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Boston Community Leadership Academy High School
655 Metropolitan Ave
Hyde Park MA, 02136, Suffolk County
Phone: 617-635-8937
Ranking: 
(226 out of 298, bottom 24%)*
(226 out of 298, bottom 24%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Boston School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 47 | 44 | 44 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 521 | 493 | 473 | 451 | 431 | 403 | 401 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 152 | 29.2% | 155 | 31.4% | 143 | 30.2% | 125 | 27.7% | 133 | 30.9% | 132 | 32.8% | 115 | 28.7% |
| Grade 10: | 150 | 28.8% | 131 | 26.6% | 117 | 24.7% | 122 | 27.1% | 112 | 26.0% | 101 | 25.1% | 99 | 24.7% |
| Grade 11: | 115 | 22.1% | 99 | 20.1% | 120 | 25.4% | 106 | 23.5% | 101 | 23.4% | 91 | 22.6% | 88 | 21.9% |
| Grade 12: | 100 | 19.2% | 107 | 21.7% | 92 | 19.5% | 98 | 21.7% | 83 | 19.3% | 78 | 19.4% | 98 | 24.4% |
| Ungraded: | 4 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 237 | 45.5% | 222 | 45.0% | 216 | 45.7% | 208 | 46.1% | 185 | 42.9% | 172 | 42.7% | 154 | 38.4% |
| Female: | 284 | 54.5% | 271 | 55.0% | 257 | 54.3% | 243 | 53.9% | 246 | 57.1% | 231 | 57.3% | 234 | 58.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 20 | 3.8% | 27 | 5.5% | 28 | 5.9% | 17 | 3.8% | 17 | 3.9% | 15 | 3.7% | 10 | 2.5% |
| Hispanic: | 247 | 47.4% | 215 | 43.6% | 227 | 48.0% | 195 | 43.2% | 172 | 39.9% | 160 | 39.7% | 146 | 36.4% |
| Black: | 201 | 38.6% | 207 | 42.0% | 178 | 37.6% | 196 | 43.5% | 199 | 46.2% | 191 | 47.4% | 210 | 52.4% |
| White: | 42 | 8.1% | 35 | 7.1% | 35 | 7.4% | 39 | 8.6% | 35 | 8.1% | 29 | 7.2% | 26 | 6.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 8 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 6 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.5% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 433 | 83.1% | 347 | 70.4% | 353 | 74.6% | 309 | 68.5% | 300 | 69.6% | 254 | 63.0% | 240 | 59.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 5.0% | 35 | 7.1% | 48 | 10.1% | 37 | 8.2% | 52 | 12.1% | 32 | 7.9% | 42 | 10.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.06 | 11.30 | 10.66 | 11.77 | 12.05 | 11.70 | 11.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 23.7% | 35.6% | 61% |
| 2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 38% | 62% |
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 38% | 65% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 51% | 70% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 50% | 71% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 58% | 74% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 64% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 60% | 78% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 67% | 84% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 73% | 88% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 79% | 91% |
| 2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 22.2% | 36.1% | 51% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 42% | 57% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 39% | 62% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 53% | 67% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 55% | 69% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 59% | 72% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 62% | 75% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 60% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 59% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 65% | 78% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 64% | 80% |
| 2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 29% | 57% |
| 2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 34% | 61% |
| 2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 36% | 65% |
| 2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 39% | 67% |
| 2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 46% | 69% |
| 2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 49% | 71% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 2% | 28% | 42% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 27% | 32% | 55% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 37% | 37% | 61% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 40% | 39% | 63% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 48% | 59% | 71% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 37% | 55% | 72% |
| 2007 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 10% | 18% | 48% |
| 2009 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 14% | 24% | 57% |
| 2013 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 41% | 35% | 63% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Boston Community Leadership Academy High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.