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Community Academy Of Science And Health High School
11 Charles St
Dorchester MA, 02122, Suffolk County
Phone: 617-635-8950
Ranking: 
(283 out of 298, bottom 5%)*
(283 out of 298, bottom 5%)*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: | 26 | 34 | 39 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 382 | 400 | 377 | 402 | 378 | 388 | 388 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 111 | 29.1% | 144 | 36.0% | 104 | 27.6% | 97 | 24.1% | 124 | 32.8% | 106 | 27.3% | 114 | 29.4% |
| Grade 10: | 84 | 22.0% | 47 | 11.8% | 53 | 14.1% | 68 | 16.9% | 51 | 13.5% | 92 | 23.7% | 74 | 19.1% |
| Grade 11: | 109 | 28.5% | 117 | 29.3% | 142 | 37.7% | 141 | 35.1% | 139 | 36.8% | 101 | 26.0% | 103 | 26.5% |
| Grade 12: | 77 | 20.2% | 88 | 22.0% | 75 | 19.9% | 96 | 23.9% | 64 | 16.9% | 86 | 22.2% | 94 | 24.2% |
| Ungraded: | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 189 | 49.5% | 202 | 50.5% | 193 | 51.2% | 199 | 49.5% | 183 | 48.4% | 183 | 47.2% | 155 | 39.9% |
| Female: | 193 | 50.5% | 198 | 49.5% | 184 | 48.8% | 203 | 50.5% | 195 | 51.6% | 205 | 52.8% | 227 | 58.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% |
| Asian: | 8 | 2.1% | 7 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 61 | 16.0% | 61 | 15.3% | 102 | 27.1% | 86 | 21.4% | 86 | 22.8% | 84 | 21.6% | 85 | 21.9% |
| Black: | 295 | 77.2% | 314 | 78.5% | 252 | 66.8% | 300 | 74.6% | 282 | 74.6% | 289 | 74.5% | 289 | 74.5% |
| White: | 9 | 2.4% | 9 | 2.3% | 9 | 2.4% | 6 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 8 | 2.1% | 8 | 2.0% | 8 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 312 | 81.7% | 286 | 71.5% | 254 | 67.4% | 278 | 69.2% | 264 | 69.8% | 254 | 65.5% | 240 | 61.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 2.1% | 15 | 3.8% | 16 | 4.2% | 18 | 4.5% | 17 | 4.5% | 28 | 7.2% | 27 | 7.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.51 | 11.81 | 9.63 | 12.63 | 12.86 | 14.40 | 12.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 51% | 70% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 50% | 71% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 58% | 74% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 64% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 60% | 78% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 67% | 84% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 73% | 88% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 79% | 91% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 53% | 67% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 55% | 69% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 59% | 72% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 62% | 75% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 60% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 59% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 65% | 78% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 64% | 80% |
| 2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 29% | 57% |
| 2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 34% | 61% |
| 2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 36% | 65% |
| 2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 39% | 67% |
| 2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 6% | 46% | 69% |
| 2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 49% | 71% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 6% | 28% | 42% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 3% | 32% | 55% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 8% | 37% | 61% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 4% | 39% | 63% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 0% | 59% | 71% |
| 2007 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 11% | 18% | 48% |
| 2008 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 10% | 13% | 55% |
| 2009 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 7% | 24% | 57% |
| 2010 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 13% | 25% | 55% |
| 2011 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 14% | 34% | 61% |
| 2012 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 12% | 37% | 63% |
| 2013 | Technology/Engineering | End of course | % proficient | 16% | 42% | 49% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Community Academy Of Science And Health 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.