Jeremiah E Burke High School
60 Washington Street, Dorchester, MA, 02121-3105 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Jeremiah E Burke High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Suffolk County, MA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 784 students
% Male / % Female 53%  /  47%
Total Classroom Teachers 57 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 274 students
Grade 10 - 184 students
Grade 11 - 157 students
Grade 12 - 169 students
This School
(MA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:14 1:14
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(MA) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 3% 3%
% Hispanic 17% 11%
% Black 78% 11%
% White 2% 73%
Additional Student Information
This School
(MA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 59% 20%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 4% 4%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(MA) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Boston School District
This School's Agency
(MA) District Average
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
In the News:
  • House votes to outlaw obscene messages (Boston Globe)
    posted on February 25, 2010 at 07:02:53 am
    BOSTON The House of Representatives has voted to outlaw the sending of sexually graphic instant messages to minors. The change is designed to close a loophole in Massachusetts law that led the state’s highest court earlier this month to overturn the conviction of a man accused of sending explicit instant messages to a 13-year-old girl. The measure unanimously approved yesterday ...
  • Teen gets 2 years for gun in school (FOX 25 Boston)
    posted on February 25, 2010 at 12:52:42 am
    BOSTON - A Dorchester teen has been sentenced to two years in jail for bringing a gun to English High School in 2008.
  • Youth collaborative is stung over fatal shooting of teenager (Boston Globe)
    posted on February 13, 2010 at 05:48:43 am
    When word that Deyquan Gomez had been fatally shot reached the Dorchester Youth Collaborative on Thursday morning, it cast a pall over the office. The 14-year-old had occasionally stopped by and in recent weeks had grown more interested in the center’s message of nonviolence and positive living.
  • Family, school mourn teen's death (Boston Herald)
    posted on February 12, 2010 at 05:17:37 am
    A 14-year-old Mattapan youth brazenly gunned down in broad daylight just steps from his family's home was...
  • New gear, tutors give Hub school teams a chance (Boston Globe)
    posted on December 29, 2009 at 09:23:26 am
    As a witness to one lost opportunity after another, Anne Marie De Barros has spent years in the Boston public schools wondering when one of the most glaring inequities in Massachusetts high school sports would end.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (02121)
School Zip (02121)
(MA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 25,057 people 6,259,314 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 19% 40%
Population Average Age 29 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 2.8 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $27,211 $49,959
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.8 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 71 years old 55 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (02121)


Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 23% / 77% 58% / 42%
School Map:
1. Boston Latin Academy - 1686 students - 0.7 mi. away - view location
2. Egleston Community High School - 107 students - 1.0 mi. away - view location
3. Codman Academy Charter School - 107 students - 1.3 mi. away - view location
4. Economics And Business Academy - 271 students - 1.3 mi. away - view location
5. Expulsion Alt School - n/a - 1.3 mi. away - view location
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