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The English High School
144 Mcbride Street, Jamaica Plain, MA, 02130-2659 -  Map
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms The English High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Suffolk County, MA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1314 students
% Male / % Female 51%  /  49%
Total Classroom Teachers 96 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 390 students
Grade 10 - 288 students
Grade 11 - 286 students
Grade 12 - 350 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 2% 5%
% Hispanic 50% 14%
% Black 44% 8%
% White 5% 71%
Additional Student Information
This School ( MA ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 66% 24%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 5% 5%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
( MA ) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Boston School District
This School's Agency ( MA ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 139 3
Number of Students Managed 60,607 students 1,973 students
District Total Revenue $1,090,975,000 $24,738,000
District Expenditure $1,039,801,000 $23,460,000
District Revenue / Student $18,001 $19,938
District Expenditure / Student $17,156 $10,244
District Graduation Rates n/a n/a
School Notes:
  • The English High School of Boston, Massachusetts is a high school that was founded in 1821.
  • The school is currently located in the Jamaica Plain area of Boston, its seventh location in the city. Its second location, on the corner of Pickney and Anderson Streets, eventually became the Phillips School, a school for then free born and emancipated African Americans before the American Civil War.
  • Sports: Each Thanksgiving since 1887, English has played Boston Latin in football in one of the oldest school rivalries in the United States.
  • Notable Alumni: J.P. Morgan - financier.
  • Louis Sullivan - architect.
  • Samuel Pierpont Langley - onetime director of the Smithsonian Institute.
  • Matthew Ridgway - major-general.
  • Leonard Nimoy - actor.
  • Louis Farrakhan.
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (02130)
School Zip (02130) (MA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 36,293 people 6,259,314 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 51% 40%
Population Average Age 34 years old 36.5 years old
Average Household size 2.3 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $46,592 $49,984
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.9 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 69 years old 55 years old
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