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UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Boston, Suffolk County. The school has 615 pupils enrolled. It is part of the UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester (District) school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 59.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. It operates as a public charter school. 13% of students are proficient in reading. 4% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester enrolls 615 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 59.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Black or African American, 44% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 316 | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 268 | 44% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| White | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-70, state senate district 1, state house district 188.
UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester is one of 1 schools in UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester, based in Boston, Massachusetts. The district serves 640 students district-wide and employs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 615 students, UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester is close to the district average of about 640 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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