% since 2018, when it stood at 463 (now 700). Over the same period, the Black share fell from 67% to 60%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

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Suffolk County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Boston Preparatory Charter Public School
District
Boston Preparatory Charter Public
Address
885 River Street, Hyde Park, MA 02136
Phone
(617) 333-6688
County
Suffolk County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
700
Teachers (FTE)
59
Student–teacher ratio
12.0:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
250008001843
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Boston Preparatory Charter Public School
How many students attend Boston Preparatory Charter Public School?
Boston Preparatory Charter Public School enrolls approximately 700 students in grades 06-12.
Is Boston Preparatory Charter Public School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Boston Preparatory Charter Public School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Boston Preparatory Charter Public School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Boston Preparatory Charter Public School is approximately 12.0:1 (59 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Boston Preparatory Charter Public School?
Student demographics at Boston Preparatory Charter Public School are roughly 1% White, 33% Hispanic, 60% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Boston Preparatory Charter Public School in?
Boston Preparatory Charter Public School is part of Boston Preparatory Charter Public.
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