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Boston Latin School
A+

Boston Latin School

PublicHighGrades 7–12

78 Ave Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA 02115 · (617) 635-8895 · Part of Boston School District

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

Directions
Photo: Frank B. Conlin · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Students
2,424
Students per teacher
19:1
Setting
City
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about Boston Latin School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 44 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 37 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Boston kids: 23 high schools

On the path

Where Boston kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–673 schoolsDepends on your address
7–12Boston Latin SchoolYou are here
9–1223 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency81%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts86%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

78 Ave Louis Pasteur, Boston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7409
Grade 8404
Grade 9425
Grade 10401
Grade 11388
Grade 12397
Enrollment over time
2,483’20
2,416’21
2,423’22
2,401’23
2,424’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 32%Asian 31%Hispanic 17%Black 15%Two or more races 5%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 Boston Latin School from Boston families.

Other schools in Boston School District

The district →
Curley K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Jamaica Plain
C
902 students8:1
Murphy K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Dorchester
B−
855 students12:1
Eliot K-8 Innovation School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Boston
A
784 students13:1
Quincy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boston
B
731 students12:1
Orchard Gardens K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Roxbury
D−
689 students10:1
UP Academy Holland
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dorchester
D−
641 students14:1

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.