Dr William Henderson Upper, MA

RegularPublic SchoolGrade 2–Grade 12Ungraded Offered
18 Croftland Av, Dorchester, MA 02124
(617) 635-6365

How Dr William Henderson Upper Compares with other Public Schools

Overall Score48
1 ← Poor Great → 100

Students and Teachers

Enrollment and Staffing at Dr William Henderson Upper

630Students
-Low-Income Students
55Teachers
11 :1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Enrollment by Gender

GenderSchoolMAUS
Female 45%48%48%
Male 55%52%52%

Enrollment by Grade

GradeSchoolMAUS
Grade 2 11%15%13%
Grade 3 7%15%13%
Grade 4 7%16%14%
Grade 5 7%16%14%
Grade 6 10%18%15%
Grade 7 8%19%17%
Grade 8 10%19%17%
Grade 9 10%20%17%
Grade 10 10%20%17%
Grade 11 9%20%17%
Grade 12 9%21%19%
Ungraded 1%10%8%

Enrollment by Ethnicity

EthnicitySchoolMAUS
Asian 8%7%4%
Black 40%9%14%
Caucasian 21%61%54%
Hispanic or Latino 26%18%22%
Native American <1%<1%2%
Other 4%4%4%

Academic Progress

Math and Reading Proficiency at Dr William Henderson Upper

41%Math Proficiency
42%Reading Proficiency
42%Average Proficiency
99%Test Participation

Proficiency by Gender

GenderSchoolMAUS
Female 44%58%50%
Male 37%53%45%

Proficiency by Grade

GradeSchoolMAUS
Grade 3 64%51%50%
Grade 4 50%50%49%
Grade 5 44%50%48%
Grade 6 32%48%45%
Grade 7 27%43%45%
Grade 8 27%48%45%
High School 60%80%48%

Proficiency by Ethnicity

EthnicitySchoolMAUS
Asian 74%62%59%
Black 32%42%38%
Caucasian 54%60%54%
Other 50%52%51%

Proficiency by Disadvantaged Groups

GroupSchoolMAUS
Homeless 24%41%43%
Limited English 24%32%34%
Low-Income 40%42%39%
With Disabilities 27%27%28%

Graduation Rates

Graduation Rates at Dr William Henderson Upper

74%Overall Rate
74%Low-Income
50%Limited English
70%With Disabilities

Graduation by Ethnicity

EthnicitySchoolMAUS
Black 80%65%69%
Caucasian 50%85%79%

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