UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester
1 elementary school in our rankings
Ranks #321 of 328 Massachusetts school districts.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–8 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester is a public charter school serving students in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Dorchester is the largest of Boston's neighborhoods, located on the city's southern side and known for its mix of residential streets, parks, and commercial corridors. As a charter school, it operates independently of the traditional town-based public school system while remaining publicly funded and open to students through a lottery admissions process. The school is part of the UP Academy network, which was founded in Dorchester and has expanded to serve other communities across the Greater Boston area.
How it compares
- Best of its categories: Attendance, in the bottom 13% of districts. Students attend 92.3% of school days, vs 93.7% for the average MA district.
- Trend: Math MCAS is up 14.3 points since 2023 (6.4858% to 20.8338%).
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 33% in 2022 to 25.2% in 2025.
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Schools in UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester
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.
Students & classrooms
50.9% female · 49.1% 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 56 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
13.4 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 6.3% missed 20% or more of school days