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Boston Latin Academy
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Boston Latin Academy

PublicHighGrades 7–12

205 Townsend Street, Dorchester, MA 02121 · (617) 635-9957 · Part of Boston School District

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

Directions
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,693
Students per teacher
18:1
Setting
City
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about Boston Latin Academy

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 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 AcademyYou are here
9–1223 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency65%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts75%
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 ↗

205 Townsend Street, Dorchester

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7274
Grade 8263
Grade 9311
Grade 10285
Grade 11295
Grade 12265
Enrollment over time
1,787’20
1,685’21
1,723’22
1,693’23
1,693’24

Down 5.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 31%Black 26%White 21%Asian 15%Two or more races 6%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 Academy 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.