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Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy

PublicHighGrades 6–12

36 Winthrop St, Roxbury, MA 02119 · (617) 635-8412 · Part of Boston School District

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

Directions
Students
565
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
City
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 32 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 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
6–12Dearborn 6-12 STEM AcademyYou are here
9–1223 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency7%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

36 Winthrop St, Roxbury

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 634
Grade 793
Grade 886
Grade 994
Grade 1079
Grade 1190
Grade 1289
Enrollment over time
578’20
578’21
541’22
553’23
565’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 62%Hispanic 34%Two or more races 2%White 2%Asian <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 Dearborn 6-12 STEM 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.