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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Madison Park Technical Vocational High School right now?
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Enrollment
1,121
High
DISTRICT 631 · STATE 777
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSTON·NCES 250279000282
Madison Park Technical Vocational High School
75 Malcolm X Blvd, Roxbury, MA 02120 · (617) 635-8970 · Suffolk County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL1,121 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Massachusetts public high 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.
- AThree-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
9.4:1
119 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 23.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
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 | 295 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 295 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 242 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 258 | 23% |
| Ungraded | 31 | 3% |
Student demographics
55%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
10.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +2.0pp since 2018
Math
12.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -3.0pp since 2018
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 10 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 2 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 10.0% | 12.0% |
| 2023-24 | 19.0% | 7.0% |
| 2022-23 | 14.0% | 5.0% |
| 2021-22 | 11.0% | 7.0% |
| 2020-21 | 15.0% | 5.0% |
| 2018-19 | 8.0% | 15.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Madison Park Technical Vocational High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #300 of 327 ▲ 15 | #21 of 29 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #317 of 326 ▼ 13 | #23 of 29 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #44 of 315 | #6 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,121 | #87 of 379 | #9 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #43 of 325 | #7 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.0% | #103 of 325 | #18 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.5% | #22 of 133 | #7 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
1,121
+78 (+7%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 1,816
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 8.2:1
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 | 1,121 | 118.8 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,058 | 119.9 | 8.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,087 | 117.9 | 9.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,043 | 128 | 8.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 859 | 100.3 | 8.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 903 | 121 | 7.5:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 1,286 | 134 | 9.6:1 | 70% (897) |
| 2000-01 | 1,629 | N/A | N/A | 55% (902) |
| 1990-91 | 1,816 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madison Park Technical Vocational High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 31% (859 to 1,121); teachers up 19% (100.3 to 118.8).
About Madison Park Technical Vocational High School
Madison Park Technical Vocational High School is a medium-sized high school with its address in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The school serves 1,121 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. The average among high schools in Massachusetts is roughly 777 students; this school is 44% bigger than that.
The 109 schools in Boston enroll 46,437 students altogether, Madison Park Technical Vocational High School among them.
Madison Park Technical Vocational High School's enrollment is 53% Hispanic. Next come 41% Black, 2% White, and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 23% Hispanic among all Suffolk County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Madison Park Technical Vocational High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 55%.
Federal data list 118.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Madison Park Technical Vocational High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 9.4:1. The average ratio among high schools in Massachusetts is 23.4:1, higher than at this school.
Madison Park Technical Vocational High School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 15% of Massachusetts public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
County data help place the school in context: in Suffolk County, median household income is about $95,631, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Madison Park Technical Vocational High School is among the 157 public schools in Suffolk County.
O'Bryant School of Math & Science is located less than a tenth of a mile from Madison Park Technical Vocational High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Madison Park Technical Vocational High School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 1,043 to 1,121. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (9.4:1) than in 2020-21 (8.2:1).
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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 Madison Park Technical Vocational High SchoolHow large is Madison Park Technical Vocational High School?
Madison Park Technical Vocational High School enrolls approximately 1,121 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Madison Park Technical Vocational High School serve?
Madison Park Technical Vocational High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Madison Park Technical Vocational High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Madison Park Technical Vocational High School is approximately 9.4:1 (119 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Madison Park Technical Vocational High School?
Madison Park Technical Vocational High School reports a student body of 2% White, 53% Hispanic, 41% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Madison Park Technical Vocational High School?
Madison Park Technical Vocational High School is overseen by Boston in Suffolk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.