Middle school (grades 6-8) · Boston, MA

Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School

Federal NCES profile for Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 48/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 250007702091Charter school
0/100100/10048/100
👥 S:T ratio
72
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
89
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Massachusetts schools.

#5 of 16
public schools in Boston · Resource Index
48
Resource Index · Typical
7.1:1
small classes for Massachusetts
114
students enrolled

Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School has class sizes smaller than 96% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School ranks #5 of 16 public schools in Boston, MA.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-19 students YoY

Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School shrank from 114 students in 2022-23 to 95 in 2023-24 (-16.7%).

Teacher FTE lost 16.8 → 13.3 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-19 students YoY 250007702091 · Boston, MA Middle · SMALL · CHARTER

114 enr · 7.1:1 · RII 48

Nearest enrollment peer: Mitkof Middle School (114 students)

Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School shrank from 114 students in 2022-23 to 95 in 2023-24 (-16.7%). Teacher FTE lost 16.8 → 13.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →

How Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School compares

Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Massachusetts and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Massachusetts Massachusetts avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 7.1:1 ▼ 42% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 114 top 94% - -

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

7.1:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
114
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
7.1:1
students per teacher - 42% below state mean
Top 4% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
89.5%
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
$43,202
per pupil, district-wide - above Massachusetts avg of $23,695
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 57 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
14
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 12.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 14.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Programs

District finance for Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public (District) reports $43,202 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide middle schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School

How many students attend Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School?

Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School has 114 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Boston, MA. CCD year-over-year: 114 (2022-23) → 95 (2023-24), down 19.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School?

The student-teacher ratio at Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School is 7.1:1, which is 42% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 55% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School?

Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School has a Resource Investment Index of 48/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School rank among public schools in Boston?

By Resource Investment Index, Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School ranks #5 of 16 public schools in Boston, 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 Boston on the city page.

What other schools are in Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public (District)?

None; Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public (District) is a single-school charter district, and Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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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