Boston Arts Academy
174 Ipswich Street, Boston, MA, 02215 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Boston Arts Academy
School Level High school
School Type Other/alternative school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Suffolk County, MA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 399 students
% Male / % Female 37%  /  63%
Total Classroom Teachers 42 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 101 students
Grade 10 - 115 students
Grade 11 - 89 students
Grade 12 - 94 students
This School
(MA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:10 1:14
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(MA) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 4% 3%
% Hispanic 29% 11%
% Black 43% 11%
% White 21% 73%
% Unknown 3 % 2%
Additional Student Information
This School
(MA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 48% 20%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 11% 4%
% 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 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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School Notes:
  • Boston Arts Academy (BAA) in Boston, Massachusetts, USA is the city’s first and only high school for the visual and performing arts. Founded in 1998, the arts are integrated throughout the academic curriculum, with the aim to motivate students to pursue higher education. BAA provides a rigorous arts and academic education to urban youth who seldom have the opportunity to focus on the arts.
  • Its 405 students reflect the diversity of the seventeen Boston neighborhoods from which they come. Because of its success with urban students, BAA is a recognized leader in public education reform movement. Its use of the arts as a strategy for improving teaching and learning has attracted national and international attention. Through the school’s Center for Arts in Education, BAA’s best practices are documented and shared with educators, administrators and policymakers worldwide.
  • BAA is a member of the Professional Arts Consortium (ProArts), an association of six Boston institutions of higher education dedicated to the visual arts, performing arts and architecture. Its members include Berklee College of Music, the Boston Architectural Center, The Boston Conservatory, Emerson College, Massachusetts College of Art, and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. ProArts coordinates programs among its members to expand educational opportunities and resources for participating institutions and works to enrich the arts and arts education in Boston and throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  • External links
  • Boston Arts Academy website
  • ProArts consortium
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (02215)
School Zip (02215)
(MA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 21,963 people 6,259,314 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 75% 40%
Population Average Age 22 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 1.6 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $27,040 $49,959
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 2.4 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 70 years old 55 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (02215)


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% Owning / % Renting 12% / 88% 58% / 42%
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