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Enrollment
399
High
DISTRICT 631 · STATE 777
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSTON·NCES 250279000261
Albert D Holland School of Technology
60 Washington Street, Dorchester, MA 02121 · (617) 635-9837 · Suffolk County
GRADES 07–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 23.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Community
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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 7 | 21 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 6% |
| Grade 9 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 90 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 119 | 30% |
| Ungraded | 12 | 3% |
Student demographics
58%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
6.2%
MA avg 43.8% . -22.8pp since 2018
Math
7.7%
MA avg 42.2% . -39.4pp since 2018
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 6 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 23 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 39 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 6.2% | 7.7% |
| 2023-24 | 23.7% | 13.9% |
| 2022-23 | 17.6% | 13.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 10.0% |
| 2018-19 | 29.0% | 47.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Albert D Holland School of Technology ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.7% | #315 of 327 | #25 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 6.2% | #320 of 326 | #26 of 29 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -16.6pp | #25 of 315 | #2 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 399 | #277 of 379 | #27 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #56 of 325 | #12 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.6% | #87 of 325 | #11 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #73 of 188 | #6 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
399
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 869
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 399 | 40.9 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 41.7 | 9.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 420 | 44.6 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 34 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 472 | 31.9 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 532 | 33 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 697 | 56 | 12.4:1 | 76% (530) |
| 2000-01 | 763 | N/A | N/A | 56% (424) |
| 1990-91 | 869 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Albert D Holland School of Technology.
About Albert D Holland School of Technology
Albert D Holland School of Technology operates as a small high school in Dorchester, Massachusetts. The school had 399 students in grades 7 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in Massachusetts) has about 777 students.
Boston serves 46,437 students across 109 schools.
At 51%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Albert D Holland School of Technology combined. It is also 40% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% White, and 3% Asian. Suffolk County's residents are about 18% Black, 33 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Albert D Holland School of Technology belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
Albert D Holland School of Technology operates with 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 9.8:1. That ratio is under the 23.4:1 average for high schools in Massachusetts.
Suffolk County census figures show that median household income is about $95,631, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Albert D Holland School of Technology is among the 157 public schools in Suffolk County.
The shortest distance from Albert D Holland School of Technology to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Frederick Pilot Middle School. The five-mile area around Albert D Holland School of Technology holds at least 8 other public schools.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (390) and 2024-25 (399). The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 11.5:1 to 9.8:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Albert D Holland School of TechnologyWhat is the total enrollment at Albert D Holland School of Technology?
Albert D Holland School of Technology enrolls approximately 399 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Albert D Holland School of Technology serve?
Albert D Holland School of Technology serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Albert D Holland School of Technology?
Approximately 9.8:1 students per teacher at Albert D Holland School of Technology.
How diverse is Albert D Holland School of Technology?
Albert D Holland School of Technology reports a student body of 3% White, 40% Hispanic, 51% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Albert D Holland School of Technology?
Albert D Holland School of Technology is overseen by Boston in Suffolk County.
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