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Excel High School
95 G. St
Boston MA, 02127, Suffolk County
Phone: 617-635-9870
Ranking: 
(258 out of 298, bottom 13%)*
(258 out of 298, bottom 13%)*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: | 46 | 53 | 51 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 550 | 635 | 660 | 400 | 392 | 399 | 393 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 111 | 20.2% | 165 | 26.0% | 176 | 26.7% | 121 | 30.3% | 108 | 27.6% | 119 | 29.8% | 135 | 34.4% |
| Grade 10: | 130 | 23.6% | 149 | 23.5% | 111 | 16.8% | 84 | 21.0% | 83 | 21.2% | 100 | 25.1% | 74 | 18.8% |
| Grade 11: | 175 | 31.8% | 171 | 26.9% | 209 | 31.7% | 104 | 26.0% | 123 | 31.4% | 102 | 25.6% | 112 | 28.5% |
| Grade 12: | 131 | 23.8% | 144 | 22.7% | 160 | 24.2% | 87 | 21.8% | 77 | 19.6% | 76 | 19.0% | 72 | 18.3% |
| Ungraded: | 3 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 312 | 56.7% | 365 | 57.5% | 371 | 56.2% | 238 | 59.5% | 238 | 60.7% | 236 | 59.1% | 226 | 57.5% |
| Female: | 238 | 43.3% | 270 | 42.5% | 289 | 43.8% | 162 | 40.5% | 154 | 39.3% | 163 | 40.9% | 161 | 41.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 124 | 22.5% | 122 | 19.2% | 140 | 21.2% | 143 | 35.8% | 123 | 31.4% | 102 | 25.6% | 91 | 23.2% |
| Hispanic: | 128 | 23.3% | 156 | 24.6% | 195 | 29.5% | 80 | 20.0% | 82 | 20.9% | 81 | 20.3% | 83 | 21.1% |
| Black: | 211 | 38.4% | 255 | 40.2% | 233 | 35.3% | 128 | 32.0% | 133 | 33.9% | 146 | 36.6% | 143 | 36.4% |
| White: | 75 | 13.6% | 88 | 13.9% | 83 | 12.6% | 43 | 10.8% | 50 | 12.8% | 66 | 16.5% | 73 | 18.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 9 | 1.6% | 13 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 455 | 82.7% | 435 | 68.5% | 484 | 73.3% | 297 | 74.3% | 253 | 64.5% | 242 | 60.7% | 210 | 53.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 3.1% | 27 | 4.3% | 46 | 7.0% | 38 | 9.5% | 35 | 8.9% | 36 | 9.0% | 40 | 10.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.90 | 12.02 | 12.95 | 15.26 | 15.67 | 15.30 | 16.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 38% | 62% |
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 38% | 65% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 51% | 70% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 50% | 71% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 58% | 74% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 64% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 60% | 78% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 67% | 84% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 73% | 88% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 79% | 91% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 42% | 57% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 39% | 62% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 53% | 67% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 55% | 69% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 59% | 72% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 62% | 75% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 60% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 59% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 65% | 78% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 64% | 80% |
| 2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 29% | 57% |
| 2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 34% | 61% |
| 2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 36% | 65% |
| 2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 39% | 67% |
| 2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 46% | 69% |
| 2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 49% | 71% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 13% | 28% | 42% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 3% | 32% | 55% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 20% | 37% | 61% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 4% | 39% | 63% |
| 2007 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 17% | 18% | 48% |
| 2008 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 38% | 13% | 55% |
| 2009 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 24% | 24% | 57% |
| 2010 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 41% | 25% | 55% |
| 2011 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 61% | 34% | 61% |
| 2012 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 49% | 37% | 63% |
| 2013 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 38% | 35% | 63% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Excel 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.