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What do students at Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
565
High
DISTRICT 631 · STATE 777
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSTON·NCES 250279000222
Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy
36 Winthrop St, Roxbury, MA 02119 · (617) 635-8412 · Suffolk County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL565 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Massachusetts public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- AThree-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
10.9:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 23.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
5
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 6 | 34 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 89 | 16% |
Student demographics
51%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
17.9%
MA avg 43.8% . +7.9pp since 2016
Math
9.3%
MA avg 42.2% . -2.7pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.9% | 9.3% |
| 2023-24 | 15.8% | 7.1% |
| 2022-23 | 14.9% | 9.3% |
| 2021-22 | 17.0% | 4.2% |
| 2020-21 | 17.2% | 6.8% |
| 2018-19 | 22.0% | 12.3% |
| 2017-18 | 10.0% | 16.0% |
| 2016-17 | 10.0% | 12.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.3% | #308 of 327 ▲ 6 | #23 of 29 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #302 of 326 ▲ 10 | #18 of 29 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #35 of 315 | #5 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 565 | #227 of 379 | #19 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #131 of 325 | #19 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.6% | #137 of 325 | #27 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +59.6% | #5 of 133 | #2 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
565
-13 (-2%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 460
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 565 | 51.6 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 553 | 54 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 541 | 46.5 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 578 | 52 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 354 | 35.7 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 262 | 24 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 258 | 28 | 9.2:1 | 87% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 449 | N/A | N/A | 82% (367) |
| 1990-91 | 460 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 60% (354 to 565); teachers up 45% (35.7 to 51.6).
About Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy
Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy is a low-enrollment high school for students in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The student body numbers 565 students, from grades 6 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Massachusetts) has about 777 students.
Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy is among 109 schools run by Boston, which serves 46,437 students.
Roughly 62% of students at Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy are Black. Other groups make up 33% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 18% of Suffolk County residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 51% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 51.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.9:1. On average, high schools in Massachusetts have 23.4:1, compared with 10.9:1 here.
Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 18% of Massachusetts public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy is located in Suffolk County, where the median household income is $95,631, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Besides Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy, Suffolk County has 156 other public schools.
The closest public school to Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy is Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 578 to 565, a small change.
Community posts for Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Dearborn 6-12 STEM AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy?
Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy enrolls approximately 565 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy serve?
Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy serves grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy have?
Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy?
Student demographics at Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy are roughly 2% White, 33% Hispanic, 62% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy?
Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy is overseen by Boston in Suffolk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.