Enrollment
125
Combined
DISTRICT 276 · STATE 870
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSTON·NCES 250279000342
Melvin H. King South End Academy
90 Warren Avenue, Boston, MA 02116 · (617) 635-9976 · Suffolk County
GRADES 01–12COMBINED11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL125 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
3.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 4.4:1 · STATE 10.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
3.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -2.0pp since 2016
Math
0.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -2.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 3 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 0 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 2 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
125
-230 (-65%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
3.3:1
was 6.9:1
% White
7%
was 6%
% Hispanic
39%
was 35%
% Black
49%
was 54%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Melvin H. King South End Academy
Located at 90 Warren Avenue, in Boston, Massachusetts, Melvin H. King South End Academy is a minimally staffed multi-level school that enrolls 125 students (grades 1 through 12), operated by Boston. That puts it 86% below the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 870 students.
Boston runs 109 schools in total, collectively educating 46,437 students. Melvin H. King South End Academy is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, Melvin H. King South End Academy logs that the largest single group is Black at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 39% Hispanic, 7% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Suffolk County as a whole is about 18% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.
On the resource side, On paper, Melvin H. King South End Academy has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 3.3:1. The state averages around 10.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Suffolk County put median household earnings sit near $95,631, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Suffolk County runs 157 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students), of which Melvin H. King South End Academy is one.
Blackstone Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Melvin H. King South End Academy.
Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.
Over the past 7-year window. Melvin H. King South End Academy's enrollment has fell 65% since 2018, when it stood at 355 (now 125). The Black share of enrollment shrank from 54% to 49% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 6.9:1 in 2018 to 3.3:1 in 2025.
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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 Melvin H. King South End AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Melvin H. King South End Academy?
Melvin H. King South End Academy enrolls approximately 125 students in grades 01-12.
What grades does Melvin H. King South End Academy serve?
Melvin H. King South End Academy serves grades 01-12.
How many students per teacher at Melvin H. King South End Academy?
Approximately 3.3:1 students per teacher at Melvin H. King South End Academy.
How diverse is Melvin H. King South End Academy?
Melvin H. King South End Academy reports a student body of 7% White, 39% Hispanic, 49% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Melvin H. King South End Academy in?
Melvin H. King South End Academy is part of Boston.
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