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How has Excel High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
301
High
DISTRICT 631 · STATE 777
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSTON·NCES 250279002016
Excel High School
95 G. Street, South Boston, MA 02127 · (617) 635-9870 · Suffolk County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% 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.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- CThree-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
7.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 23.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
1
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 9 | 53 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 66 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 104 | 35% |
| Grade 12 | 77 | 26% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
71%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
6.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -23.0pp since 2018
Math
18.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -15.0pp since 2018
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 6 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 23 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 15 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 6.0% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 16.0% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 21.0% | 19.0% |
| 2020-21 | 7.0% | 7.0% |
| 2018-19 | 29.0% | 33.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Excel High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #276 of 327 ▼ 8 | #13 of 29 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 6.0% | #321 of 326 ▼ 11 | #27 of 29 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.0pp | #101 of 315 | #7 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 301 | #303 of 379 | #32 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.3:1 | #3 of 325 | #1 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.1% | #11 of 325 | #4 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.7% | #5 of 188 | #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
301
-170 (-36%) vs 2020
-25% since 2010-11, when it was 400
Student : Teacher
7.3:1
was 9.6:1
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 | 301 | 41.3 | 7.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 387 | 41.8 | 9.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 38.6 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 49 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 491 | 42.9 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 519 | 45 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 400 | 26 | 15.4:1 | 84% (335) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Excel High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (491 to 301); teachers down 4% (42.9 to 41.3).
About Excel High School
Excel High School is classified as a high school. It is located in South Boston, Massachusetts. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 301 students. High schools in Massachusetts average about 777 students, which makes this school 61% below average.
Boston is responsible for 109 schools, Excel High School included, with 46,437 students in all.
About 37% of students at Excel High School are Black, the largest single group. It is also 34% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 7% White, and 4% multiracial. Suffolk County's residents are about 18% Black, 19 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 71% means there is a 71% chance two randomly chosen students at Excel High School are from different groups.
Excel High School lists 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 7.3 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for high schools in Massachusetts is 23.4:1.
Excel High School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 5% of Massachusetts public high schools.
In Suffolk County, the median household earns about $95,631 a year, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Suffolk County has 157 public schools with about 75,679 students, including Excel High School.
Of the public schools around it, Excel High School is closest to Boston Collaborative High School, about 0.3 miles away. Excel High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count fell 36% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher dropped from 9.6 in 2020-21 to 7.3 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Excel High School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
Quick facts
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One other US public school is named Excel High. Excel High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Excel High SchoolExcel, AL · 1,010 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Excel High SchoolHow many students attend Excel High School?
Excel High School enrolls approximately 301 students in grades 09-12.
Is Excel High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Excel High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Excel High School have?
Excel High School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Excel High School?
Student demographics at Excel High School are roughly 7% White, 34% Hispanic, 37% Black, 18% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Excel High School public or private?
Excel High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Boston.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.