Prospect Hill Academy Charter
1 high school in our rankings
Ranks #260 of 328 Massachusetts school districts.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Prospect Hill Academy Charter is a charter school district whose single school, Prospect Hill Academy Charter School, serves students in the Somerville area of the Greater Boston region. Charter schools in Massachusetts are publicly funded but operate independently under a charter granted by the state, and they draw students through a public lottery rather than by residential assignment. Somerville is an urban city just north of Cambridge, known for its dense neighborhoods, diverse population, and proximity to Tufts University and the Davis Square and Assembly Row commercial districts. The school's specific enrollment and program details are not included here, so readers are encouraged to consult the school's own materials for current information.
How it compares
- Best of its categories: Attendance, in the bottom 48% of districts. Students attend 94.1% of school days, vs 93.7% for the average MA district.
- Area to watch: SAT scores rank in the bottom 8% of districts.
- Trend: Math MCAS is up 6.4 points since 2023 (19.5177% to 25.8815%).
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 20.4% in 2022 to 16.9% in 2025.
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 Prospect Hill Academy Charter
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.
High school results
Averages of the district's ranked high schools (Prospect Hill Academy Charter School). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
49.1% female · 50.9% male
Spending & teachers
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 98 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
10.3 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 3.7% missed 20% or more of school days