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C−

New Mission High School

PublicHighGrades 7–12Alternative Education School

655 Metropolitan Ave, Hyde Park, MA 02136 · (617) 635-6437 · Part of Boston School District

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

Directions
Students
715
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
City
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about New Mission High School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 17% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 48.6% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

655 Metropolitan Ave, Hyde Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 787
Grade 895
Grade 9141
Grade 10133
Grade 11139
Grade 12120
Enrollment over time
481’20
543’21
614’22
668’23
715’24

Up 48.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 47%Hispanic 40%White 9%Two or more races 2%Asian 2%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 New Mission 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.