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C−

Ruth Batson Academy

PublicHighGrades 7–12

315 Mt Vernon St, Dorchester, MA 02125 · (617) 635-8937 · Part of Boston School District

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

Directions
Students
604
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
City
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about Ruth Batson Academy

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 24% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 26.4% 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
7–12Ruth Batson AcademyYou are here
9–1223 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts37%
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 ↗

315 Mt Vernon St, Dorchester

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 770
Grade 875
Grade 9117
Grade 10108
Grade 11115
Grade 12111
Ungraded8
Enrollment over time
478’20
663’21
598’22
569’23
604’24

Up 26.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 64%Black 25%White 6%Asian 4%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ruth Batson 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.