URBAN SCIENCE ACADEMY
Urban Science Academy is a Title I public high school that is part of the Boston school district, located in West Roxbury, MA with about 391 students offering grade levels from 9th Grade to 12th Grade. A Title I school provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families. Its purpose is to provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education. With about 40 teachers, Urban Science Academy has a student/teacher ratio of about 9:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.
For more information, contact Urban Science Academy at (617) 635-8930 or visit the school personally to speak with a faculty or administrative member about any specific questions you may have.
West Roxbury, MA 02132
(617) 635-8930
URBAN SCIENCE ACADEMY is a public Title I school in West Roxbury, MA with about 391 enrolled students. See other public high schools in Massachusetts
School Details
- Level:
- High School
- Charter School:*
- No
- District:
- Boston
- Total Students:
- 391
- Teachers:
- 40.14
- NSLP Status:1
- Missing
- Qualified free lunch:
- 0
- Qualified reduced-price lunch:
- 0
- Title I Status:2
- Title I schoolwide school
- Virtual:
- Not Virtual
* A public charter school is a publicly funded school that is typically governed by a group or organization under a legislative contract with the state, the district, or another entity. The charter exempts the school from certain state or local rules and regulations.
1 The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides eligible students with free or reduced-price lunch
2 Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families.
School Demographics for 391 students
- Black or African American
- 51.4%
- Hispanic/Latino
- 39.1%
- White
- 6.4%
- Two or more races
- 2.6%
- American Indian or Alaska Native
- 0.5%
- Female
- 38.6%
- Male
- 61.4%
Data for school year 2017-2018 — The information found on this website was provided in part by the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics & various other external sources. We do not verify the contents of the information provided and therefore, cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information displayed on this website.