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Roxbury Preparatory Charter School

PublicHighGrades 5–12Charter

120 Fisher Avenue, Roxbury, MA 02120 · (617) 566-2361

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

Directions
Students
1,126
Students per teacher
26:1
Setting
City
Grades
5–12
The gist

What stands out about Roxbury Preparatory Charter School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 26 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 29.4% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts26%
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 ↗

120 Fisher Avenue, Roxbury

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 570
Grade 6150
Grade 7182
Grade 8204
Grade 9182
Grade 10145
Grade 1189
Grade 12104
Enrollment over time
1,596’20
1,521’21
1,295’22
1,138’23
1,126’24

Down 29.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 53%Hispanic 41%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%White 1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Roxbury Preparatory Charter 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.