Dorchester Academy High School
18 Croftland Ave
Dorchester Center MA, 02124, Suffolk County
Phone: 617-635-9730
Ranking: 
(284 out of 298, bottom 5%)*
(284 out of 298, bottom 5%)*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 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 29 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 28 | |||||
| Total Students: | 398 | 393 | 393 | 399 | 431 | |||||
| Grade 9: | 97 | 24.4% | 104 | 26.5% | 119 | 30.3% | 104 | 26.1% | 133 | 30.9% |
| Grade 10: | 114 | 28.6% | 92 | 23.4% | 84 | 21.4% | 91 | 22.8% | 124 | 28.8% |
| Grade 11: | 77 | 19.3% | 91 | 23.2% | 74 | 18.8% | 113 | 28.3% | 104 | 24.1% |
| Grade 12: | 99 | 24.9% | 93 | 23.7% | 104 | 26.5% | 81 | 20.3% | 68 | 15.8% |
| Ungraded: | 11 | 2.8% | 13 | 3.3% | 12 | 3.1% | 10 | 2.5% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 213 | 53.5% | 213 | 54.2% | 201 | 51.1% | 190 | 47.6% | 210 | 48.7% |
| Female: | 185 | 46.5% | 180 | 45.8% | 192 | 48.9% | 209 | 52.4% | 221 | 51.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.9% |
| Asian: | 16 | 4.0% | 19 | 4.8% | 14 | 3.6% | 11 | 2.8% | 14 | 3.2% |
| Hispanic: | 81 | 20.4% | 83 | 21.1% | 118 | 30.0% | 128 | 32.1% | 119 | 27.6% |
| Black: | 274 | 68.8% | 262 | 66.7% | 237 | 60.3% | 243 | 60.9% | 280 | 65.0% |
| White: | 10 | 2.5% | 13 | 3.3% | 16 | 4.1% | 10 | 2.5% | 11 | 2.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 2.5% | 9 | 2.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 311 | 78.1% | 271 | 69.0% | 290 | 73.8% | 263 | 65.9% | 285 | 66.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 4.5% | 12 | 3.1% | 13 | 3.3% | 14 | 3.5% | 28 | 6.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.94 | 13.65 | 12.55 | 15.21 | 15.36 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 67% | 84% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 73% | 88% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 79% | 91% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 59% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 65% | 78% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 64% | 80% |
| 2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 39% | 67% |
| 2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 46% | 69% |
| 2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 49% | 71% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 15% | 55% | 72% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 25% | 59% | 73% |
| 2011 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 15% | 34% | 61% |
| 2012 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 7% | 37% | 63% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Dorchester 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.