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Urban Science Academy High School
1205 V.F.W. Parkway
West Roxbury MA, 02132, Suffolk County
Phone: 617-635-8930
Ranking: 
(265 out of 298, bottom 11%)*
(265 out of 298, bottom 11%)*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 | 49 | 48 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 505 | 576 | 587 | 301 | 313 | 327 | 326 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 130 | 25.7% | 154 | 26.7% | 154 | 26.2% | 75 | 24.9% | 81 | 25.9% | 91 | 27.8% | 128 | 39.3% |
| Grade 10: | 134 | 26.5% | 133 | 23.1% | 167 | 28.4% | 82 | 27.2% | 75 | 24.0% | 102 | 31.2% | 77 | 23.6% |
| Grade 11: | 131 | 25.9% | 148 | 25.7% | 148 | 25.2% | 78 | 25.9% | 85 | 27.2% | 75 | 22.9% | 75 | 23.0% |
| Grade 12: | 98 | 19.4% | 137 | 23.8% | 115 | 19.6% | 65 | 21.6% | 71 | 22.7% | 59 | 18.0% | 45 | 13.8% |
| Ungraded: | 12 | 2.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 275 | 54.5% | 313 | 54.3% | 316 | 53.8% | 155 | 51.5% | 157 | 50.2% | 175 | 53.5% | 182 | 55.8% |
| Female: | 230 | 45.5% | 263 | 45.7% | 271 | 46.2% | 146 | 48.5% | 156 | 49.8% | 152 | 46.5% | 136 | 41.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 7 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.2% | 7 | 2.3% | 5 | 1.6% | 8 | 2.4% | 8 | 2.5% |
| Hispanic: | 189 | 37.4% | 224 | 38.9% | 266 | 45.3% | 123 | 40.9% | 129 | 41.2% | 123 | 37.6% | 107 | 32.8% |
| Black: | 259 | 51.3% | 295 | 51.2% | 264 | 45.0% | 138 | 45.8% | 147 | 47.0% | 157 | 48.0% | 166 | 50.9% |
| White: | 44 | 8.7% | 39 | 6.8% | 37 | 6.3% | 21 | 7.0% | 25 | 8.0% | 35 | 10.7% | 40 | 12.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.2% | 8 | 2.7% | 5 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.2% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 387 | 76.6% | 390 | 67.7% | 366 | 62.4% | 218 | 72.4% | 210 | 67.1% | 206 | 63.0% | 199 | 61.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 5.7% | 41 | 7.1% | 40 | 6.8% | 23 | 7.6% | 35 | 11.2% | 34 | 10.4% | 35 | 10.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.02 | 11.78 | 12.14 | 14.65 | 16.40 | 15.40 | 14.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 51% | 70% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 50% | 71% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 58% | 74% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 64% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 60% | 78% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 67% | 84% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 73% | 88% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 79% | 91% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 53% | 67% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 55% | 69% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 59% | 72% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 62% | 75% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 60% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 59% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 65% | 78% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 64% | 80% |
| 2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 29% | 57% |
| 2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 34% | 61% |
| 2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 36% | 65% |
| 2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 39% | 67% |
| 2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 46% | 69% |
| 2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 49% | 71% |
| 2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 4% | 29% | 35% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 0% | 5% | 36% |
| 2007 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 19% | 18% | 48% |
| 2008 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 19% | 13% | 55% |
| 2009 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 43% | 24% | 57% |
| 2010 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 25% | 25% | 55% |
| 2011 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 33% | 34% | 61% |
| 2012 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 27% | 37% | 63% |
| 2013 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 26% | 35% | 63% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Urban Science 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.