Massachusetts public high school

Prospect Hill Academy Charter School

Prospect Hill Academy Charter school district

overall grade

Ranks #251 of 335 Massachusetts high schools.

Overall rank

#251

of 335 schools

Average SAT

951

MA average 1091

Graduation rate

92%

MA average 92%

Plan on college

93%+21 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.

Prospect Hill Academy Charter School serves students primarily from Cambridge and Somerville, two densely populated cities immediately north and northwest of Boston. Cambridge is home to Harvard University and MIT, while Somerville is known for its diverse, working-class neighborhoods that have undergone significant transformation in recent decades. The charter school was founded in 1996 as one of Massachusetts' early charter schools, with a mission to serve urban students and close achievement gaps.

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.
Area to watch: SAT scores rank in the bottom 15% statewide.
Trend: ELA MCAS is down 25 points since 2023 (53% to 28%); statewide it fell 13 points.
Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 20.4% in 2022 to 16.9% in 2025.

Where it stands among 335 Massachusetts high schools

Bottom of MATop of MA

Overall

Below averagebottom 26% · #251

SAT

Below averagebottom 15% · #288

ELA MCAS

Below averagebottom 18% · #272

Math MCAS

Below averagebottom 30% · #233

AP results

Below averagebottom 11% · #286

Graduation

Averagebottom 37% · #210

College plans

Above averagetop 12% · #37

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 score951in 2025 · MA avg 1091

140 points below the MA avg

By section (out of 800)

Reading & writingWorse than average

This school

498

MA avg

556

MathWorse than average

This school

453

MA avg

535

87 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 Arts28%in 2026 · state 45%

17 points below the state

Math30%in 2026 · state 44%

14 points below the state

Biologyhigh school science, 2026Worse than average

This school

15%

State

38%

Detailed scores

Average scaled score, ELA · Math · Science (500+ = meeting expectations)490 · 486 · 476

Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)29th · 23rd

Student growth percentile, ELA · Math (50 = typical growth)50 · 61

AP & advanced courses

AP exams scored 3+33%in 2025 · MA avg 66%

34 points below the MA avg

Score breakdown

Score 5: 0%Score 4: 7%Score 3: 26%Score 2: 26%Score 1: 41%

70 students took 92 AP exams. A 3 or higher can earn college credit.

Completed an advanced coursegrades 11–12Better than average

This school

91.1%

MA avg

71.4%

9th graders passing all coursesWorse than average

This school

63.1%

MA avg

82.6%

After high school

Four-year graduation rate92%in 2024 · MA avg 92%

Same as the MA avg

Dropped outof the four-year classBetter than average

This school

1.7%

MA avg

4.3%

3.3% of the class were still in school after four years.

Plan to attend college93%in 2025 · state 72%

21 points above the state

Graduates' plans · 57 graduates

4-year public college

47.4%

4-year private college

36.8%

2-year public college

8.8%

Other / unknown

7.1%

Students

Who attends

Black/African American

56.2%

Hispanic/Latino

22.8%

White

9.7%

Asian

5.7%

Multi-Race

5.2%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.3%

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

0.1%

50.1% female · 49.9% male

Student needs

High needslow income, English learner, or disabilityHigher than average

This school

72.5%

MA avg

50.7%

Low incomeHigher than average

This school

58.3%

MA avg

39%

English learnersHigher than average

This school

22.4%

MA avg

8.6%

Teachers

Licensed teachersWorse than average

This school

79%

MA avg

95.9%

Experienced teachersWorse than average

This school

34.5%

MA avg

73.4%

Teaching in their fieldWorse than average

This school

51.6%

MA avg

84.6%

Students per teacher

10.6MA avg 11.8

84.3 full-time-equivalent teachers

Attendance & safety

Attendance rateBetter than average

This school

94.1%

MA avg

92.3%

Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average

This school

16.9%

MA avg

22.3%

10.3 days absent per student (MA avg 13.2) · Suspensions: 0.1% out-of-school, 1.1% in-school (MA high school avg 4% / 2.2%)

About Cambridge

Middlesex County · Greater Boston — Inside I-95

Avg single-family home value$2.05MMA median $588K

Avg property tax bill$13,680MA median $6,814

Tax rate$6.70 per $1,000MA median $12.40

Income per person$87,857MA median $47,872

Local kids in public school83.7%

Town bond ratingAAA

Free cash reserves17.1% of budget

Prospect Hill Academy Charter (District) district profile · What could you afford here? · All towns A–Z

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.

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