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UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8Charter

35 Westville Street, Boston, MA 02124 · (617) 635-8810

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

Directions
Students
640
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 33 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 36 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency4%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts13%
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 ↗

35 Westville Street, Boston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K47
Kindergarten65
Grade 163
Grade 271
Grade 369
Grade 473
Grade 557
Grade 663
Grade 762
Grade 870
Enrollment over time
685’20
653’21
615’22
578’23
640’24

Down 6.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 51%Hispanic 44%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%White 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester 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.