Boston International High School
100 Maxwell St
Dorchester Center MA, 02124, Suffolk County
Phone: 617-635-9373
Ranking: 
(271 out of 298, bottom 9%)*
(271 out of 298, bottom 9%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Boston School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 36 | 36 | 21 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 345 | 359 | 342 | 247 | 202 | 174 | 164 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 149 | 43.2% | 138 | 38.4% | 91 | 26.6% | 92 | 37.2% | 35 | 17.3% | 29 | 16.7% | 33 | 20.1% |
| Grade 10: | 85 | 24.6% | 75 | 20.9% | 122 | 35.7% | 48 | 19.4% | 56 | 27.7% | 63 | 36.2% | 56 | 34.1% |
| Grade 11: | 60 | 17.4% | 78 | 21.7% | 66 | 19.3% | 54 | 21.9% | 85 | 42.1% | 30 | 17.2% | 54 | 32.9% |
| Grade 12: | 51 | 14.8% | 68 | 18.9% | 63 | 18.4% | 53 | 21.5% | 26 | 12.9% | 52 | 29.9% | 21 | 12.8% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 185 | 53.6% | 187 | 52.1% | 181 | 52.9% | 128 | 51.8% | 105 | 52.0% | 89 | 51.1% | 84 | 51.2% |
| Female: | 160 | 46.4% | 172 | 47.9% | 161 | 47.1% | 119 | 48.2% | 97 | 48.0% | 85 | 48.9% | 73 | 44.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 8 | 2.3% | 7 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 5 | 2.5% | 8 | 4.6% | 6 | 3.7% |
| Hispanic: | 163 | 47.2% | 176 | 49.0% | 176 | 51.5% | 150 | 60.7% | 143 | 70.8% | 117 | 67.2% | 124 | 75.6% |
| Black: | 161 | 46.7% | 161 | 44.8% | 142 | 41.5% | 81 | 32.8% | 43 | 21.3% | 33 | 19.0% | 29 | 17.7% |
| White: | 7 | 2.0% | 9 | 2.5% | 13 | 3.8% | 11 | 4.5% | 9 | 4.5% | 13 | 7.5% | 2 | 1.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.6% | 2 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.7% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 264 | 76.5% | 255 | 71.0% | 240 | 70.2% | 182 | 73.7% | 156 | 77.2% | 108 | 62.1% | 98 | 59.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 0.9% | 9 | 2.5% | 7 | 2.0% | 8 | 3.2% | 19 | 9.4% | 6 | 3.4% | 3 | 1.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.65 | 10.09 | 16.06 | 9.94 | 13.47 | 11.60 | 10.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 38% | 65% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 51% | 70% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 50% | 71% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 58% | 74% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 64% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 60% | 78% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 67% | 84% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 73% | 88% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 79% | 91% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 39% | 62% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 53% | 67% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 55% | 69% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 59% | 72% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 62% | 75% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 60% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 59% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 65% | 78% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 64% | 80% |
| 2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 29% | 57% |
| 2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 3% | 34% | 61% |
| 2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 36% | 65% |
| 2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 39% | 67% |
| 2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 46% | 69% |
| 2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 49% | 71% |
| 2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 10% | 29% | 35% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 0% | 5% | 36% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 5% | 1% | 36% |
| 2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 2% | 7% | 48% |
| 2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 8% | 7% | 55% |
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 2% | 11% | 61% |
| 2013 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 13% | 12% | 65% |
| 2008 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 0% | 13% | 55% |
| 2011 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 26% | 34% | 61% |
| 2013 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 6% | 35% | 63% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Boston International High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.