Boston Latin School
Boston · MA · Boston · Public · K-12 combined
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Winsor School → Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann → Fenway High School → Boston Arts Academy → Madison Park Technical Vocational High School → Roxbury Preparatory Charter School → O'Bryant School of Math & Science → Ivy Street School →📋 At a glance
- 📚 26 AP courses offered — Elite
- 🔢 8 calculus classes · 9 physics · 13 chemistry
- 🎓 AP rigor: 82th percentile nationally
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Top 3.7% by test-taker volume
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 97% (90th percentile nationally)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Boston Latin School compares for families
Stronger-than-average college-prep profile.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor in the top 18% nationally with 26 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Winsor School, Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann, Fenway High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🎓 Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
82th percentile nationally
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Top 3.7% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
90th percentile nationally
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the strongest early indicator of dropout, transfer-out, and family disengagement. A school's absenteeism trend forecasts its enrollment trend 1-3 years out. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +0.1%/year, projecting from 2024's 2,424 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $34,392 per student in district revenue, the 13 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $447,096/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winsor School Boston |
Private | 0.4 | 478 | +2.6% |
| Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Boston |
Public · charter | 0.4 | 383 | -3.0% |
| Fenway High School Roxbury |
Public | 0.5 | 356 | -7.0% |
| Boston Arts Academy Boston |
Public | 0.7 | 498 | +1.6% |
| Madison Park Technical Vocational High School Roxbury |
Public | 0.7 | 1,090 | -3.7% |
| Roxbury Preparatory Charter School Roxbury |
Public · charter | 0.7 | 520 | -23.5% |
| O'Bryant School of Math & Science Roxbury |
Public | 0.8 | 1,185 | -5.4% |
| Ivy Street School Brookline |
Private | 0.9 | 50 | — |