Dr. William Henderson Upper

18 Croftland Av, Dorchester, MA Phone School Home

Academic Summary

Public

School Type

609

Students

2-12

Grades Offered

8 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

36%

Percent Proficient - Math

40%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Boston School District Living Summary view more

269,522

households

637,059

Total Population

$532,700

Average House Value

$1,620

Average Housing Rent

$71,115

Average Household Income

96.46%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

School Overview

Dr. William Henderson Upper is a public school located in Dorchester, Massachusetts. It is a school in Boston School District district.

According to the Massachusetts state assessment result, 36% of students are proficient in Math learning and 40% of students are proficient in English/language arts learning.

It has 609 students through grade 2 to 12. The students to teacher ratio is 8 to 1 where a total of 76 teachers are teaching for the school.

Student Population

A total of 609 students are attending Dr. William Henderson Upper. By gender, there are 327 and 282 female students at the school.

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic 25.3%	154	81	73
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.5%	3	3	0
Asian 7.1%	43	24	19
Black 41.4%	252	134	118
White 22.8%	139	76	63
Two or More Races 3.0%	18	9	9
Total	609	327	282

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic	29	12	17
Asian	18	10	8
Black	17	11	6
White	1	1	0
Total	65	34	31

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic	68	38	30
Asian	8	7	1
Black	104	71	33
White	85	53	32
Two or More Races	8	6	2
Total	273	175	98

Teachers & Staffs

Total 76 full-time (or equivalent) teachers work for Dr. William Henderson Upper and the students to teacher ratio is 8 to 1. 80.3% of teachers are certified. 93.4% of teachers have 3 or more years teaching experiences.

	Headcount	Note
Total FTE of Teachers	76	Students per teacher: 8 to 1
Teachers who are certified	61	80.3%
Teachers who are not certified	15	19.7%
Teachers in their first year of teaching	-	-
Teachers in their second year of teaching	5	6.6%
School counselors	-	-
Law Enforcement Officer	1	-
Security guards	-	-
Nurses	2	-
Psychologists	-	-
Social workers	-	-

Social/Economic Characteristics

A total of 269,522 households is located in Boston School District, MA area. The average home price is $532,700 and the average rent cost is $1,620. The unemployment rate is 6.60% and the average household income is $71,115.

You can view more living characteristics in Boston School District area at social and economic page.

	Value
Total Households	269,522 Households
Population	637,059
Male	328,503
Female	355,876
Child Population	150,403
Total Housing Units	294,418 Units
Average House Value	$532,700
Average Rent Cost	$1,620

Unemployment Rate	6.60%
Average Household Income	$71,115
Heath Insurance Coverage	96.46%
Internet Coverage	100.00%%

Advanced Placement Programs

Dr. William Henderson Upper offers 2 advanced placement (AP) programs. Total 30 students are enrolled in at least one (1) AP programs. 38 students are participating the SAT and/or ACT test program at Dr. William Henderson Upper.

	Number of Students Enrolled	Percent Enrolled
Number of AP program offered	2 Programs
Number of Students Enrolled in AP programs	30	5%
Number of Students Enrolled in AP Other programs	29	5%
Number of Students SAT/ACT Participation	38	6%

Academic Achievement

Achievement

Math
Reading/Language Arts

	Grade
	Overall	3	4	5	6	7	8
All students 15%	11-19%	60-69%	40-49%	20-29%	45-49%	20-29%	30-34%
American Indian/Alaska Native students	Data Protected for privacy
Asian/Pacific Islander students	Data Protected for privacy
Hispanic students 30%	21-39%	≥50%	<50%	<50%	40-59%	<50%	21-39%
Black students 20%	≤20%	<50%	<50%	<50%	21-39%	21-39%	21-39%
White students 50%	<50%	≥80%	40-59%	<50%	40-59%	<50%	<50%
Two or More Races 50%	<50%	*	***	*	***	*	*
Students with disabilities (IDEA) 20%	≤20%	40-59%	21-39%	≤20%	21-39%	≤20%	21-39%
Economically disadvantaged students 15%	11-19%	<50%	21-39%	21-39%	40-49%	30-39%	20-29%
Limited English proficient students 50%	<50%	≥50%	<50%	*	*	<50%	<50%
Female students 20%	≤20%	≥80%	40-59%	40-59%	50-59%	21-39%	21-39%
Male students 15%	11-19%	40-59%	21-39%	≤20%	40-49%	21-39%	30-39%
Homeless enrolled students	Data Protected for privacy
Foster Care Status	Data Protected for privacy
Military Connected Student Status	Data Protected for privacy

	Grade
	Overall	3	4	5	6	7	8
All students 35%	30-39%	50-59%	30-39%	40-49%	50-54%	30-39%	30-34%
American Indian/Alaska Native students	Data Protected for privacy
Asian/Pacific Islander students	Data Protected for privacy
Hispanic students 50%	40-59%	≥50%	<50%	<50%	40-59%	≥50%	21-39%
Black students 30%	21-39%	<50%	<50%	<50%	40-59%	21-39%	21-39%
White students 50%	<50%	60-79%	40-59%	<50%	40-59%	<50%	<50%
Two or More Races 50%	≥50%	*	***	*	***	*	*
Students with disabilities (IDEA) 20%	≤20%	21-39%	21-39%	≤20%	21-39%	≤20%	21-39%
Economically disadvantaged students 25%	20-29%	<50%	21-39%	21-39%	40-49%	30-39%	30-39%
Limited English proficient students 50%	<50%	≥50%	<50%	*	*	<50%	<50%
Female students 30%	21-39%	60-79%	40-59%	60-79%	50-59%	21-39%	40-59%
Male students 35%	30-39%	40-59%	21-39%	21-39%	50-59%	21-39%	11-19%
Homeless enrolled students	Data Protected for privacy
Foster Care Status	Data Protected for privacy
Military Connected Student Status	Data Protected for privacy

Bullying

Total 4 harassment and bullying has been reported at Dr. William Henderson Upper. There are 3 gender-related, 0 race, color, or nation origin, and 1 disabilities basis bullying reported.

		Total	On the basis of
		Total	Gender-related	Race, color or national origin	Disability
Hispanic	Reported	1	1	0	0
Hispanic	Disciplined	2	1	0	1
American Indian/Alaska Native	Reported	0	0	0	0
American Indian/Alaska Native	Disciplined	0	0	0	0
Asian	Reported	0	0	0	0
Asian	Disciplined	0	0	0	0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	Reported	0	0	0	0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	Disciplined	0	0	0	0
Black	Reported	3	2	0	1
Black	Disciplined	1	1	0	0
White	Reported	0	0	0	0
White	Disciplined	0	0	0	0
Two or More Races	Reported	0	0	0	0
Two or More Races	Disciplined	0	0	0	0
Total	Reported	2	3	0	1
Total	Disciplined	3	2	0	1

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