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Charlestown High School
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Charlestown High School

PublicHighGrades 7–12

240 Medford Street, Charlestown, MA 02129 · (617) 635-9914 · Part of Boston School District

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

Photo: Conlin · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Students
754
Students per teacher
8:1
Setting
City
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about Charlestown High 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 32 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher
  • 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
7–12Charlestown High SchoolYou are here
9–1223 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts17%
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).

240 Medford Street, Charlestown

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 725
Grade 835
Grade 9105
Grade 10148
Grade 11209
Grade 12180
Ungraded52
Enrollment over time
785’20
821’21
792’22
789’23
754’24

Down 3.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 64%Black 22%White 7%Asian 5%Two or more races 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Charlestown High School from Boston families.

Other schools in Boston School District

The district →

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.