| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 7 - 12 |
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| County |
Suffolk County, MA |
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| Total Students |
1686 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
41% /
59% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
76 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 7 - 353 students | | Grade 8 - 266 students | | Grade 9 - 309 students | | Grade 10 - 271 students | | Grade 11 - 241 students | | Grade 12 - 246 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:22 |
1:14 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
21% |
3% |
| % Hispanic |
15% |
11% |
| % Black |
26% |
11% |
| % White |
36% |
73% |
| % Unknown |
2 % |
2% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
40% |
20% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
9% |
4% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Boston School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
139 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
62,687 students |
2,427 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$1,090,975,000 |
$31,707,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$1,039,801,000 |
$31,191,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$17,404 |
$13,064 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$16,587 |
$12,852 |
| District Graduation Rates |
n/a |
n/a |
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- Boston Latin Academy is a public exam school school in the Boston Public School system for students from 7th to 12th grade. Founded in 1877 as Girls' Latin School, the school is currently located in the Dorchester section of Boston, Massachusetts.
- History
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Boston Latin Academy was founded in 1877 as Girls' Latin School. The founding of the school was the result of citizen and parent participation and the intention to establish college preparatory training for girls. A plan to admit girls to Public Latin School was formed by the Massachusetts Society for the University Education of Women and Henry Durant, president of Wellesley College.
- A committee was formed to discuss the issue. A petition with a thousand signatures was presented to the School Board in September 1877. The board referred the question to the subcommittee on high schools.
- Meanwhile a group of parents met with the headmaster of Public Latin School and asked that their daughters be admitted. Although the headmaster was willing to teach the girls, he thought it best to wait for the sub committee's decision. Ultimately the subcommittee recommended that a separate Latin School for girls be established.
- Girls’ Latin School opened on West Newton Street in Boston’s South End in 1878. The school had only 37 pupils in its 3 classes. The first class graduated in 1880 with 6 members. The number of students grew each year. When the number of students exceeded 350 in 1898, the school committee moved the first four classes to a building in Copley Square while the fifth and sixth remained in the old building. In 1908, Girls’ Latin School moved into a new building, shared with Boston New School located on Huntington Avenue in the Fenway.
- The school remained there until 1955, when Teachers’ College expanded, forcing Girls’ Latin School to relocate to the former Dorchester High School for Girls building located in Codman Square.
- In 1972, boys were admitted for the first time to Girls Latin School. The school name was changed in 1975 and the first graduating class of Boston Latin Academy was in 1977.
- In 1981, Latin Academy moved back into the Fenway area, this time to Ipswich Street, across from Fenway Park. It remained there until the summer of 1991, when it moved back again, this time to its present location in the former Boston Technical High School, located on Townsend St. in Dorchester.
- Although Latin Academy works to create a nurturing environment, a great number of students transfer out due to the difficulty of the courses. 94% of its graduating students go on to attend four-year colleges.
- Academics
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Boston Latin Academy's curriculum is deeply rooted in the classics. Students are requried to take rigorous college preparatory classes and a required four years of Latin. Over 20 different types of Advanced Placement classes are offered along with a myriad of Honors classes. Boston Latin Academy has a long tradition of academic excellence and has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as an Outstanding American High School and by America’s Best Redbook Schools for Overall Excellence.
- Some characteristics of the school are
- Excellence in academics with a high rate of college placement
- Dedicated faculty who challenge and encourage students
- Honors and Advanced Placement Courses
- Exemplary Peer Tutoring Programs
- Supportive Alumni Association through BLAA
- Active and supportive Community Booster Club and School Parent Council
- Generous and supportive Business Partner
- Students who represent Boston’s multicultural, multiracial population
- Greenhouse and Outdoor Classroom within interior open-air courtyard
- Athletics
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Currently Latin Academy offers a wide variety of sports. The team mascot is the Jabberwock, but in recent years it has changed to the Dragon.
- Football
- Boys Soccer
- Girls Soccer
- Girls Volleyball
- Boys Cross Country
- Girls Cross Country
- Girls Basketball
- Boys Basketball
- Girls Hockey
- Boys Hockey
- Coed Swimming,
- Girls Track
- Boys Track
- Baseball
- Softball
- Boys Volleyball
- Boys Golf (created fall '08)
- Boys Tennis
- Girls Tennis
- Coed Bocce Ball
- Coed Water Polo
- Curling
- Competitive Knitting
- Croquet
- Pole Vaulting
- Admissions
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To gain admissions to Boston Latin Academy a student must take the ISEE admissions test which is administered in early November at many area Boston public schools. English and Math grades for the current academic year and previous year are the other 50% of the admissions process. Students must also be residents of Boston. Entrance is allowed in the 7th and 9th grades.
- See also
- Boston Latin School
- John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics & Science
- Boston Schoolyard Initiative
- External links
- Boston Latin Academy's website
- Boston Public Schools' Profile PDF for Boston Latin Academy
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| About This Zip Code (02121) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
25,057 people |
6,259,314 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
19% |
40% |
| Population Average Age |
29 years old
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36 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.8 persons
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2.5 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$27,211
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$49,959 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
4.8 rooms |
5.4 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
70 years old |
55 years old |
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23% / 77% |
58% / 42% |
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