Boston College High School
Private · Grades 7–12 · 1,439 students
Ruth Batson Academy
315 Mt Vernon St, Dorchester, MA 02125
Grades
7–12
High
Students
604
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
9.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Boston
Suffolk County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 322 Massachusetts high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Massachusetts high 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 Ruth Batson Academy
Ruth Batson Academy is a public high school in Dorchester, Massachusetts, serving grades 7–12. It is part of Boston. The school is located in a large city in Suffolk County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 604 students were enrolled, with about 9.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Massachusetts high school (11.0 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 322 Massachusetts high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 7–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 7–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 604 students
- Students per teacher
- 9.6 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 2
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Boston
- County
- Suffolk County
- NCES school ID
- 250279001692
Schools near Ruth Batson Academy
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Cristo Rey Boston High School
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Boston Collegiate Charter School
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Excel High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 301 students
Boston Collaborative High School
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Community Academy of Science and Health
Public · Grades 9–12 · 398 students
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.