Enrollment
215
Middle
DISTRICT 302 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSTON·NCES 250279002013
Frederick Pilot Middle School
270 Columbia Road, Dorchester, MA 02121 · (617) 635-1650 · Suffolk County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL215 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of Massachusetts public middle schools
- FTest 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.
- C+Three-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
6.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 78 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 137 | 64% |
Student demographics
54%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
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MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
8.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +3.0pp since 2016
Math
2.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -8.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 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 3 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 8 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 8.0% | 2.0% |
| 2023-24 | 8.0% | 3.0% |
| 2022-23 | 6.0% | 3.0% |
| 2021-22 | 6.0% | 5.0% |
| 2020-21 | 6.0% | 6.0% |
| 2018-19 | 9.0% | 10.0% |
| 2017-18 | 11.0% | 14.0% |
| 2016-17 | 5.0% | 10.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Frederick Pilot Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.0% | #302 of 304 ▼ 1 | #11 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.0% | #299 of 304 ▼ 1 | #11 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #105 of 299 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 215 | #292 of 310 | #9 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 6.7:1 | #1 of 296 | #1 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.2% | #106 of 296 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -56.5% | #2 of 204 | #1 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
215
-166 (-44%) vs 2020
-65% since 2010-11, when it was 615
Student : Teacher
6.7:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 215 | 32 | 6.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 327 | 41.4 | 7.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 323 | 42 | 7.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 381 | 40 | 9.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 494 | 48 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 472 | 40 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 615 | 57 | 10.8:1 | 82% (506) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frederick Pilot Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 56% (494 to 215); teachers down 33% (48 to 32).
About Frederick Pilot Middle School
Frederick Pilot Middle School is a public middle-grades school run by Boston in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Students in grades 7 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 215 students. For comparison, middle schools in Massachusetts average about 547 students.
Frederick Pilot Middle School belongs to Boston, a district of 109 schools and 46,437 students.
Roughly 56% of students at Frederick Pilot Middle School are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 38% Black and 2% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 23%. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Frederick Pilot Middle School, 32 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 6.7:1. That is lower than the 11.5:1 average for middle schools in Massachusetts.
Measured against Massachusetts public middle schools, Frederick Pilot Middle School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
According to the American Community Survey, in Suffolk County, the median household income is $95,631, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. There are 157 public schools in Suffolk County, enrolling about 75,679 students in all.
The nearest other public school, King Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 381 students at Frederick Pilot Middle School; in 2024-25, 215. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. The school's ratio fell from 9.5:1 to 6.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Frederick Pilot Middle SchoolHow many students attend Frederick Pilot Middle School?
Frederick Pilot Middle School enrolls approximately 215 students in grades 07-08.
Is Frederick Pilot Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Frederick Pilot Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Frederick Pilot Middle School?
Approximately 6.7:1 students per teacher at Frederick Pilot Middle School.
How diverse is Frederick Pilot Middle School?
Frederick Pilot Middle School reports a student body of 2% White, 56% Hispanic, 38% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Frederick Pilot Middle School?
Frederick Pilot Middle School is overseen by Boston in Suffolk County.
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