Holmes Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 283 students
UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester
35 Westville Street, Boston, MA 02124
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary
Students
640
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester
Suffolk County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 919 Massachusetts elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Massachusetts elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester
UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester is a charter elementary school in Boston, Massachusetts, serving grades Pre-K–8. The school is located in a large city in Suffolk County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 640 students were enrolled, with about 11.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Massachusetts elementary school (11.7 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 919 Massachusetts elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 640 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.1 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester
- County
- Suffolk County
- NCES school ID
- 250054902783
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.