Tech Boston Academy School in Dorchester, Massachusetts (MA)



City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2010 test average as compared to other schools in Massachusetts) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 32.

9 PEACEVALE ROAD
Dorchester, MA 2124

County name: Suffolk
School type: Regular School
Grade span: 9th grade - 12th grade

Status: Operational
Phone: (617) 635-1615 (make sure to verify first before calling)

Latitude: 42.288
Longitude: -071.076850

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93
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77
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64
Norwood High School (9.7 miles):

51
City On A Hill Charter Public School (3.7 miles):

37
Tech Boston Academy School:

32
Boston Arts Academy School (4.2 miles):

19
Media Communications Technology High School (4.2 miles):

3
Tech Boston Academy School rating compared to average state and city schools ratings:
Massachusetts:

58
Dorchester:

38
Tech Boston Academy School:

32

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Enrollment in Tech Boston Academy School

2007 Student Enrollment: 360

9th grade Enrollment: 108
10th grade Enrollment: 115
11th grade Enrollment: 85
12th grade Enrollment: 52


Male students (%): 66.9%
This school:

66.9%
State average from 3564 schools:

51.7%
Female students (%): 33.1%
Here:

33.1%
State average from 3564 schools:

48.3%

White students (%): 8.9%
This school:

8.9%
State average from 3564 schools:

71.0%
African American students (%): 53.3%
Here:

53.3%
State average from 3564 schools:

8.9%
Hispanic students (%): 29.4%
Here:

29.4%
State average from 3564 schools:

13.2%
Asian students (%): 7.5%
This school:

7.5%
State average from 3564 schools:

4.5%
Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 0.8%
Here:

0.8%
State average from 3564 schools:

1.9%


Genders in Tech Boston Academy School

Grades in Tech Boston Academy School

Races in Tech Boston Academy School

First Language Not English #: 127
Limited English Proficient #: 6
Special Education #: 60
Low-Income #: 165
Free Lunch #: 151
Reduced Lunch #: 14


First Language Not English %: 35.3%
Here:

35.3%
State average from 1653 schools:

15.3%
Limited English Proficient %: 1.7%
Here:

1.7%
State average from 1385 schools:

7.6%
Special Education %: 16.7%
This school:

16.7%
State average from 1778 schools:

16.4%
Low-Income %: 45.8%
Tech Boston Academy School:

45.8%
State average from 1776 schools:

31.2%
Free Lunch %: 41.9%
Here:

41.9%
State average from 1774 schools:

25.4%
Reduced Lunch %: 3.9%
Here:

3.9%
State average from 1719 schools:

6.0%



2006 Student Enrollment: 346

9th grade Enrollment: 134
10th grade Enrollment: 93
11th grade Enrollment: 64
12th grade Enrollment: 55


Male students (%): 66.8%
Here:

66.8%
State average from 1781 schools:

51.7%
Female students (%): 33.2%
Here:

33.2%
State average from 1781 schools:

48.3%

White students (%): 9.2%
Here:

9.2%
State average from 1781 schools:

71.8%
African American students (%): 53.2%
Tech Boston Academy School:

53.2%
State average from 1781 schools:

9.0%
Hispanic students (%): 28.9%
Here:

28.9%
State average from 1781 schools:

12.7%
Asian students (%): 7.8%
Here:

7.8%
State average from 1781 schools:

4.4%
Native American students (%): 0.30%
Here:

0.30%
State average from 1781 schools:

0.31%
Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 0.6%
Tech Boston Academy School:

0.6%
State average from 1781 schools:

1.6%


Genders in Tech Boston Academy School

Grades in Tech Boston Academy School

Races in Tech Boston Academy School

First Language Not English #: 125
Limited English Proficient #: 8
Special Education #: 57
Low-Income #: 220


First Language Not English %: 36.1%
Tech Boston Academy School:

36.1%
State average from 1633 schools:

14.8%
Limited English Proficient %: 2.3%
Here:

2.3%
State average from 1328 schools:

7.4%
Special Education %: 16.5%
Here:

16.5%
State average from 1780 schools:

15.9%
Low-Income %: 63.6%
This school:

63.6%
State average from 1771 schools:

30.5%



2005 Student Enrollment: 218

9th grade Enrollment: 87
10th grade Enrollment: 76
11th grade Enrollment: 55


White students (%): 11.0%
This school:

