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TechBoston Academy
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MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About TechBoston Academy
TechBoston Academy operates as a middle-of-the-pack high school in Dorchester, Massachusetts, operated by Boston. Current enrollment sits at 850 students spanning grades 7 through 12.
Boston comprises 109 schools with combined enrollment of 46,437 students; TechBoston Academy is among them.
On demographics, TechBoston Academy records that Black students make up the majority at 62%; the rest breaks down as 31% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.4:1, putting TechBoston Academy tighter than the state norm the norm.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Suffolk County) records that median household earnings sit near $95,631, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Suffolk County's 157 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students), TechBoston Academy is one campus in the mix.
Lee Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The campus sits in an urban setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. TechBoston Academy's enrollment has decreased 7% since 2018, when it stood at 917 (now 850). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 26% to 31%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 9.8:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.
On the community side, the feed for TechBoston Academy typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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