English High School

English High School operates as a medium-sized high school in Boston, Massachusetts, overseen by Boston. Current enrollment sits at 720 students spanning grades 7 through 12.

Within Boston, which oversees 109 schools and 46,437 students, English High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, English High School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 66% of enrollment; the rest consists of 28% Black, 3% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Suffolk County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.4:1, putting English High School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Suffolk County indicate the typical household earns roughly $95,631 per year, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. English High School is one of 157 public schools in Suffolk County (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students).

The closest other public school is Margarita Muniz Academy, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around English High School.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 34%: 539 students in 2018 compared to 720 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 42% to 28%.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.