Boston Collaborative High School

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At a glance

Programs & features
  • 2 calculus classes · 3 physics · 1 chemistry
Academic signals
  • AP rigor: Bottom 40% of US high schools
  • 4-yr grad rate: 32% in 2019 (Bottom 7% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Boston Collaborative High School compares for families

Solid mid-tier academic profile.

  • ▸ LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Boston Adult Tech Academy, Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School Chelsea, Quincy Upper School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Academic rigor

AP + advanced-course offerings

Moderate — some AP / advanced course access

Bottom 40% of US high schools

50th 90th ↑ this school
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Advanced math classes
5
2 calculus · 3 advanced
Lab science classes
4
3 physics · 1 chemistry
Other rigor signals
No dual-enrollment or gifted program reported

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).

SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21
SAT/ACT test-takers
0
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
0.0
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts

What % of students graduate on time?

Bottom 7% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate

50th 90th
4-year graduation rate
32%
Range: 30–34%
4-year cohort size
104
Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years
Compared against
17,988
US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.

‍ Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)
0%
Strong: experienced corps. New teachers rotate through but most have ≥3 years in.
% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)
0.0%
Strong attendance culture among teachers.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Your state's public flagship

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

58%
admit rate
$17,772
in-state tuition/yr · $40,449 out-of-state
1300–1480
SAT 25–75 · ACT 29–33

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $22,383/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full University of Massachusetts-Amherst profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 65 in 2021 to 127 in 2024 — over 3 years.
+95.4%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Boston Adult Tech Academy
Back Bay
Public 1.4 227 +92.4%
Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School Chelsea
Chelsea
Public · charter 4.2 198 +7.0%
Quincy Upper School
Boston
Public 1.2 246 +5.6%
Prospect Hill Academy Charter School
Cambridge
Public · charter 3.5 241 -22.5%
Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Upper
Dorchester
Public 3.7 242 -5.8%
Pioneer Charter School of Science
Everett
Public · charter 5.1 228 +9.1%
Excel High School
South Boston
Public 0.3 300 -31.2%
Neighborhood House Charter School
Dorchester
Public · charter 2.8 278 -1.1%

At a glance

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Boston Collaborative High School is a public high school in South Boston, MA, enrolling 210 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Enrollment is up 95% from 2021 to 2024.

Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 32% in the latest EDFacts release.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

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What is Boston Collaborative High School's graduation rate? Boston Collaborative High School's federal four-year graduation rate was about 32% in the latest EDFacts release.

How many students attend Boston Collaborative High School? Boston Collaborative High School is a public high school in South Boston, MA, enrolling 210 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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