Dorchester Collegiate Academy Charter Middle School
131 Hancock St
Dorchester MA, 02125, Suffolk County
Phone: 617-379-3029
Ranking: 
(1,159 out of 1,316, bottom 12%)*
(1,159 out of 1,316, bottom 12%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 4 to Grade 8
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 7 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| Total Students: | 195 | 141 | 110 | 70 | 40 | |||||
| Grade 4: | 39 | 20.0% | 35 | 24.8% | 35 | 31.8% | 30 | 42.9% | 40 | 100.0% |
| Grade 5: | 39 | 20.0% | 35 | 24.8% | 36 | 32.7% | 40 | 57.1% | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 37 | 19.0% | 36 | 25.5% | 39 | 35.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 43 | 22.1% | 35 | 24.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 37 | 19.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 99 | 50.8% | 76 | 53.9% | 62 | 56.4% | 42 | 60.0% | 16 | 40.0% |
| Female: | 96 | 49.2% | 65 | 46.1% | 48 | 43.6% | 28 | 40.0% | 24 | 60.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.7% | 2 | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 46 | 23.6% | 28 | 19.9% | 17 | 15.5% | 14 | 20.0% | 10 | 25.0% |
| Black: | 135 | 69.2% | 101 | 71.6% | 85 | 77.3% | 51 | 72.9% | 26 | 65.0% |
| White: | 7 | 3.6% | 5 | 3.5% | 5 | 4.5% | 4 | 5.7% | 4 | 10.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 2.6% | 4 | 2.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.9% | 1 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 67 | 34.4% | 87 | 61.7% | 81 | 73.6% | 55 | 78.6% | 24 | 60.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 2.1% | 9 | 6.4% | 12 | 10.9% | 8 | 11.4% | 2 | 5.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 28.30 | 10.85 | 11.28 | 12.96 | 18.18 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 31% | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 20% | 57% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 31% | 53% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 34% | 47% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 18% | 51% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 26% | 52% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 51% | 67% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 63% | 61% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 21% | 65% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 28% | 59% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 50% | 57% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 30% | 61% |
| 2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 10% | 50% |
| 2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 24% | 52% |
| 2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 13% | 51% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 53% | 66% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 45% | 67% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 32% | 60% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 51% | 60% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 44% | 71% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 9% | 52% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Dorchester Collegiate Academy Charter Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.