KIPP Academy Boston Charter School

KIPP Academy Boston Charter School is a big elementary-level community in Mattapan, Massachusetts, part of KIPP Academy Boston Charter School. The school hosts 646 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so KIPP Academy Boston Charter School sits 70% bigger than that benchmark.

KIPP Academy Boston Charter School is the operating authority for KIPP Academy Boston Charter School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On the student-mix side, KIPP Academy Boston Charter School lists that the largest single group is Black, at 59% of enrollment. Other groups include 36% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

Looking at school resources, KIPP Academy Boston Charter School reports 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

In the area at large, census data for Suffolk County shows 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%. In all, Suffolk County runs 157 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students), of which KIPP Academy Boston Charter School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Mildred Avenue K-8 School, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a metropolitan site. KIPP Academy Boston Charter School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 16%: 558 students in 2018 compared to 646 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 69% to 59% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 10.2:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

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