📍 9 Peacevale Road, Dorchester, Suffolk County, 02124
TechBoston Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dorchester, Suffolk County. The school has 871 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Boston school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 75.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 11% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
TechBoston Academy enrolls 871 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 75.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Black or African American, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 4.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 502 | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 284 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 4.8% |
| White | 23 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 19 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
TechBoston 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 189.
TechBoston 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 871 students, TechBoston Academy is larger than the district average of about 423 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large