Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy

Located at 36 Winthrop St, in Roxbury, Massachusetts, Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy is a compact four-year high school that enrolls 565 students (grades 6 through 12), overseen by Boston. Compared to the state average of about 777 students per school, that is 27% smaller than typical.

Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy is one of 109 schools operated by Boston, a district that serves 46,437 students overall.

Demographically, Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy lists that 62% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest breaks down as 33% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy has 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.4:1, putting Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Suffolk County put median household earnings sit near $95,631, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Suffolk County runs 157 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students), of which Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter School, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy has expanded 60%, going from 354 students in 2018 to 565 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 28% to 33% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 9.9:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.

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