Suffolk County Education: 13,734 African American students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

TX Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler 2023 | Massachusetts Department of Education

By Bean Town Times

Jul 3, 2024

There were 13,734 African American students enrolled in Suffolk County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.1% less than the previous year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Data showed that Suffolk County welcomed a total of 63,210 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American pupils comprised 21.7% of the total, making this group the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 138 schools in Suffolk County, TechBoston Academy recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 501 students.

Students in Massachusetts are predominantly white, making up 53% of the student population in the state. Hispanic students come in second, representing over 25% of Massachusetts' student body.

However, across the state, Hispanic and Native American students suffered the highest high school dropout rates.

Underrepresentation is also found among educators in Massachusetts. The Rennie Center reported that only 9% of teachers are people of color.

Ethnicities in Suffolk County in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Suffolk County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	African American Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% of Total
A. C. Whelan Elementary School	15	723	2.1%
Abraham Lincoln School	19	602	3.2%
Adams Elementary School	11	249	4.4%
Alighieri Dante Montessori School	2	108	1.9%
Another Course To College	97	230	42.2%
Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School	6	431	1.4%
Baldwin Early Learning Pilot Academy	18	172	10.5%
Bates Elementary School	65	277	23.5%
Beachmont Veterans Memorial School	17	336	5.1%
Beethoven Elementary School	57	263	21.7%
Blackstone Elementary School	147	537	27.4%
Boston Adult Tech Academy	41	121	33.9%
Boston Arts Academy	182	494	36.8%
Boston Collaborative High School	63	178	35.4%
Boston Community Leadership Academy	190	598	31.8%
Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy	134	472	28.4%
Boston Latin Academy	423	1,723	24.6%
Boston Latin School	298	2,423	12.3%
Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot School	80	299	26.8%
Bradley Elementary School	19	289	6.6%
Brighton High School	158	532	29.7%
Burke High School	226	420	53.8%
Carter School	13	26	50%
Channing Elementary School	85	189	45%
Charlestown High School	185	792	23.4%
Chelsea High School	61	1,611	3.8%
Chelsea Opportunity Academy	1	115	0.9%
Chelsea Virtual Learning Academy	1	47	2.1%
Chittick Elementary School	142	232	61.2%
CityLab Innovation High School	1	95	1.1%
Clap Elementary School	30	110	27.3%
Clark Avenue School	20	671	3%
Community Academy	37	55	67.3%
Community Academy of Science and Health	192	347	55.3%
Condon K-8 School	196	635	30.9%
Conley Elementary School	44	163	27%
Curley K-8 School	161	931	17.3%
Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy	309	541	57.1%
Dever Elementary School	81	374	21.7%
East Boston Early Education Center	9	187	4.8%
East Boston High School	67	1,276	5.3%
Edgar A. Hooks Elementary School	31	498	6.2%
Edison K-8 School	88	618	14.2%
Eliot K-8 Innovation School	43	809	5.3%
Ellis Elementary School	101	318	31.8%
Ellison-Parks Early Education School	94	191	49.2%
English High School	223	651	34.3%
Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy	22	451	4.9%
Everett Elementary School	103	269	38.3%
Excel High School	140	434	32.3%
Fenway High School	108	377	28.6%
Frank M. Sokolowski Elementary School	18	495	3.6%
Frederick Pilot Middle School	108	323	33.4%
Gardner Pilot Academy	47	386	12.2%
Garfield Elementary School	21	685	3.1%
Garfield Middle School	14	546	2.6%
George F. Kelly Elementary School	8	478	1.7%
Greater Egleston High School	38	90	42.2%
Greenwood Sarah K-8 School	47	374	12.6%
Grew Elementary School	76	212	35.8%
Guild Elementary School	6	251	2.4%
Hale Elementary School	80	169	47.3%
Haley Pilot School	142	371	38.3%
Harvard-Kent Elementary School	54	342	15.8%
Haynes Early Education Center	95	203	46.8%
Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Lower	65	187	34.8%
Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Upper	293	666	44%
Hennigan K-8 School	125	509	24.6%
Hernandez K-8 School	14	425	3.3%
Higginson Inclusion K0-2 School	38	120	31.7%
Higginson-Lewis K-8 School	60	177	33.9%
Holmes Elementary School	155	280	55.4%
Horace Mann School for the Deaf Hard of Hearing	21	70	30%
Hurley K-8 School	14	352	4%
Joseph A. Browne School	33	511	6.5%
Kennedy John F. Elementary School	76	375	20.3%
Kennedy Patrick J. Elementary School	6	264	2.3%
Kenny Elementary School	97	316	30.7%
Kilmer K-8 School	72	396	18.2%
King Elementary School	231	442	52.3%
Lee Academy	97	187	51.9%
Lee K-8 School	291	541	53.8%
Lyndon K-8 School	62	586	10.6%
Lyon High School	25	116	21.6%
Lyon K-8 School	30	126	23.8%
Madison Park Technical Vocational High School	418	1,087	38.5%
Manning Elementary School	19	160	11.9%
Margarita Muniz Academy	16	314	5.1%
Mario Umana Academy	9	581	1.5%
Mason Elementary School	103	188	54.8%
Mather Elementary School	209	485	43.1%
Mattahunt Elementary School	311	483	64.4%
McKay K-8 School	19	681	2.8%
McKinley Schools School	72	158	45.6%
Mendell Elementary School	88	312	28.2%
Mildred Avenue K-8 School	365	618	59.1%
Mozart Elementary School	42	176	23.9%
Murphy K-8 School	144	836	17.2%
New Mission High School	294	614	47.9%
O'Bryant School of Math & Science	490	1,567	31.3%
O'Donnell Elementary School	7	281	2.5%
Ohrenberger School	148	451	32.8%
Orchard Gardens K-8 School	377	724	52.1%
Otis Elementary School	16	414	3.9%
Parlin School	101	1,014	10%
Paul Revere School	10	456	2.2%
Perkins Elementary School	60	158	38%
Perry Elementary School	28	182	15.4%
Philbrick Elementary School	46	114	40.4%
Quincy Elementary School	87	738	11.8%
Quincy Upper School	99	530	18.7%
Revere High School	79	2,084	3.8%
Roosevelt K-8 School	128	355	36.1%
Rumney Marsh Academy	13	568	2.3%
Russell Elementary School	105	363	28.9%
Shaw Elementary School	111	187	59.4%
Shurtleff Early Childhood School	31	823	3.8%
Snowden International High School	141	463	30.5%
Staff Sargent James J. Hill Elementary School	25	646	3.9%
Sumner Elementary School	81	538	15.1%
Sumner G. Whittier School	47	630	7.5%
Susan B. Anthony Middle School	21	557	3.8%
Taylor Elementary School	268	358	74.9%
TechBoston Academy	501	871	57.5%
Tobin K-8 School	112	426	26.3%
Trotter Elementary School	161	297	54.2%
Tynan Elementary School	63	197	32%
UP Academy Holland	304	636	47.8%
Warren-Prescott K-8 School	59	523	11.3%
Webster School Extension	23	173	13.3%
West Zone Early Learning Center	27	111	24.3%
William A. Berkowitz Elementary School	33	453	7.3%
William P. Gorman/Fort Banks Elementary School	7	491	1.4%
Winship Elementary School	42	338	12.4%
Winthrop Elementary School	136	237	57.4%
Winthrop High School	11	594	1.9%
Winthrop Middle School	6	425	1.4%
Young Achievers K-8 School	206	483	42.7%