Elementary · Massachusetts

UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester

Charter

UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester, a public elementary school in Boston, Massachusetts: grades pre-k–8, 640 students, 11.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 640
Teachers (FTE): 57.9
Students per teacher: 11.1
Grades: Pre-K–8; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 67% of elementary schools in Massachusetts

Median 12.1 · 1,022 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 86% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 90% of elementary schools in Massachusetts

Median 373 · 1,022 schools compared

Larger than 84% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Area: Large city
Run by: UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester.

Location

Address: 35 Westville Street, Boston, MA 02124
Phone: (617)635-8810
City or town: Boston
County: Suffolk County

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Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Holmes Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	283	9.4	0.3 mi
UP Academy HollandFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	641	14.4	0.5 mi
Greenwood Sarah K-8 SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	357	9.3	0.5 mi
Henderson K-12 Inclusion School LowerFree meals for all	Pre-K–1	196	7.7	0.6 mi
Lee K-8 SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	551	9.3	0.7 mi
Mather Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	473	10.8	0.8 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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NCES 250054902783