Melvin H. King South End Academy

Melvin H. King South End Academy is a very small school serving multiple grade levels located in Boston, Massachusetts. It had 125 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 1 through 12. By comparison, combined schools in Massachusetts enroll about 870 students on average.

District-wide, Boston has 109 schools and 46,437 students.

The biggest share of students at Melvin H. King South End Academy, 49%, is Black. The remaining shares are 39% Hispanic, 7% White, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Suffolk County's population at about 18%. The diversity index for Melvin H. King South End Academy is 60%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

The student-to-teacher ratio at Melvin H. King South End Academy is 3.3:1, based on 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for combined schools in Massachusetts is 10.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.

Looking at the county, Suffolk County, the median household earns about $95,631 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting Melvin H. King South End Academy, Suffolk County has 157 public schools.

A public school about 0.3 miles away, Blackstone Elementary School, is the closest to Melvin H. King South End Academy. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

NCES assigns Melvin H. King South End Academy the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

In 2020-21 the school reported 267 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 125. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 4.6:1 to 3.3:1.

The discussion board for Melvin H. King South End Academy is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.