Young Achievers K-8 School

Alternative School · Mattapan, MA

Young Achievers K-8 School is a alternative school school in Mattapan, Massachusetts, serving grades PK–08 with 489 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.7:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

489

Teachers (FTE)

45.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

10.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	263	54%
Black or African American	207	42%
Two or more races	6	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	6	1%
White	4	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	489	257M / 232F

English Language Learners: 164 (34% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	6.0% -30.7pp	36.7%	325
Reading Proficiency	13.0% -36.2pp	49.2%	326
Science Proficiency	6-9%	—	84

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)

-0.30 grade levels

Math

+0.14 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

248

50.7% 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.)	489	100%

Contact & Location

20 Outlook Road

Mattapan, MA 02126

Phone: (617)635-6804

http://www.bostonpublicschools.org

District

Boston

Per-pupil expenditure: $45,516

District enrollment: 46,001

Other Schools in District

Adams Elementary School Elementary
Alighieri Dante Montessori School Elementary
Baldwin Early Learning Pilot Academy Elementary
Bates Elementary School Elementary
Beethoven Elementary School Elementary
Blackstone Elementary School Elementary
Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot Elementary
Bradley Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 02126) → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

250279000693

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