11.0%
State average from 1746 schools:

74.4%
African American students (%): 52.3%
Here:

52.3%
State average from 1746 schools:

9.5%
Hispanic students (%): 30.3%
Tech Boston Academy School:

30.3%
State average from 1746 schools:

11.2%
Asian students (%): 6.0%
Here:

6.0%
State average from 1746 schools:

4.5%
Native American students (%): 0.50%
This school:

0.50%
State average from 1746 schools:

0.37%
Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 66.1%
Here:

66.1%
State average from 1746 schools:

51.7%
Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 33.9%
Here:

33.9%
State average from 1746 schools:

48.3%


Grades in Tech Boston Academy School

Races in Tech Boston Academy School

First Language Not English #: 74
Limited English Proficient #: 5
Special Education #: 28
Low-Income #: 151


First Language Not English %: 33.9%
This school:

33.9%
State average from 1573 schools:

14.2%
Limited English Proficient %: 2.3%
This school:

2.3%
State average from 1217 schools:

7.4%
Special Education %: 12.8%
This school:

12.8%
State average from 1745 schools:

15.4%
Low-Income %: 69.3%
Here:

69.3%
State average from 1735 schools:

29.2%



2004 Student Enrollment: 144

9th grade Enrollment: 87
10th grade Enrollment: 57


White students (%): 16.0%
Tech Boston Academy School:

16.0%
State average from 1729 schools:

75.1%
African American students (%): 50.7%
Here:

50.7%
State average from 1729 schools:

9.4%
Hispanic students (%): 24.3%
This school:

24.3%
State average from 1729 schools:

10.7%
Asian students (%): 8.3%
Here:

8.3%
State average from 1729 schools:

4.4%
Native American students (%): 0.70%
Tech Boston Academy School:

0.70%
State average from 1729 schools:

0.37%
Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 66.0%
Here:

66.0%
State average from 1729 schools:

51.8%
Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 34.0%
Here:

34.0%
State average from 1729 schools:

48.1%


Grades in Tech Boston Academy School

Races in Tech Boston Academy School

First Language Not English #: 48
Limited English Proficient #: 7
Special Education #: 14
Low-Income #: 114


First Language Not English %: 33.3%
Here:

33.3%
State average from 1530 schools:

13.9%
Limited English Proficient %: 4.9%
Here:

4.9%
State average from 1098 schools:

7.7%
Special Education %: 9.7%
Tech Boston Academy School:

9.7%
State average from 1725 schools:

15.0%
Low-Income %: 79.2%
Here:

79.2%
State average from 1698 schools:

28.9%



2007 Attendance statistics:


Average number of Absences: 12.4
This school:

12.4
State average from 1782 schools:

8.8
Attendance Rate: 92.8%
Here:

92.8%
State average from 1782 schools:

94.8%




2006 Attendance statistics:


In-School Suspensions count: 11.4

Average number of Absences: 8.0
Tech Boston Academy School:

8.0
State average from 325 schools:

29.0
Attendance Rate: 2.3%
Tech Boston Academy School:

2.3%
State average from 325 schools:

4.5%
In-School Suspensions Rate: 93.3%
Here:

93.3%
State average from 1781 schools:

94.8%




2005 Attendance statistics:


In-School Suspensions count: 11.9

Average number of Absences: 11.0
Here:

11.0
State average from 322 schools:

31.1
Attendance Rate: 5.0%
Here:

5.0%
State average from 322 schools:

4.2%
In-School Suspensions Rate: 92.2%
Tech Boston Academy School:

92.2%
State average from 1746 schools:

94.8%




2004 Attendance statistics:


In-School Suspensions count: 7.5

Average number of Absences: 7.0
Here:

7.0
State average from 313 schools:

32.0
Attendance Rate: 4.9%
Here:

4.9%
State average from 314 schools:

4.6%
In-School Suspensions Rate: 95.2%
This school:

95.2%
State average from 1729 schools:

94.7%






Teacher Count in Tech Boston Academy School

Student/Teacher Ratio in Tech Boston Academy School

2007 Teacher statistics:


Total number of Teachers: 23
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas: 19

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 91.2%
This school:

91.2%
State average from 1782 schools:

95.7%
Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 89.7%
Here:

89.7%
State average from 1781 schools:

95.3%
Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.8
Here:

