Alternative/PRU High Open

Boston Arts Academy

๐Ÿ“ 11 Charles Street, Boston, Suffolk County, 02122

494
Pupils
10.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Boston Arts Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Boston, Suffolk County. The school has 494 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Boston school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 49.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Boston

Enrollment & staffing

Boston Arts Academy enrolls 494 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 29% male and 70% female. A teaching staff of 49.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.

Male students
144 (29%)
Female students
345 (70%)
Teachers (FTE)
49.6
Student-teacher ratio
10.0:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Hispanic or Latino, 37% Black or African American and 8.8% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino24049%
Black or African American18237%
White438.8%
Two or more races183.7%
Asian61.2%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 9โ€“12

Boston Arts Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-70, state senate district 1, state house district 188.

School district: Boston

Boston Arts Academy is one of 109 schools in Boston, based in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The district serves 46,094 students district-wide and employs 4,311 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 494 students, Boston Arts Academy is larger than the district average of about 423 students per school.

46,094
District students
109
Schools
4,311
Teachers (FTE)

View the full Boston profile โ†’

Academic Performance

42%
Reading proficient
22%
Math proficient
87%
Graduation rate
13%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

Jobs at this school

Browse live education vacancies at or near Boston Arts Academy.

Find vacancies โ†’