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Snowden International High School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 89 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 121 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 119 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 92 | 22% |
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 19.0% | 8.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 9.0% |
| 2018-19 | 41.0% | 26.0% |
Where Snowden International High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 421 | 37.8 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 36.9 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 36.4 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 483 | 43 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 444 | 35.1 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 373 | 30 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 404 | 23 | 17.6:1 | 73% (296) |
| 2000-01 | 409 | N/A | N/A | 49% (199) |
| 1990-91 | 478 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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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