Urban Science Academy School in West Roxbury, Massachusetts (MA) - Test Results, Rating, Ranking, Grades, Scores, Classes, Enrollment, Teachers, Students, and Report Card

City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2010 test average as compared to other schools in Massachusetts) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 4.

1205 V.F.W. PARKWAY
West Roxbury, MA 2132

County name: Suffolk
School type: Regular School
Grade span: 9th grade - 12th grade

Status: New School
Phone: (617) 635-8930 (make sure to verify first before calling)

Latitude: 42.280
Longitude: -071.171400

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Other nearby schools ratings:

Lexington High School (10.3 miles):	93
Brookline High School (2.2 miles):	77
Swampscott High School (17.3 miles):	66
Amherst Regional High School (13.5 miles):	53
Peabody Veterans Memorial High School (18.6 miles):	38
Another Course To College School (3.0 miles):	23
Brighton High School (2.9 miles):	4
Urban Science Academy School:	4
B B Russell Alternative School (16.4 miles):	0

Urban Science Academy School rating compared to average state and city schools ratings:

Massachusetts:	58
West Roxbury:	36
Urban Science Academy School:	4

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Enrollment in Urban Science Academy School

2007 Student Enrollment: 322

9th grade Enrollment: 113
10th grade Enrollment: 89
11th grade Enrollment: 61
12th grade Enrollment: 57
Special grade Enrollment: 2

Male students (%): 61.2%

Urban Science Academy School:	61.2%
State average from 3564 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 38.8%

This school:	38.8%
State average from 3564 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 16.1%

Here:	16.1%
State average from 3564 schools:	71.0%

African American students (%): 45.3%

This school:	45.3%
State average from 3564 schools:	8.9%

Hispanic students (%): 34.8%

Here:	34.8%
State average from 3564 schools:	13.2%

Asian students (%): 2.8%

Here:	2.8%
State average from 3564 schools:	4.5%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 0.9%

Here:	0.9%
State average from 3564 schools:	1.9%

Genders in Urban Science Academy School

Grades in Urban Science Academy School

Races in Urban Science Academy School

First Language Not English #: 101
Limited English Proficient #: 12
Special Education #: 59
Low-Income #: 221
Free Lunch #: 191
Reduced Lunch #: 30

First Language Not English %: 31.4%

Here:	31.4%
State average from 1653 schools:	15.3%

Limited English Proficient %: 3.7%

Here:	3.7%
State average from 1385 schools:	7.6%

Special Education %: 18.3%

This school:	18.3%
State average from 1778 schools:	16.4%

Low-Income %: 68.6%

This school:	68.6%
State average from 1776 schools:	31.2%

Free Lunch %: 59.3%

Here:	59.3%
State average from 1774 schools:	25.4%

Reduced Lunch %: 9.3%

Urban Science Academy School:	9.3%
State average from 1719 schools:	6.0%

2006 Student Enrollment: 287

9th grade Enrollment: 111
10th grade Enrollment: 68
11th grade Enrollment: 68
12th grade Enrollment: 40

Male students (%): 67.9%

This school:	67.9%
State average from 1781 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 32.1%

Urban Science Academy School:	32.1%
State average from 1781 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 15.7%

This school:	15.7%
State average from 1781 schools:	71.8%

African American students (%): 51.9%

This school:	51.9%
State average from 1781 schools:	9.0%

Hispanic students (%): 30.3%

Here:	30.3%
State average from 1781 schools:	12.7%

Asian students (%): 1.7%

Here:	1.7%
State average from 1781 schools:	4.4%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 0.3%

This school:	0.3%
State average from 1781 schools:	1.6%

Genders in Urban Science Academy School

Grades in Urban Science Academy School

Races in Urban Science Academy School

First Language Not English #: 89
Limited English Proficient #: 8
Special Education #: 60
Low-Income #: 209

First Language Not English %: 31.0%

Urban Science Academy School:	31.0%
State average from 1633 schools:	14.8%

Limited English Proficient %: 2.8%

Here:	2.8%
State average from 1328 schools:	7.4%

Special Education %: 20.9%

Here:	20.9%
State average from 1780 schools:	15.9%

Low-Income %: 72.8%

Here:	72.8%
State average from 1771 schools:	30.5%

2007 Attendance statistics:

Out-of-School Suspensions count: 128

Average number of Absences: 25.5

Urban Science Academy School:	25.5
State average from 1782 schools:	8.8

Attendance Rate: 84.7%

Here:	84.7%
State average from 1782 schools:	94.8%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 39.8%

Here:	39.8%
State average from 1093 schools:	8.3%

2006 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count: 24.6

Average number of Absences: 58.0

Here:	58.0
State average from 325 schools:	29.0

Attendance Rate: 20.2%

Here:	20.2%
State average from 325 schools:	4.5%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 84.0%

Here:	84.0%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

Teacher Count in Urban Science Academy School

Student/Teacher Ratio in Urban Science Academy School

2007 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers: 20
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas: 16

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 90.2%

Here:	90.2%
State average from 1782 schools:	95.7%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 93.9%

Here:	93.9%
State average from 1781 schools:	95.3%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.8

Here:	15.8
State average from 1782 schools:	10.0

2006 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers: 21
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas: 20

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 76.2%

Here:	76.2%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 77.5%

This school:	77.5%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.1%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.7

Urban Science Academy School:	13.7
State average from 1781 schools:	13.4

SAT Results in Urban Science Academy School

2007 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Number of Test Takers: 41

Reading: 399.0

Urban Science Academy School:	399.0
State average from 322 schools:	488.1

Writing: 384.0

Urban Science Academy School:	384.0
State average from 322 schools:	483.3

Math: 410.0

This school:	410.0
State average from 322 schools:	496.6

2006 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Number of Test Takers: 21

Reading: 403.0

This school:	403.0
State average from 316 schools:	489.7

Writing: 387.0

Here:	387.0
State average from 316 schools:	484.0

Math: 408.0

Here:	408.0
State average from 316 schools:	498.9

2007 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English: 60
Warning / Failing - English: 7
Needs Improvement - English: 28
Proficiency - English: 25

Students Tested - Math: 59
Warning / Failing - Math: 9
Needs Improvement - Math: 26
Proficiency - Math: 17
Advanced - Math: 7

MCAS English Results - Urban Science Academy School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 74.2

Here:	74.2
State average from 336 schools:	88.3

Warning / Failing - English (%): 12.0%

Here:	12.0%
State average from 336 schools:	4.7%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 47.0%

Here:	47.0%
State average from 336 schools:	24.7%

Proficiency - English (%): 42.0%

Here:	42.0%
State average from 336 schools:	50.1%

MCAS Math Results - Urban Science Academy School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 71.2

Here:	71.2
State average from 336 schools:	85.6

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 15.0%

Here:	15.0%
State average from 336 schools:	8.2%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 44.0%

This school:	44.0%
State average from 336 schools:	22.4%

Proficiency - Math (%): 29.0%

Here:	29.0%
State average from 336 schools:	29.0%

Advanced - Math (%): 12.0%

Here:	12.0%
State average from 336 schools:	40.4%

Participation Statistics:

2007 Participation - All students - English - 10th Grade:

Enrollment: 67
Standard Assessment: 60
After October: 7