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Albert D Holland School of Technology

60 Washington Street, Dorchester, MA 02121 · (617) 635-9837 · Suffolk County
GRADES 07–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
Enrollment
399
High
DISTRICT 631 · STATE 777
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 23.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
1
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 7
21
Grade 8
25
Grade 9
59
Grade 10
73
Grade 11
90
Grade 12
119
Ungraded
12
Student demographics
White
113%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 51%
Hispanic
16040%
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 26%
Black
20451%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 10%
Asian
103%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 7%
Two+
123%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · 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
22456%
Female
17544%

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English 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.

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

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
399
-73 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 14.8:1
% White
3%
was 2%
% Hispanic
40%
was 24%
% Black
51%
was 71%
% Asian
3%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Albert D Holland School of Technology

Set in Dorchester, Massachusetts, Albert D Holland School of Technology is a low-enrollment four-year high school, part of Boston. It educates 399 students across grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 49% leaner than the state mean of about 777.

Albert D Holland School of Technology is one of 109 schools operated by Boston, a district that educates 46,437 students overall.

Demographically, Albert D Holland School of Technology logs that 51% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 40% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% White, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 18% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.4:1 average.

Around the school, census data for Suffolk County shows the typical household earns roughly $95,631 per year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Suffolk County's 157 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students), Albert D Holland School of Technology is one campus in the mix.

Frederick Pilot Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Albert D Holland School of Technology has declined 15%, going from 472 students in 2018 to 399 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 71% to 51%. Class-load math has fell: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

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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
Albert D Holland School of Technology
District
Boston
Address
60 Washington Street, Dorchester, MA 02121
Phone
(617) 635-9837
County
Suffolk County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
399
Teachers (FTE)
41
Student–teacher ratio
9.8:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
250279000261
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Albert D Holland School of Technology
What 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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