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City on a Hill Charter Public School

PublicHighGrades 11–12Charter

58 Circuit Street, Roxbury, MA 02119 · (617) 445-1515

Boston’s School Grade C− better than 18% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
78
Students per teacher
8:1
Setting
City
Grades
11–12
The gist

What stands out about City on a Hill Charter Public School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 34 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 73.9% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts15%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

58 Circuit Street, Roxbury

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 1140
Grade 1238
Enrollment over time
299’20
229’21
183’22
199’23
78’24

Down 73.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 72%Hispanic 27%White 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about City on a Hill Charter Public School from Boston families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Boston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.