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Enrollment
2,216
Combined
STATE 870
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROOKE CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 250007101747
Brooke Charter School
200 American Legion Highway, Mattapan, MA 02124 · (617) 874-5515 · Suffolk County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL2,216 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
178 FTE teachers
STATE 10.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
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
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
66.2%
MA avg 43.8% . +6.2pp since 2016
Math
69.8%
MA avg 42.2% . +0.8pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2016, while math scores have held steady.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,216
+480 (+28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 12.4:1
% White
4%
was 5%
% Hispanic
43%
was 37%
% Black
49%
was 54%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Brooke Charter School
As a high-enrollment all-grades campus in Mattapan, Massachusetts, Brooke Charter School caters to 2,216 students from grades K through 12, one of the schools within Brooke Charter School. That puts it 155% above the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 870 students.
Brooke Charter School is a school of Brooke Charter School, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Brooke Charter School records that 49% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 43% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 18% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Brooke Charter School shows 178 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.1:1 average.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Suffolk County) records that median household income runs about $95,631, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Suffolk County's 157 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students), Brooke Charter School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Lee K-8 School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Brooke Charter School.
Brooke Charter School operates from a downtown location. Brooke Charter School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 28%: 1,736 students in 2018 compared to 2,216 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 54% to 49% across the same window.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Mattapan
- KIPP Academy Boston Charter SchoolElementary · 646 students
- Mildred Avenue K-8 SchoolElementary · 601 students
- Mattahunt Elementary SchoolElementary · 581 students
- Young Achievers K-8 SchoolElementary · 489 students
- Taylor Elementary SchoolElementary · 343 students
- Chittick Elementary SchoolElementary · 248 students
Nearby schools
- Lee K-8 School0.7 mi · 551
- Greenwood Sarah K-8 School0.7 mi · 357
- Young Achievers K-8 School0.8 mi · 489
- Haley Pilot School0.9 mi · 360
- Shaw-Taylor Elementary School0.9 mi · 528
- Holmes Elementary School0.9 mi · 283
Frequently asked questions
About Brooke Charter SchoolHow large is Brooke Charter School?
Brooke Charter School enrolls approximately 2,216 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Brooke Charter School serve?
Brooke Charter School serves grades KG-12.
How many teachers does Brooke Charter School have?
Brooke Charter School employs 178 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brooke Charter School?
At Brooke Charter School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 43% Hispanic, 49% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Brooke Charter School?
Brooke Charter School is overseen by Brooke Charter School in Suffolk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.