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KIPP Academy Boston Charter School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

37 Babson Street, Mattapan, MA 02126 · (617) 393-5682

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

Directions
Students
646
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about KIPP Academy Boston Charter School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts23%
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 ↗

37 Babson Street, Mattapan

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten72
Grade 177
Grade 280
Grade 378
Grade 470
Grade 574
Grade 672
Grade 763
Grade 860
Enrollment over time
613’20
600’21
577’22
591’23
646’24

Up 5.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 59%Hispanic 36%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%White <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about KIPP Academy Boston 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.