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Boston Latin Academy School

Serves grades 7 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2018 – 2019 school year [note on school closures TBD].
  • Expenditures: 2018
  • Educational Environment: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually.

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School Overview

Address
205 Townsend Street
Dorchester , MA 02121
Phone
(617) 635-9957
District
BOSTON
County
SUFFOLK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1787
Classroom Teachers
94

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Massachusetts

10

(10 is best)

Better than 92.5% of MA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S. info

10

(10 is best)

Boston Latin Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
77%
47%
77%
48%
77%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
67%
48%
62%
51%
72%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

100 80 60 40 20 0
90%
58%
87%
60%
93%
57%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
10
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 257 14.4%
Grade 8 281 15.7%
Grade 9 309 17.3%
Grade 10 338 18.9%
Grade 11 267 14.9%
Grade 12 335 18.7%
Total 1787 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 30.6% 15.8% 59.2%
Black 22.3% 30.4% 9.8%
Hispanic 27.4% 43.9% 23.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 19.5% 9.4% 7.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.5% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 689,326 6,984,723
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 13,893.0 890
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.9% 5.2%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.4% 17.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 47.2% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.7% 27.0%
65 OR OLDER 11.8% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 273,188 2,629,963
Single Parent Households With Children 10.4% 9.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.9% 91.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 51.3% 44.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 24.1% 24.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.9% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.6% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.2% 13.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.5% 12.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.3% 9.9%
$15,000 or less 15.3% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For This District Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $15,203 $781,935,899 47.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,545 $79,463,985 4.9%
Staff $1,705 $87,693,265 5.4%
General Administration $599 $30,808,367 1.9%
School Administration $1,056 $54,313,248 3.3%
Operation $1,670 $85,893,110 5.2%
Transportation $2,346 $120,661,818 7.4%
Other $483 $24,842,139 1.5%
Total Support $9,403 $483,624,499 29.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,215 $371,089,095 22.7%
Total Expenditures $31,820 $1,636,598,060 100.0%
For The State Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,596 $10,569,374,598 52.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,484 $1,352,382,632 6.7%
Staff $951 $866,478,186 4.3%
General Administration $218 $198,784,787 1.0%
School Administration $880 $802,180,114 4.0%
Operation $1,620 $1,476,806,420 7.4%
Transportation $938 $854,571,701 4.3%
Other $322 $293,118,043 1.5%
Total Support $6,412 $5,844,290,100 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,034 $3,677,202,127 18.3%
Total Expenditures $22,042 $20,090,784,405 100.0%
For The Nation Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,549 $372,153,103,143 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $39,020,154,935 5.2%
Staff $618 $30,487,652,661 4.1%
General Administration $258 $12,720,931,842 1.7%
School Administration $730 $35,978,592,512 4.8%
Operation $1,169 $57,607,988,317 7.7%
Transportation $527 $26,002,463,553 3.5%
Other $459 $22,633,739,814 3.0%
Total Support $4,553 $224,451,138,461 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,074 $151,519,765,183 20.3%
Total Expenditures $15,176 $748,124,887,521 100.0%

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