15.8
State average from 1782 schools:

10.0


2006 Teacher statistics:


Total number of Teachers: 23
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas: 23

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 87.0%
Tech Boston Academy School:

87.0%
State average from 1781 schools:

94.8%
Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 87.0%
Here:

87.0%
State average from 1781 schools:

94.1%
Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.0
This school:

15.0
State average from 1781 schools:

13.4


2005 Teacher statistics:


Total number of Teachers: 1

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 100.0%
Here:

100.0%
State average from 1745 schools:

94.4%
Student/Teacher Ratio: 218.0
This school:

218.0
State average from 1746 schools:

13.6


2004 Teacher statistics:


Total number of Teachers: 10
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas: 9

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 70.0%
Here:

70.0%
State average from 1728 schools:

94.1%
Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 77.8%
Here:

77.8%
State average from 1724 schools:

94.4%
Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.4
This school:

14.4
State average from 1729 schools:

13.8




SAT Results in Tech Boston Academy School

2007 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:


Number of Test Takers: 49

Reading: 400.0
Here:

400.0
State average from 322 schools:

488.1
Writing: 401.0
This school:

401.0
State average from 322 schools:

483.3
Math: 407.0
Here:

407.0
State average from 322 schools:

496.6




2006 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:


Number of Test Takers: 50

Reading: 386.0
This school:

386.0
State average from 316 schools:

489.7
Writing: 390.0
Tech Boston Academy School:

390.0
State average from 316 schools:

484.0
Math: 405.0
This school:

405.0
State average from 316 schools:

498.9




2005 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:


Math: 1.0
This school:

1.0
State average from 307 schools:

143.7






MCAS Results in Tech Boston Academy School

2007 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:


Students Tested - English: 106
Needs Improvement - English: 39
Proficiency - English: 59
Advanced - English: 8


Students Tested - Math: 104
Warning / Failing - Math: 3
Needs Improvement - Math: 23
Proficiency - Math: 39
Advanced - Math: 39


MCAS English Results - Tech Boston Academy School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 87.0
This school:

87.0
State average from 336 schools:

88.3
Needs Improvement - English (%): 37.0%
Here:

37.0%
State average from 336 schools:

24.7%
Proficiency - English (%): 56.0%
This school:

56.0%
State average from 336 schools:

50.1%
Advanced - English (%): 8.0%
Here:

8.0%
State average from 336 schools:

20.5%


MCAS Math Results - Tech Boston Academy School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 88.9
This school:

88.9
State average from 336 schools:

85.6
Warning / Failing - Math (%): 3.0%
Here:

3.0%
State average from 336 schools:

8.2%
Needs Improvement - Math (%): 22.0%
Here:

22.0%
State average from 336 schools:

22.4%
Proficiency - Math (%): 38.0%
Here:

38.0%
State average from 336 schools:

29.0%
Advanced - Math (%): 38.0%
Here:

38.0%
State average from 336 schools:

40.4%




2006 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:


Students Tested - English: 72
Needs Improvement - English: 38
Proficiency - English: 32
Advanced - English: 2


Students Tested - Math: 72
Warning / Failing - Math: 11
Needs Improvement - Math: 37
Proficiency - Math: 21
Advanced - Math: 3


MCAS English Results - Tech Boston Academy School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 80.6
Here:

80.6
State average from 321 schools:

86.0
Needs Improvement - English (%): 53.0%
This school:

53.0%
State average from 321 schools:

26.1%
Proficiency - English (%): 44.0%
Here:

44.0%
State average from 321 schools:

44.3%
Advanced - English (%): 3.0%
Here:

3.0%
State average from 321 schools:

22.8%


MCAS Math Results - Tech Boston Academy School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 67.4
This school:

67.4
State average from 321 schools:

81.8
Warning / Failing - Math (%): 15.0%
Tech Boston Academy School:

15.0%
State average from 321 schools:

11.5%
Needs Improvement - Math (%): 51.0%
This school:

51.0%
State average from 321 schools:

24.9%
Proficiency - Math (%): 29.0%
Here:

29.0%
State average from 321 schools:

28.7%
Advanced - Math (%): 4.0%
Here:

4.0%
State average from 321 schools:

35.0%




2004 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:


Students Tested - English: 56
Warning / Failing - English: 4
Needs Improvement - English: 26
Proficiency - English: 25
Advanced - English: 1


