Ranks #86 of 335 Massachusetts high schools — top 26%.
Overall rank
#86
of 335 schools
Average SAT
1135
MA average 1091
Graduation rate
98%
MA average 92%
Plan on college
93%+20 vs MA
MA average 72%
SAT is the average total score of test takers. Graduation is the four-year rate. College is the share of graduates who report plans to attend a 2- or 4-year college.
Boston is Massachusetts' capital and largest city, a historic urban center known for its role in the American Revolution and its world-renowned universities and medical institutions. Boston Latin Academy, founded in 1877, is part of the city's exam school system and shares a legacy with Boston Latin School, the nation's oldest public school. The school serves students from across Boston's diverse neighborhoods, offering a rigorous college preparatory curriculum rooted in classical education traditions.
How it compares
What stands out
+Strongest area: College plans, in the top 12% statewide. 93% of graduates plan to attend a 2- or 4-year college, vs 72% statewide.
!Relative weak spot: AP results rank in the top 47%, below its other categories.
↓Trend: Math MCAS is down 25 points since 2023 (88% to 63%); statewide it fell 6 points.
↓Trend: ELA MCAS is down 31 points since 2023 (90% to 59%); statewide it fell 13 points.
Where it stands among 335 Massachusetts high schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Above averagetop 26% · #86
SAT
Averagetop 37% · #121
ELA MCAS
Above averagetop 28% · #89
Math MCAS
Above averagetop 21% · #66
AP results
Averagetop 47% · #147
Graduation
Above averagetop 23% · #76
College plans
Above averagetop 12% · #39
The overall rank weighs SAT (30%), MCAS (25%), AP results (20%), and graduates' college plans (25%). Categories rank only the schools with data for them. How we rank
SAT
Average total score1135in 2025 · MA avg 1091
44 points above the MA avg
By section (out of 800)
Reading & writingBetter than average
This school
574
MA avg
556
MathBetter than average
This school
561
MA avg
535
549 students took the SAT.
"MA avg" is the average of the 335 high schools we rank. Only students who choose to take the SAT are counted.
MCAS (10th grade)
Share of 10th graders meeting or exceeding expectations. Statewide results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.
English Language Arts59%in 2026 · state 45%
14 points above the state
Math63%in 2026 · state 44%
19 points above the state
Detailed scores
Average scaled score, ELA · Math · Science (500+ = meeting expectations)505 · 505 · —
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)75th · 77th
Student growth percentile, ELA · Math (50 = typical growth)58 · 68
718 students took 1,436 AP exams. A 3 or higher can earn college credit.
Completed an advanced coursegrades 11–12Better than average
This school
98.7%
MA avg
71.4%
9th graders passing all coursesAbout average
This school
89.2%
MA avg
82.6%
After high school
Four-year graduation rate98%in 2024 · MA avg 92%
6 points above the MA avg
Dropped outof the four-year classBetter than average
This school
1.8%
MA avg
4.3%
0.4% of the class were still in school after four years.
Plan to attend college93%in 2025 · state 72%
20 points above the state
Graduates' plans · 264 graduates
4-year private college
52.3%
4-year public college
35.2%
2-year public college
4.9%
Other / unknown
2.7%
Other post-secondary
1.5%
Apprenticeship
1.1%
Work
1.1%
Military
0.8%
2-year private college
0.4%
Students
Who attends
Hispanic/Latino
31.4%
Black/African American
26.2%
White
21.3%
Asian
15.1%
Multi-Race
5.6%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.1%
54.8% female · 45% male · 0.2% nonbinary
Student needs
High needslow income, English learner, or disabilityHigher than average
This school
56.6%
MA avg
50.7%
Low incomeHigher than average
This school
49.5%
MA avg
39%
English learnersLower than average
This school
1.6%
MA avg
8.6%
Teachers
Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
100%
MA avg
95.9%
Experienced teachersBetter than average
This school
86.2%
MA avg
73.4%
Teaching in their fieldBetter than average
This school
95.8%
MA avg
84.6%
Students per teacher
17.9MA avg 11.8
94.7 full-time-equivalent teachers
Attendance & safety
Attendance rateAbout average
This school
91.4%
MA avg
92.3%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysWorse than average
This school
28.8%
MA avg
22.3%
15.2 days absent per student (MA avg 13.2) · Suspensions: 2.8% out-of-school, 0% in-school (MA high school avg 4% / 2.2%) · 0.2% referred to law enforcement
Town figures are FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices. "MA median" is the median of the state's 351 towns.