Enrollment
78
High
STATE 777
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CITY ON A HILL CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOL·NCES 250002600530
City on a Hill Charter Public School
58 Circuit Street, Roxbury, MA 02119 · (617) 445-1515 · Suffolk County
GRADES 11–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL78 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of Massachusetts public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public high schools
Student : Teacher
7.6:1
10 FTE teachers
STATE 23.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
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 11 | 40 | 51% |
| Grade 12 | 38 | 49% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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MCAS 2023-24 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
33.0%
MA avg 42.8% . +7.0pp since 2018
Math
7.0%
MA avg 43.1% . -17.0pp since 2018
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 43 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 17 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 7.0% |
| 2022-23 | 19.0% | 9.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 9.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 12.0% |
| 2018-19 | 26.0% | 24.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where City on a Hill Charter Public School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 78 | #350 of 379 | #40 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -72.4% | #1 of 188 | #1 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
78
-221 (-74%) vs 2020
-61% since 2000-01, when it was 202
Student : Teacher
7.6:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 78 | 10.3 | 7.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 199 | 20.5 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 183 | 27.3 | 6.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 299 | 23 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 283 | 26.7 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 284 | 25 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 294 | 19 | 15.5:1 | 73% (214) |
| 2000-01 | 202 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for City on a Hill Charter Public School.
Since 2017-18: students down 72% (283 to 78); teachers down 62% (26.7 to 10.3).
About City on a Hill Charter Public School
City on a Hill Charter Public School is a very small high school in Roxbury, Massachusetts, that operates as a charter school. It offers grades 11 through 12 and has 78 students enrolled. That is 90% below the average of about 777 students for high schools in Massachusetts.
City on a Hill Charter Public School is its own local education agency in federal data.
Black students are 72% of those enrolled at City on a Hill Charter Public School. The remaining shares are 27% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Suffolk County's population at about 18%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 41, compared with 70 nationally.
City on a Hill Charter Public School has 10.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.6:1. The school's 7.6:1 compares with an average of 23.4:1 for high schools in Massachusetts.
Among Massachusetts public high schools, City on a Hill Charter Public School outscored 23%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
The school's county is Suffolk County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $95,631 a year, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Suffolk County number 157, with about 75,679 students.
Hale Elementary School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
City on a Hill Charter Public School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
Enrollment records show 299 in 2020-21 and 78 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.0:1 to 7.6:1 over the same years.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About City on a Hill Charter Public SchoolHow many students attend City on a Hill Charter Public School?
City on a Hill Charter Public School enrolls approximately 78 students in grades 11-12.
Is City on a Hill Charter Public School an elementary, middle, or high school?
City on a Hill Charter Public School is a high school covering grades 11-12.
How many teachers does City on a Hill Charter Public School have?
City on a Hill Charter Public School employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.6:1.
How diverse is City on a Hill Charter Public School?
City on a Hill Charter Public School reports a student body of 1% White, 27% Hispanic, 72% Black.
Who oversees City on a Hill Charter Public School?
City on a Hill Charter Public School is overseen by City on a Hill Charter Public School in Suffolk County.
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