Students Tested - Math: 56
Warning / Failing - Math: 3
Needs Improvement - Math: 25
Proficiency - Math: 25
Advanced - Math: 3


MCAS English Results - Tech Boston Academy School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 75.9
Here:

75.9
State average from 317 schools:

80.4
Warning / Failing - English (%): 7.0%
Here:

7.0%
State average from 317 schools:

11.6%
Needs Improvement - English (%): 46.0%
Here:

46.0%
State average from 317 schools:

29.6%
Proficiency - English (%): 45.0%
Here:

45.0%
State average from 317 schools:

31.8%
Advanced - English (%): 2.0%
This school:

2.0%
State average from 317 schools:

27.2%


MCAS Math Results - Tech Boston Academy School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 79.0
Here:

79.0
State average from 316 schools:

83.6
Warning / Failing - Math (%): 5.0%
Tech Boston Academy School:

5.0%
State average from 316 schools:

9.0%
Needs Improvement - Math (%): 45.0%
This school:

45.0%
State average from 316 schools:

27.6%
Proficiency - Math (%): 45.0%
Here:

45.0%
State average from 316 schools:

41.9%
Advanced - Math (%): 5.0%
This school:

5.0%
State average from 316 schools:

21.6%






Participation Statistics:


2007 Participation - All students - English - 10th Grade:

Enrollment: 106
Standard Assessment: 106

AYP participation rate: 100.0%
Here:

100.0%
State average from 341 schools:

99.5%


2007 Participation - All students - Math - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate: 100%
Enrollment: 106
Standard Assessment: 104
Medically documented absence: 2

AYP participation rate: 98.0%
Here:

98.0%
State average from 341 schools:

99.0%


2007 Participation - Low income subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate: 98%
Enrollment: 49
Standard Assessment: 49

AYP participation rate: 100.0%
Tech Boston Academy School:

100.0%
State average from 285 schools:

99.1%


2007 Participation - Low income subgroup - Math - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate: 100%
Enrollment: 49
Standard Assessment: 49

AYP participation rate: 100.0%
Here:

100.0%
State average from 284 schools:

98.3%


2007 Participation - Black/African American subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate: 100%
Enrollment: 52
Standard Assessment: 52

AYP participation rate: 100.0%
Here:

100.0%
State average from 129 schools:

99.2%


2007 Participation - Black/African American subgroup - Math - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate: 100%
Enrollment: 52
Standard Assessment: 51
Medically documented absence: 1

AYP participation rate: 98.0%
Here:

98.0%
State average from 125 schools:

98.2%


2007 Participation - Asian subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate: 98%
Enrollment: 15
Standard Assessment: 15

AYP participation rate: 100.0%
Here:

100.0%
State average from 82 schools:

99.8%


2007 Participation - Asian subgroup - Math - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate: 100%
Enrollment: 15
Standard Assessment: 15

AYP participation rate: 100.0%
Here:

100.0%
State average from 83 schools:

99.4%


2007 Participation - Hispanic subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate: 100%
Enrollment: 31
Standard Assessment: 31

AYP participation rate: 100.0%
Here:

100.0%
State average from 147 schools:

98.7%


2007 Participation - Hispanic subgroup - Math - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate: 100%
Enrollment: 31
Standard Assessment: 31

AYP participation rate: 100.0%
Here:

100.0%
State average from 144 schools:

97.6%


2007 Participation - White subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate: 100%



2007 Participation - LEP/FLEP subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

Enrollment: 11
Standard Assessment: 11

AYP participation rate: 100.0%
Tech Boston Academy School:

100.0%
State average from 83 schools:

98.6%


2007 Participation - LEP/FLEP subgroup - Math - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate: 100%
Enrollment: 11
Standard Assessment: 11

AYP participation rate: 100.0%
Here:

100.0%
State average from 80 schools:

98.2%


2007 Participation - Special Education subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate: 100%
Enrollment: 16
Standard Assessment: 16

AYP participation rate: 100.0%
Here:

100.0%
State average from 284 schools:

98.6%


2007 Participation - Special Education subgroup - Math - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate: 100%
Enrollment: 16
Standard Assessment: 15
Medically documented absence: 1

AYP participation rate: 94.0%
Tech Boston Academy School:

94.0%
State average from 286 schools:

97.8%



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