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's capital and largest city, a major urban center known for its pivotal role in American history and its world-renowned universities and medical institutions. Madison Park Technical Vocational High School, located in the Roxbury neighborhood, is one of several career and technical education high schools serving Boston students. The school offers hands-on training in various trades and technical fields, preparing students for both careers and college.
How it compares
What stands out
+Best of its categories: AP results, in the bottom 3% statewide. 17% of AP exams in 2025 scored 3 or higher, vs 66% at the typical MA high school.
↑Trend: Math MCAS is up 5 points since 2023 (5% to 10%), while statewide it fell 6 points.
↓Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 63.4% in 2022 to 52.7% in 2025.
Where it stands among 335 Massachusetts high schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Well below averagebottom 1% · #334
SAT
Well below averagebottom 4% · #324
ELA MCAS
Well below averagebottom 4% · #316
Math MCAS
Well below averagebottom 4% · #316
AP results
Well below averagebottom 3% · #312
Graduation
Well below averagebottom 5% · #318
College plans
Well below averagebottom 2% · #328
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 score825in 2025 · MA avg 1091
266 points below the MA avg
By section (out of 800)
Reading & writingWorse than average
This school
422
MA avg
556
MathWorse than average
This school
403
MA avg
535
70 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 Arts14%in 2026 · state 45%
31 points below the state
Math10%in 2026 · state 44%
34 points below the state
Detailed scores
Average scaled score, ELA · Math · Science (500+ = meeting expectations)475 · 475 · 454
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)7th · 7th
Student growth percentile, ELA · Math (50 = typical growth)45 · 48
12 students took 12 AP exams. A 3 or higher can earn college credit.
Completed an advanced coursegrades 11–12Worse than average
This school
63%
MA avg
71.4%
9th graders passing all coursesWorse than average
This school
59.2%
MA avg
82.6%
After high school
Four-year graduation rate74%in 2024 · MA avg 92%
18 points below the MA avg
Dropped outof the four-year classWorse than average
This school
16%
MA avg
4.3%
10.4% of the class were still in school after four years.
Plan to attend college39%in 2025 · state 72%
34 points below the state
Graduates' plans · 224 graduates
Work
29.5%
Other / unknown
18.7%
4-year public college
15.6%
2-year public college
15.2%
4-year private college
7.1%
Apprenticeship
6.7%
Military
3.6%
Other post-secondary
2.7%
2-year private college
0.9%
Students
Who attends
Hispanic/Latino
52.7%
Black/African American
41.2%
White
2.4%
Multi-Race
2.3%
Asian
1%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.2%
41.5% female · 58.3% male · 0.2% nonbinary
Student needs
High needslow income, English learner, or disabilityHigher than average
This school
91.3%
MA avg
50.7%
Low incomeHigher than average
This school
81.5%
MA avg
39%
English learnersHigher than average
This school
27.9%
MA avg
8.6%
Teachers
Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
97.1%
MA avg
95.9%
Experienced teachersWorse than average
This school
58.7%
MA avg
73.4%
Teaching in their fieldWorse than average
This school
67.7%
MA avg
84.6%
Students per teacher
9.4MA avg 11.8
118.8 full-time-equivalent teachers
Attendance & safety
Attendance rateWorse than average
This school
85.2%
MA avg
92.3%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysWorse than average
This school
52.7%
MA avg
22.3%
25.6 days absent per student (MA avg 13.2) · Suspensions: 7.5% out-of-school, 0.2% in-school (MA high school avg 4% / 2.2%) · 0.1% 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.