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C−

Quincy Upper School

PublicHighGrades 6–12

900 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111 · (617) 635-8940 · Part of Boston School District

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

Directions
Students
557
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
City
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Quincy Upper School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 20% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 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
6–12Quincy Upper SchoolYou are here
9–1223 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts25%
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 ↗

900 Washington Street, Boston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6124
Grade 791
Grade 895
Grade 966
Grade 1058
Grade 1160
Grade 1262
Ungraded1
Enrollment over time
535’20
553’21
530’22
532’23
557’24

Up 4.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Asian 44%Hispanic 24%Black 21%White 8%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Quincy Upper 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.