High school (grades 9-12) · Revere, MA

Citylab Innovation High School

Federal NCES profile for Citylab Innovation High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 251005001659
0/100100/10039/100
👥 S:T ratio
61
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
94
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Citylab Innovation High School earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 82% of Massachusetts schools.

#1 of 11
public schools in Revere · Resource Index
39
Resource Index · Typical
9.8:1
small classes for Massachusetts
117
students enrolled

Citylab Innovation High School has class sizes smaller than 82% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Citylab Innovation High School ranks #1 of 11 public schools in Revere, MA.

School address

Enrollment

117

Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

12.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

9.8:1

vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg

-20% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Citylab Innovation High School compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Citylab Innovation High School

Citylab Innovation High School is a small high school in Revere, Massachusetts, enrolling 117 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 9.8:1 puts it in the smaller third of Massachusetts schools by student-teacher ratio.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 93% of Massachusetts schools, with 117 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,831 scored Massachusetts schools.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (70%) and White (22%) (diversity index 46/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 29 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 79.5% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.

Among Revere's high schools, it stands alongside Revere High (2,115 students): Citylab Innovation High School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (9.8:1 vs 14.3:1).

Revere also operates Revere High (2,115 students) and A. C. Whelan Elementary School (658 students) alongside Citylab Innovation High School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Citylab Innovation High School compares

Citylab Innovation High School on the metrics families compare, against Massachusetts and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Massachusetts Massachusetts avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9.8:1 ▼ 20% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 117 top 93% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

9.8:1
Leaner classes than 90% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
117
Bigger than 12% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
9.8:1
students per teacher - 20% below state mean
Top 18% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 82% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
79.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$19,856
per pupil, district-wide - below Massachusetts avg of $22,458
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors4.0 FTE
Per 29 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 11 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 69.8%
White 22.4%
Asian 3.4%
Two or More 2.6%
African American 1.7%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 69.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 46.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 46.0, Citylab Innovation High School is about as mixed as the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Revere, which includes Citylab Innovation High School.

$19,856
Per student
-12%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+20%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 12.7%
State 72.5%
Federal 14.7%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Citylab Innovation High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Revere High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
A. C. Whelan Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Garfield Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Staff Sargent James J. Hill Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Abraham Lincoln Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Citylab Innovation High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Revere · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools in Revere

1 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Massachusetts, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Citylab Innovation High School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Citylab Innovation High School

How many students attend Citylab Innovation High School?

Citylab Innovation High School has 117 students enrolled. It is a high school in Revere, MA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Citylab Innovation High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Citylab Innovation High School is 9.8:1, which is 20% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 38% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Citylab Innovation High School?

The largest demographic group at Citylab Innovation High School is Hispanic or Latino at 69.8% of enrollment, in Revere, MA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Citylab Innovation High School?

Citylab Innovation High School has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Citylab Innovation High School rank among public schools in Revere?

By Resource Investment Index, Citylab Innovation High School ranks #1 of 11 public schools in Revere, MA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Revere on the city page.

Is Citylab Innovation High School a good school?

Citylab Innovation High School earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 82% of Massachusetts schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Revere?

Besides Citylab Innovation High School, Revere also operates Revere High (2,115 students), A. C. Whelan Elementary School (658 students), and Garfield Elementary School (639 students). See the Revere district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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