Codman Academy Charter Public School

Set in Dorchester, Massachusetts, Codman Academy Charter Public School is a minimally staffed unified-grade school, run under Codman Academy Charter Public. It instructs 344 students across grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 60% below the state mean of about 870.

Codman Academy Charter Public is the operating authority for Codman Academy Charter Public School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On demographics, Codman Academy Charter Public School lists that Black students make up the majority at 64%. The remainder reads as 32% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

On the resource side, Codman Academy Charter Public School shows 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.4:1. The state averages about 10.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Suffolk County put median household income runs about $95,631, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Codman Academy Charter Public School is one of 157 public schools in Suffolk County (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lee Academy, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Codman Academy Charter Public School.

The school occupies an inner-city site. As a public charter, Codman Academy Charter Public School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Codman Academy Charter Public School has changed only slightly, going from 345 students in 2018 to 344 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 77% to 64%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 9.3:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.