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D−

Community Academy of Science and Health

PublicHighGrades 9–12

11 Charles Street, Dorchester, MA 02122 · (617) 635-8950 · Part of Boston School District

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

Directions
Students
398
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Community Academy of Science and Health

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 32 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 34 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 19.2% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Boston kids come from and go next. The whole path →

7–840 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Community Academy of Science and HealthYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
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 ↗

11 Charles Street, Dorchester

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 958
Grade 1093
Grade 11112
Grade 12103
Ungraded32
Enrollment over time
334’20
331’21
347’22
341’23
398’24

Up 19.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 62%Hispanic 29%Asian 5%Two or more races 2%White 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 Community Academy of Science and Health 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.