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Boston Teachers Union School
25 Walk Hill St
Jamaica Plain MA, 02130, Suffolk County
Phone: 617-635-7717
Ranking: 
(1,169 out of 1,316, bottom 11%)*
(1,169 out of 1,316, bottom 11%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
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 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 22 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 10 | |||||
| Total Students: | 330 | 319 | 311 | 219 | 142 | |||||
| Prekindergarten: | 23 | 7.0% | 22 | 6.9% | 22 | 7.1% | 22 | 10.0% | 22 | 15.5% |
| Kindergarten: | 27 | 8.2% | 27 | 8.5% | 26 | 8.4% | 24 | 11.0% | 27 | 19.0% |
| Grade 1: | 30 | 9.1% | 28 | 8.8% | 30 | 9.6% | 31 | 14.2% | 24 | 16.9% |
| Grade 2: | 25 | 7.6% | 23 | 7.2% | 22 | 7.1% | 22 | 10.0% | 22 | 15.5% |
| Grade 3: | 29 | 8.8% | 25 | 7.8% | 25 | 8.0% | 23 | 10.5% | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 25 | 7.6% | 25 | 7.8% | 24 | 7.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 21 | 6.4% | 19 | 6.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 46 | 13.9% | 55 | 17.2% | 54 | 17.4% | 49 | 22.4% | 47 | 33.1% |
| Grade 7: | 49 | 14.8% | 49 | 15.4% | 50 | 16.1% | 48 | 21.9% | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 55 | 16.7% | 46 | 14.4% | 58 | 18.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 155 | 47.0% | 159 | 49.8% | 158 | 50.8% | 123 | 56.2% | 72 | 50.7% |
| Female: | 175 | 53.0% | 160 | 50.2% | 153 | 49.2% | 96 | 43.8% | 70 | 49.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 8 | 2.4% | 7 | 2.2% | 5 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.8% | 3 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic: | 137 | 41.5% | 119 | 37.3% | 139 | 44.7% | 82 | 37.4% | 60 | 42.3% |
| Black: | 101 | 30.6% | 116 | 36.4% | 113 | 36.3% | 84 | 38.4% | 53 | 37.3% |
| White: | 70 | 21.2% | 66 | 20.7% | 47 | 15.1% | 43 | 19.6% | 25 | 17.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races: | 11 | 3.3% | 11 | 3.4% | 7 | 2.3% | 5 | 2.3% | 1 | 0.7% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 213 | 64.5% | 172 | 53.9% | 184 | 59.2% | 125 | 57.1% | 73 | 51.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 2.4% | 13 | 4.1% | 17 | 5.5% | 9 | 4.1% | 12 | 8.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.23 | 13.41 | 16.39 | 16.00 | 14.79 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36% | 36% | 61% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47% | 35% | 61% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46% | 32% | 57% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 41% | 41% | 66% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 30% | 38% | 61% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 47% | 67% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 30% | 57% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 29% | 53% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 29% | 51% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 32% | 52% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 45% | 65% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 43% | 61% |
| 2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 20% | 51% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 41% | 68% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 38% | 66% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 42% | 67% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 36% | 58% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 44% | 60% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 43% | 60% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 54% | 73% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 50% | 71% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 52% | 71% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 33% | 51% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 34% | 51% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 36% | 52% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 63% | 81% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 58% | 78% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 35% | 52% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 36% | 54% |
| 2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 15% | 43% |
| 2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 5% | 13% | 39% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Boston Teachers Union School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.