Enrollment
166
Middle
STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL OF BOSTON (DISTRICT)·NCES 250053302713
UP Academy Charter School of Boston
215 Dorchester Street, South Boston, MA 02127 · (617)635-8819 · Suffolk County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL166 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
5.8:1
32 FTE teachers
STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 42 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 62 | 37% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 65% · US 70%
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.
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MCAS 2023-24 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
14.0%
MA avg 42.8% . -16.0pp since 2016
Math
16.0%
MA avg 43.1% . -16.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 43 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 16 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 16 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 14.0% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 22.0% | 14.0% |
| 2021-22 | 18.0% | 18.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 12.0% |
| 2018-19 | 29.0% | 32.0% |
| 2017-18 | 28.0% | 34.0% |
| 2016-17 | 30.0% | 32.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where UP Academy Charter School of Boston ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #270 of 304 ▲ 1 | #6 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #289 of 304 ▼ 46 | #8 of 11 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #151 of 299 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 166 | #302 of 310 | #11 of 12 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
166
-336 (-67%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
5.2:1
was 11.8:1
% White
4%
was 4%
% Hispanic
45%
was 41%
% Black
47%
was 45%
% Asian
3%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 166 | 32 | 5.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 213 | 37 | 5.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 349 | 35 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 42.5 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 466 | 41 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for UP Academy Charter School of Boston.
Since 2017-18: students down 67% (502 to 166); teachers down 25% (42.5 to 32).
About UP Academy Charter School of Boston
UP Academy Charter School of Boston, a very small middle school, is located in South Boston, Massachusetts. There are 166 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 70% below the 547-student average for middle schools in Massachusetts.
UP Academy Charter School of Boston is administered by UP Academy Charter School of Boston (District).
The biggest share of students at UP Academy Charter School of Boston, 47%, is Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 45% Hispanic, 4% White, and 3% Asian. In Suffolk County overall, about 18% of residents are Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, UP Academy Charter School of Boston scores 58%.
Its staff includes 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 5.8 students per teacher. Compared with the 11.5:1 average for middle schools in Massachusetts, this school's ratio is lower.
In Suffolk County, median household income comes to about $95,631, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 157, with about 75,679 students.
UP Academy Charter School of Boston's closest public school neighbor is Boston Collaborative High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around UP Academy Charter School of Boston holds at least 8 other public schools.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. UP Academy Charter School of Boston operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Enrollment records show 502 in 2017-18 and 166 in 2023-24. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.8:1 to 5.2:1 over the same years.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in South Boston
- Condon K-8 SchoolElementary · 518 students
- Excel High SchoolHigh · 301 students
- Tynan Elementary SchoolElementary · 227 students
- Perry Elementary SchoolElementary · 213 students
- Boston Collaborative High SchoolHigh · 210 students
- Perkins Elementary SchoolElementary · 167 students
Nearby schools
- Boston Collaborative High School0.0 mi · 210
- Perkins Elementary School0.2 mi · 167
- Excel High School0.3 mi · 301
- Condon K-8 School0.3 mi · 518
- Tynan Elementary School0.6 mi · 227
- Clap Elementary School0.8 mi · 140
Frequently asked questions
About UP Academy Charter School of BostonHow large is UP Academy Charter School of Boston?
UP Academy Charter School of Boston enrolls approximately 166 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does UP Academy Charter School of Boston serve?
UP Academy Charter School of Boston serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at UP Academy Charter School of Boston?
Approximately 5.8:1 students per teacher at UP Academy Charter School of Boston.
What is the racial breakdown of students at UP Academy Charter School of Boston?
At UP Academy Charter School of Boston, the student body is approximately 4% White, 45% Hispanic, 47% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is UP Academy Charter School of Boston public or private?
UP Academy Charter School of Boston is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by UP Academy Charter School of Boston (District).
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