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English High School

PublicHighGrades 7–12

144 McBride Street, Boston, MA 02130 · (617) 635-8979 · Part of Boston School District

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

Directions
Students
720
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
City
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about English High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 34 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 39% since 2020–21
  • 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
7–12English High SchoolYou are here
9–1223 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts15%
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 ↗

144 McBride Street, Boston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 744
Grade 851
Grade 9147
Grade 10129
Grade 11182
Grade 12157
Ungraded10
Enrollment over time
518’20
525’21
651’22
682’23
720’24

Up 39% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 66%Black 28%White 3%Two or more races 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 English High 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.