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Massachusetts charter school district

KIPP Academy Boston Charter School

1 elementary school in our rankings

C-
overall grade

Ranks #308 of 328 Massachusetts school districts.

Overall rank
#308
of 328 districts
MCAS ELA
30%
State 40% in the same grades
MCAS Math
27%
State 41% in the same grades
Spending per student
$29,086
MA median $21,765

MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–8 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.

KIPP Academy Boston Charter School is a public charter school serving students in the city of Boston, Massachusetts. As a charter school, it operates independently of the traditional Boston Public Schools system while remaining tuition-free and open to Boston-area families through a public lottery. The school is part of the national KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) network, which emphasizes an extended school day and a college-preparatory curriculum. Boston, the state capital and largest city in New England, is situated on Massachusetts Bay and is home to a wide range of higher education institutions.

How it compares

What stands out
  • Best of its categories: Math MCAS, in the bottom 16% of districts. 27% of students in grades 3–8 met or exceeded expectations in 2026, vs 41% statewide in the same grades.
  • Trend: ELA MCAS is up 13.7 points since 2023 (16.4986% to 30.2211%), while statewide it fell 2.5 points.
  • Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 41.6% in 2022 to 28.6% in 2025.
Where it stands among Massachusetts school districts
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Well below averagebottom 7% · #308
ELA MCAS
Below averagebottom 15% · #280
Math MCAS
Below averagebottom 16% · #276
Attendance
Well below averagebottom 10% · #298

A district's overall rank is the average statewide percentile of its ranked schools, with a 10% discount for single-school districts. Category standings compare the average of each district's ranked schools and count only districts with data. How we rank

Schools in KIPP Academy Boston Charter School

Elementary schools · ranked among 895
KIPP Academy Boston Charter School
KIPP Academy Boston Charter School
C-
#793 in MAELA 24%Math 31%

We rank high schools that report SAT results and elementary schools with grade 3 MCAS results, so some of the district's schools (middle schools, for example) aren't listed. Elementary ELA and Math are 2024–2026 averages of grade 3 results.

MCAS results

Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, compared with the state. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.

English Language Arts, grades 3–830%in 2026 · state 40%
10 points below the state
0%50%100%This district30%State40%2019202120232026
Math, grades 3–827%in 2026 · state 41%
14 points below the state
0%50%100%This district27%State41%2019202120232026
By grade, 2026 · the black tick marks the state
GradeELAMath
Grade 3
29%−14 vs state
26%−16 vs state
Grade 4
26%−11 vs state
33%−10 vs state
Grade 5
22%−16 vs state
19%−20 vs state
Grade 6
38%−2 vs state
25%−18 vs state
Grade 7
31%−9 vs state
20%−17 vs state
Grade 8
39%−3 vs state
39%−3 vs state
Science, 2026
Grade 5 science
25%−18 vs state
Grade 8 science
29%−10 vs state

Students & classrooms

Classrooms
Students in classes626
Average class size22.9MA avg 17.3
Who attends
Black/African American
60.9%
Hispanic/Latino
35.4%
Multi-Race
2.1%
White
0.8%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.8%

51% female · 49% male

Student needs
English learnersHigher than average
This district
15%
MA avg
8.5%
Students with disabilitiesAbout average
This district
21.3%
MA avg
20.2%

Spending & teachers

Spending per student$29.1Kin FY2024 · MA median $21.8K
$7,321 above the MA median
$0K$15K$30KThis district$29.1KMA median$21.8K20162018202020222024
Teacher salary$96.9Kin 2023-24 · MA median $91.4K
$5,493 above the MA median
$0K$50K$100KThis district$96.9KMA median$91.4K20162018202020222024
Teachers who stayedfrom last yearWorse than average
This district
78.2%
MA avg
84.7%
Principals who stayedfrom last yearBetter than average
This district
100%
MA avg
82%

Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources. Dollar figures aren't adjusted for inflation. "MA median" is the middle district in each year; small districts can spend far more per student, so the median is a fairer yardstick than the average. Salary is the average across 55 full-time-equivalent teachers.

Attendance

Attendance rateWorse than average
This district
91.7%
MA avg
93.7%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysWorse than average
This district
28.6%
MA avg
16.9%

15 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 7.5% missed 20% or more of school days