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Snowden International High School

150 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116 · (617) 635-9989 · Suffolk County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
Enrollment
421
High
DISTRICT 631 · STATE 777
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
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 98921%
Grade 1012129%
Grade 1111928%
Grade 129222%
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
287%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
23957%
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
12429%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
113%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
164%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
20649%
Female
21351%

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English 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.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2530.0%24.0%
2023-2431.0%17.0%
2022-2340.0%21.0%
2021-2219.0%8.0%
2020-2130.0%9.0%
2018-1941.0%26.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Snowden International High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Suffolk County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
24.0%#250 of 327
▲ 38
#9 of 29
▲ 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
30.0%#262 of 326
▲ 10
#9 of 29
▲ 1
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+13.5pp#3 of 315#2 of 26
Enrollment
ranked largest first
421#268 of 379#26 of 43
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.1:1#151 of 325#20 of 35
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
58.0%#84 of 325#10 of 35
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-5.2%#149 of 188#11 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 2024-25
Enrollment
421
-62 (-13%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 478
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 11.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2542137.811.1:1N/A
2023-2444536.912.1:1N/A
2022-2346336.412.7:1N/A
2020-214834311.2:1N/A
2017-1844435.112.7:1N/A
2015-163733012.4:1N/A
2010-114042317.6:173% (296)
2000-01409N/AN/A49% (199)
1990-91478N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Snowden International High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 5% (444 to 421); teachers up 8% (35.1 to 37.8).

About Snowden International High School

Snowden International High School is a public low-enrollment high school in Boston, Massachusetts. It teaches 421 students in grades 9 through 12. High schools in Massachusetts have about 777 students on average; enrollment here is 46% lower.

Boston has 46,437 students spread across 109 schools.

The largest group at Snowden International High School is Hispanic students, at 57%. Other groups make up 29% Black, 7% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 23% of Suffolk County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for Snowden International High School is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

The school had 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.1:1. The school's 11.1:1 compares with an average of 23.4:1 for high schools in Massachusetts.

For Suffolk County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $95,631 a year, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Snowden International High School, Suffolk County has 157 public schools.

Snowden International High School's nearest public school is Melvin H. King South End Academy (about 0.5 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

Locale data from NCES put Snowden International High School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Snowden International High School had a net loss of 62 students, or 13%.

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Suffolk County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Snowden International High School
District
Boston
Address
150 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116
Phone
(617) 635-9989
County
Suffolk County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
421
Teachers (FTE)
38
Student–teacher ratio
11.1:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
250279000217
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Snowden International High School
What 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.
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