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East Boston High High School
86 White St
Boston MA, 02128, Suffolk County
Phone: 617-635-9896
Ranking: (273 out of 298, bottom 8%)*
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: | 100 | 99 | 103 | 89 | 89 | 92 | 90 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,373 | 1,372 | 1,412 | 1,382 | 1,385 | 1,445 | 1,491 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 461 | 33.6% | 423 | 30.8% | 443 | 31.4% | 421 | 30.5% | 386 | 27.9% | 440 | 30.4% | 387 | 26.0% |
Grade 10: | 301 | 21.9% | 296 | 21.6% | 291 | 20.6% | 302 | 21.9% | 334 | 24.1% | 345 | 23.9% | 488 | 32.7% |
Grade 11: | 272 | 19.8% | 279 | 20.3% | 268 | 19.0% | 273 | 19.8% | 274 | 19.8% | 310 | 21.5% | 349 | 23.4% |
Grade 12: | 308 | 22.4% | 340 | 24.8% | 364 | 25.8% | 380 | 27.5% | 368 | 26.6% | 331 | 22.9% | 252 | 16.9% |
Ungraded: | 31 | 2.3% | 34 | 2.5% | 46 | 3.3% | 6 | 0.4% | 23 | 1.7% | 19 | 1.3% | 15 | 1.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 773 | 56.3% | 743 | 54.2% | 768 | 54.4% | 722 | 52.2% | 754 | 54.4% | 766 | 53.0% | 786 | 52.7% |
Female: | 600 | 43.7% | 629 | 45.8% | 644 | 45.6% | 660 | 47.8% | 631 | 45.6% | 679 | 47.0% | 691 | 46.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 9 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 24 | 1.7% | 30 | 2.2% | 27 | 1.9% | 26 | 1.9% | 28 | 2.0% | 29 | 2.0% | 29 | 1.9% |
Hispanic: | 912 | 66.4% | 868 | 63.3% | 925 | 65.5% | 930 | 67.3% | 901 | 65.1% | 899 | 62.2% | 904 | 60.6% |
Black: | 181 | 13.2% | 225 | 16.4% | 227 | 16.1% | 194 | 14.0% | 218 | 15.7% | 235 | 16.3% | 258 | 17.3% |
White: | 243 | 17.7% | 236 | 17.2% | 219 | 15.5% | 216 | 15.6% | 221 | 16.0% | 260 | 18.0% | 285 | 19.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 10 | 0.7% | 11 | 0.8% | 9 | 0.6% | 12 | 0.9% | 13 | 0.9% | 13 | 0.9% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 996 | 72.5% | 901 | 65.7% | 642 | 45.5% | 1,031 | 74.6% | 1,039 | 75.0% | 937 | 64.8% | 898 | 60.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 3.4% | 79 | 5.8% | 16 | 1.1% | 133 | 9.6% | 152 | 11.0% | 117 | 8.1% | 166 | 11.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.73 | 13.90 | 13.70 | 15.51 | 15.61 | 15.60 | 16.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 24.6% | 35.6% | 61% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 38% | 62% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 38% | 65% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 51% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 50% | 71% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 58% | 74% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 64% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 60% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 67% | 84% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 73% | 88% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 79% | 91% |
2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 20.7% | 36.1% | 51% |
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 42% | 57% |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 39% | 62% |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 53% | 67% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 55% | 69% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 59% | 72% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 62% | 75% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 60% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 59% | 74% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 65% | 78% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 64% | 80% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 29% | 57% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 34% | 61% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 36% | 65% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 39% | 67% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 46% | 69% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 49% | 71% |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 3% | 28% | 42% |
2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 1% | 32% | 55% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 4% | 37% | 61% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 8% | 39% | 63% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 16% | 59% | 71% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 15% | 55% | 72% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 13% | 59% | 73% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 0% | 29% | 35% |
2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 0% | 5% | 36% |
2007 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 11% | 18% | 48% |
2008 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 17% | 13% | 55% |
2009 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 17% | 24% | 57% |
2010 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 22% | 25% | 55% |
2011 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 25% | 34% | 61% |
2012 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 29% | 37% | 63% |
2013 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 26% | 35% | 63% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* East Boston High 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.