Community Academy
🇺🇸 Official data · 2025Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts 02130 · Boston
About Community Academy
Community Academy is a public high located in Jamaica Plain, in the Boston school district of Massachusetts, United States. It caters for Grades 9–12. In 2025 it enrolled 58 students. Traditional public schools run by a school district; free to attend.
Its Success Index (US) is 25.7 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of high schools in United States. Its strongest component is students per teacher (59th percentile), and its weakest is reading proficiency (10th percentile).
Other published figures: enrollment 58.
There are 7 schools in Jamaica Plain; Community Academy ranks 7th of 7 scored schools there.
Success Index (US) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against high schools across United States.
- Math proficiency (30%)24.5%
- Reading proficiency (30%)24.5%
- Community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%)–
- Students per teacher (15%)5.8
The Success Index (US) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Community Academy by the official sources.
- Enrollment
- 58
- Students enrolled in the latest NCES directory year.
- Students per teacher
- 5.8
- Enrollment divided by FTE teachers; not class size.
- Reading proficiency
- 24.5%
- Share of tested students proficient or above (all students, all grades).
- Math proficiency
- 24.5%
- Share of tested students proficient or above (all students, all grades).
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Schools near Community Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (US).
English High School
Boston · Public high · Grades 7–12
720 students · 586 m away
Greater Egleston High School
Roxbury · Public high · Grades 9–12
78 students · 665 m away
Hernandez K-8 School
Roxbury · Public elementary · Grades PK–8
372 students · 704 m away
Mendell Elementary School
Roxbury · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
309 students · 865 m away
Margarita Muniz Academy
Boston · Public high · Grades 7–12
428 students · 905 m away
Ellis Elementary School
Roxbury · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
391 students · 1.2 km away
Curley K-8 School
Jamaica Plain · Public elementary · Grades PK–8
902 students · 1.3 km away
Higginson Inclusion K0-2 School
Roxbury · Public elementary · Grades PK–2
154 students · 1.3 km away
Kennedy John F Elementary School
Jamaica Plain · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
399 students · 1.4 km away
Trotter Elementary School
Dorchester · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
352 students · 1.5 km away
Similar schools
Public high schools in Massachusetts with a comparable Enrollment.
Leominster Center for Excellence
Leominster · Public high · Grades 9–12
65 students
Springfield Public Day High School
Springfield · Public high · Grades 9–12
65 students
Amesbury Innovation High School
Amesbury · Public high · Grades 9–12
50 students
Wareham Cooperative Alternative School
Wareham · Public high · Grades 9–12
39 students
Greater Egleston High School
Roxbury · Public high · Grades 9–12
78 students
Leblanc Therapeutic Day School
Lowell · Public high · Grades 9–12
36 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Community Academy a good school?
Community Academy has a Success Index (US) of 25.7 out of 100 (Lower 50% of high schools in United States). The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Community Academy rank in Massachusetts?
Community Academy is not ranked: schools need a published Enrollment and at least 60 students to be ranked.
How many students attend Community Academy?
Community Academy had 58 students in 2025.
Is Community Academy a elementary school or a high school?
Community Academy is classified as a high covering Grades 9–12. It is a public school.
What other schools are near Community Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Community Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (US) and distance, and can be compared side by side.