Enrollment
95
Middle
STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HELEN Y. DAVIS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CHARTER PUBLIC (DISTRICT)·NCES 250007702091
Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School
23 Leonard Street, Boston, MA 02122 · (617)474-7950 · Suffolk County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL95 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
6.8:1
13 FTE teachers
STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 19 | 20% |
| Grade 7 | 44 | 46% |
| Grade 8 | 32 | 34% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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.
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MCAS 2023-24 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
16.0%
MA avg 42.8% . -18.0pp since 2016
Math
8.0%
MA avg 43.1% . -11.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 43 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 18 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 11 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 16.0% | 8.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.0% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 15.0% |
| 2018-19 | 32.0% | 28.0% |
| 2017-18 | 18.0% | 15.0% |
| 2016-17 | 34.0% | 19.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 95 | #306 of 310 | #12 of 12 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
95
-119 (-56%) vs 2017
-54% since 2010-11, when it was 207
Student : Teacher
7.1:1
was 15.4:1
% White
0%
was 1%
% Hispanic
24%
was 21%
% Black
73%
was 77%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 95 | 13.3 | 7.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 114 | 16.8 | 6.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 193 | 19 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 214 | 13.9 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 217 | 16 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 207 | 17 | 12.2:1 | 87% (181) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School.
Since 2017-18: students down 56% (214 to 95); teachers down 4% (13.9 to 13.3).
About Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School
Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School is a small middle school in Massachusetts, located in Boston. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 95 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in Massachusetts is about 547, so this school runs 83% smaller than that.
The school's district is Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public (District).
A majority of students at Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School, 73%, are Black. The remaining shares are 24% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Suffolk County as a whole is about 18% Black, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 41%.
Dividing enrollment by its 13.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 6.8:1. Among middle schools in Massachusetts, the typical ratio is 11.5:1.
Census estimates describe Suffolk County this way: median household income is about $95,631, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 157 public schools in Suffolk County, with a combined enrollment of about 75,679.
The nearest public school is Community Academy of Science and Health, at about 0.1 miles. Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The federal government classifies Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School's location as City: Large. Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School is one of the charter schools in Massachusetts.
Between 2017-18 and 2023-24, reported enrollment went from 214 to 95. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. The Black share was 77% in 2017-18 and 73% in 2023-24. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.4:1 to 7.1:1.
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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 Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public SchoolHow large is Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School?
Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School enrolls approximately 95 students in grades 06-08.
Is Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School have?
Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School?
At Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School, the student body is approximately 24% Hispanic, 73% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School in?
Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School is part of Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public (District).
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