The brief
A private middle school in Dorchester, MA serving grades 3rd – 8th.
It ranks 292 of 414 schools in Massachusetts.
Mother Caroline Academy & Education Center is a private school: it enrolls by application and tuition, and its rating comes from the private-school model, which is not comparable with a public rating.
About this school's datarating: low confidence · 3 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
- Estimated academic score. This school does not have standardized test data. Based on 29 schools in Dorchester. Learn more
- What this rating measures: classroom size, instructional time, student diversity, community resources, and school characteristics. Private schools are ranked against other private schools in MA.
- Component weights adjusted due to data availability.
Score basis: private school model. Data coverage: 80% of scoring components had data. Components scored: 4 of 5. Ranking pool: private schools in MA.
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS) · SY 2023–24 · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 02121; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the Boston school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
The area
- Median income
- $38,565
- Median home value
- $548,100
- Median rent
- $1,316/mo
- College educated
- 20.5%
- Homeownership
- 23.1%
- Poverty rate
- 26.5%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 02121; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 86
- Very Walkable
- Transit Score
- 75
- Excellent Transit
- Bike Score
- 73
- Very Bikeable
- County reported crime
- 2,352/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 county residents, counting every city police department, sheriff's office and county police department that reported a full year to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program. Shown only where those agencies cover at least 80% of the county's residents. Not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · county context, not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Who goes here
- Black91%
- Hispanic6%
- Two or More3%
Enrollment mix: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS).
Compare nearby
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- Mother Caroline Academy & Education Center5.6
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Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.
Private · tuition: Potential private option; tuition and admission requirements have not been verified.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Mother Caroline Academy & Education Center serve?
Mother Caroline Academy & Education Center serves students in grades 3rd through 8th.
How many students attend Mother Caroline Academy & Education Center?
Mother Caroline Academy & Education Center has an enrollment of approximately 69 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mother Caroline Academy & Education Center?
The student-teacher ratio at Mother Caroline Academy & Education Center is 7.6:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 11:1 for private schools.
How does Mother Caroline Academy & Education Center rank in MA?
Mother Caroline Academy & Education Center ranks #292 of 414 private schools in MA.
What is Mother Caroline Academy & Education Center's MySchoolScout rating?
Mother Caroline Academy & Education Center has a current MySchoolScout rating of 5.6 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
Is Mother Caroline Academy & Education Center a private school?
Yes, Mother Caroline Academy & Education Center is a private all-girls school with a Roman Catholic affiliation. Private schools are not required to participate in state standardized testing, so academic performance data may be limited compared to public schools.
Is Mother Caroline Academy & Education Center a religious school?
Mother Caroline Academy & Education Center has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
School facts
- Grades
- 3rd – 8th
- Enrollment
- 69
- Gender split
- 0% M / 100% F
- Student-teacher ratio
- 7.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 9
- Type
- Private
- Coed status
- All-Girls
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- School day
- 8.5 hours
- Days per year
- 180 days
- Setting
- Large City
- County
- Suffolk County
- Phone
- (617) 427-1177
- Area population (ZIP 02121)
- 28,298
- Area average commute
- 34.5 min
- Area median age
- 34.2
NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS) (SY 2023–24).
Sources and official links
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Related reading
Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Mass. Dept. of Elementary & Secondary Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.