Excel Academy Charter School
East Boston · MA · Excel Academy Charter · Public charter · K-12 combined
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Charlestown High School → Winthrop High School → Saugus High → East Boston High School → English High School → Stoneham High → Brighton High School → Boston Arts Academy →A parent's read
- 97% graduate on time. Nearly every student who starts 9th grade here finishes in four years — the strongest baseline signal a school can post.
- Course rigor in the top 14% of US high schools. 17 AP courses plus advanced math and lab-science depth — measured against every high school in the country, not just the neighborhood.
Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.
At a glance
- 17 AP courses offered — Elite
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- 2 calculus classes · 6 physics · 8 chemistry
- AP rigor: 86th percentile nationally
- SAT/ACT participation: 68th percentile by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 97% in 2019 (90th percentile nationally)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Excel Academy Charter School compares for families
Standout academic depth by national standards.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor in the top 14% nationally with 17 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Charlestown High School, Winthrop High School, Saugus High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
86th percentile nationally
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 · 2020-2168th percentile by test-taker volume
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?
90th percentile nationally
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
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
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.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +0.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,379 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $26,703 per student in district revenue, the 21 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $560,763/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
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.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlestown High School Charlestown |
Public | 2.2 | 642 | -2.4% |
| Winthrop High School Winthrop |
Public | 2.0 | 566 | +0.7% |
| Saugus High Saugus |
Public | 5.5 | 741 | +7.7% |
| East Boston High School East Boston |
Public | 0.8 | 1,000 | +1.1% |
| English High School Boston |
Public | 7.0 | 615 | +20.6% |
| Stoneham High Stoneham |
Public | 7.1 | 593 | +2.8% |
| Brighton High School Brighton |
Public | 6.9 | 558 | +61.7% |
| Boston Arts Academy Boston |
Public | 4.6 | 498 | +1.6% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantExcel Academy Charter School is a public high school in East Boston, MA, enrolling 1,379 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is down 1% from 2021 to 2024.
It offers 17 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 86% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
141 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 68% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 97% in the latest EDFacts release.
It has about 197 students per school counselor.
28% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.
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.
Questions families ask
How many AP courses does Excel Academy Charter School offer? Excel Academy Charter School offers 17 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 86% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
What is Excel Academy Charter School's graduation rate? Excel Academy Charter School's federal four-year graduation rate was about 97% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Excel Academy Charter School? Excel Academy Charter School is a public high school in East Boston, MA, enrolling 1,379 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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