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Enrollment
421
High
DISTRICT 631 · STATE 777
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSTON·NCES 250279000217
Snowden International High School
150 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116 · (617) 635-9989 · Suffolk County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 23.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high 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
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
30.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -11.0pp since 2018
Math
24.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -2.0pp since 2018
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 30 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 11 points since 2018, 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
421
-23 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 12.7:1
% White
7%
was 6%
% Hispanic
57%
was 50%
% Black
29%
was 34%
% Asian
3%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Snowden International High School
Located at 150 Newbury Street, in Boston, Massachusetts, Snowden International High School is a cozy four-year high school that caters to 421 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Boston. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 777 students each, so Snowden International High School sits 46% smaller than that benchmark.
Snowden International High School is one of 109 schools operated by Boston, a district that teaches 46,437 students overall.
Demographically, Snowden International High School records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 57% of enrollment; the rest consists of 29% Black, 7% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Snowden International High School reports 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.4:1, putting Snowden International High School tighter than the state norm the norm.
Around the school, Suffolk County reports that 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 Snowden International High School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Melvin H. King South End Academy, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The school occupies a high-density site.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 5%: 444 students in 2018 compared to 421 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 50% to 57%. Class-load math has fell: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 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
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Snowden International High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Snowden International High School?
Snowden International High School enrolls approximately 421 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Snowden International High School serve?
Snowden International High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Snowden International High School?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at Snowden International High School.
What is the student diversity at Snowden International High School?
Student demographics at Snowden International High School are roughly 7% White, 57% Hispanic, 29% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Snowden International High School public or private?
Snowden International High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Boston.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.