UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester

Charter

Regular School · Boston, MA

UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester is a charter regular school school in Boston, Massachusetts, serving grades PK–08 with 640 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

640

Teachers (FTE)

57.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	324	51%
Hispanic/Latino	279	44%
Two or more races	16	3%
Asian	11	2%
White	8	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	640	304M / 336F

English Language Learners: 211 (33% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	4.0% -32.7pp	36.7%	413
Reading Proficiency	13.0% -36.2pp	49.2%	419
Science Proficiency	<=5%	—	112

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.22 grade levels

Math

-0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

123

19.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	640	100%

Contact & Location

35 Westville Street

Boston, MA 02124

Phone: (617)635-8810

http://upacademydorchester.org

District

UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester (District)

Per-pupil expenditure: $25,824

District enrollment: 615

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 02124) → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

250054902783

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD