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What's something KIPP Academy Boston Charter School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
646
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP ACADEMY BOSTON CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 250053702716
KIPP Academy Boston Charter School
37 Babson Street, Mattapan, MA 02126 · (617) 393-5682 · Suffolk County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL646 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Massachusetts public elementary 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.
- 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
48 FTE teachers
STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 72 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 63 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 60 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 20% larger than its 8th grade class (60).
Student demographics
52%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.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
19.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -6.0pp since 2016
Math
24.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -1.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 6 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 1 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 24.0% |
| 2022-23 | 16.0% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 22.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 10.0% |
| 2018-19 | 40.0% | 46.0% |
| 2017-18 | 34.0% | 32.0% |
| 2016-17 | 25.0% | 25.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where KIPP Academy Boston Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #729 of 920 ▲ 8 | #42 of 84 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #817 of 920 ▼ 43 | #60 of 84 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #470 of 901 | #47 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 646 | #93 of 1,086 | #9 of 94 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #719 of 938 | #67 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.7% | #469 of 938 | #49 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.8% | #76 of 317 | #6 of 21 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
646
+33 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 646 | 47.6 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 591 | 54.5 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 577 | 43 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 613 | 44 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 558 | 55 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 428 | 38 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP Academy Boston Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (558 to 646); teachers down 14% (55 to 47.6).
About KIPP Academy Boston Charter School
KIPP Academy Boston Charter School is an elementary school in Mattapan, Massachusetts, according to federal school records. The student body numbers 646 students, from kindergarten through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Massachusetts) has about 381 students.
In federal data, the district for KIPP Academy Boston Charter School is the school itself.
At KIPP Academy Boston Charter School, Black students make up 59% of the student body. It is also 36% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Suffolk County is roughly 18% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 52% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at KIPP Academy Boston Charter School is 47.6 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 13.6:1. That is higher than the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
KIPP Academy Boston Charter School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 13% of Massachusetts public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Suffolk County has about 785,121 residents, and the median household income is $95,631, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. In all, Suffolk County has 157 public schools and roughly 75,679 students.
Mildred Avenue K-8 School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around KIPP Academy Boston Charter School holds at least 8 other public schools.
KIPP Academy Boston Charter School has an NCES locale of City: Large. KIPP Academy Boston Charter School is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
KIPP Academy Boston Charter School's enrollment climbed from 613 in 2020-21 to 646 in 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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mattapan
- Brooke Charter SchoolCombined · 2,216 students
- Mildred Avenue K-8 SchoolElementary · 601 students
- Mattahunt Elementary SchoolElementary · 581 students
- Young Achievers K-8 SchoolElementary · 489 students
- Taylor Elementary SchoolElementary · 343 students
- Chittick Elementary SchoolElementary · 248 students
Nearby schools
- Mildred Avenue K-8 School0.1 mi · 601
- Ellison-Parks Early Education School0.2 mi · 190
- Young Achievers K-8 School0.5 mi · 489
- Mattahunt Elementary School0.6 mi · 581
- Shaw-Taylor Elementary School0.6 mi · 528
- Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy0.7 mi · 490
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP Academy Boston Charter SchoolHow large is KIPP Academy Boston Charter School?
KIPP Academy Boston Charter School enrolls approximately 646 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does KIPP Academy Boston Charter School serve?
KIPP Academy Boston Charter School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KIPP Academy Boston Charter School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KIPP Academy Boston Charter School is approximately 13.6:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at KIPP Academy Boston Charter School?
At KIPP Academy Boston Charter School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 36% Hispanic, 59% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is KIPP Academy Boston Charter School in?
KIPP Academy Boston Charter School is part of KIPP Academy Boston Charter School.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.