Frederick Pilot Middle School

Summary:

Frederick Pilot Middle School is a public middle school located in Dorchester, MA, serving 323 students in grades 6-8. The school has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup that includes 33.75% African American, 52.32% Hispanic, and 8.67% Asian students.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($30,979 in 2020-2021) compared to the state and district averages, Frederick Pilot Middle School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing middle schools in Massachusetts, with proficiency rates in MCAS Next Generation assessments that are significantly lower than the state and Boston district averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 8.31% of students at Frederick Pilot Middle School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 39.17% statewide and 26.91% in Boston.

The school's struggles to serve its diverse student population are particularly evident in the low performance of African American and Hispanic students, who rank in the bottom 5% of Massachusetts middle schools in English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, the school's performance for English Language Learners and Homeless students is relatively better, ranking in the middle third of Massachusetts middle schools in these subgroups. This suggests that the school may have the capacity to improve if the right strategies and resources are put in place to address the root causes of its persistent underperformance.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 270 Columbia Road
       Dorchester, MA  02121


(617) 635-1650

District: Boston

SchoolDigger Rank:
476th of 493 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $30,979 Help


Feeder schools for Frederick Pilot Middle School:

Elementary:    Adams Elementary School
    Alighieri Dante Montessori School
    Baldwin Early Learning Pilot Academy
    Bates Elementary School
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Student/teacher ratio:  7.6 Help
Number of students:  323

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
52.3%
African American:
33.7%
Asian:
8.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  79% Help


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Compare Details Frederick Pilot Middle School ranks worse than 96.6% of middle schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked middle schools in the Boston School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.01. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (52.3%), African American (33.7%), Asian (8.7%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Frederick Pilot Middle School is 7.6. 1 middle schools in the Boston School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Frederick Pilot Middle School is $30,979. 1 middle schools in the Boston School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Frederick Pilot Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Frederick Pilot Middle School 476th of 493 Massachusetts public middle schools. (See Frederick Pilot Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Boston:

SchoolDigger ranks Boston 305th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Frederick Pilot Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Frederick Pilot Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 3.17 341st 344 0.9%
2005 2.90 351st 356 1.4%
2006 2.15 394th 399 1.3%
2007 2.11 393rd 399 1.5%
2008 2.02 401st 407 1.5%
2009 2.85 397th 409 2.9%
2010 2.65 426th 434 1.8%
2011 4.36 432nd 449 3.8%
2012 6.96 425th 455 6.6%
2013 8.93 415th 455 8.8%
2014 3.70 442nd 455 2.9%
2015 3.20 431st 441 2.3%
2016 4.43 469th 482 2.7%
2017 3.79 475th 487 2.5%
2018 6.88 462nd 484 4.5%
2019 3.74 484th 498 2.8%
2021 6.86 487th 501 2.8%
2022 5.30 487th 497 2.0%
2023 5.15 491st 501 2.0%
2024 7.01 476th 493 3.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Frederick Pilot Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.47 64th 127 49.6%
2019 39.30 71st 138 48.6%
2021 51.15 29th 135 78.5%
2022 43.26 67th 154 56.5%
2023 43.46 70th 155 54.8%
2024 40.62 89th 180 50.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Frederick Pilot Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.32 439th 467 6.0%
2019 7.33 467th 484 3.5%
2021 11.99 470th 489 3.9%
2022 7.80 492nd 503 2.2%
2023 16.48 432nd 444 2.7%
2024 16.49 434th 441 1.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Frederick Pilot Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.13 413th 438 5.7%
2019 6.78 438th 452 3.1%
2021 11.19 446th 462 3.5%
2022 7.23 481st 489 1.6%
2023 6.60 473rd 481 1.7%
2024 9.48 457th 469 2.6%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Frederick Pilot Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 22.41 23rd 25 8.0%
2022 16.33 25th 26 3.8%
2023 18.74 23rd 26 11.5%
2024 17.68 33rd 36 8.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Frederick Pilot Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.10 457th 463 1.3%
2019 3.41 471st 478 1.5%
2021 7.58 469th 483 2.9%
2022 5.81 486th 494 1.6%
2023 5.86 481st 489 1.6%
2024 7.43 469th 481 2.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Frederick Pilot Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.73 402nd 417 3.6%
2019 16.39 406th 424 4.2%
2021 20.96 396th 431 8.1%
2022 20.20 411th 445 7.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Frederick Pilot Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.11 444th 466 4.7%
2019 4.30 471st 478 1.5%
2021 7.14 480th 485 1.0%
2022 5.93 491st 497 1.2%
2023 4.90 483rd 489 1.2%
2024 7.44 467th 483 3.3%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Frederick Pilot Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 7.42 472nd 491 3.9%
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Rank History for Tested Remotely students at Frederick Pilot Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 10.96 331st 339 2.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Frederick Pilot Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.34 109th 119 8.4%
2019 2.15 127th 128 0.8%
2021 2.70 122nd 123 0.8%
2022 2.16 135th 135 0.0%
2023 1.62 134th 134 0.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Frederick Pilot Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.99 158th 172 8.1%
2019 13.48 183rd 195 6.2%
2021 12.19 190th 193 1.6%
2022 11.58 210th 212 0.9%
2023 11.30 202nd 209 3.3%
2024 10.96 200th 202 1.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Frederick Pilot Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.45 299th 309 3.2%
2019 10.05 315th 322 2.2%
2021 12.56 330th 335 1.5%
2022 10.44 366th 368 0.5%
2023 9.41 360th 364 1.1%
2024 14.21 365th 378 3.4%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Frederick Pilot Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2004 16 414 7 237 4 n/a n/a 0 678
2005 11 392 9 241 5 n/a n/a 0 658
2006 10 408 6 243 7 n/a n/a 4 678
2007 12 382 7 233 2 n/a n/a 4 640
2008 20 358 10 250 3 n/a n/a 4 645
2009 24 337 7 265 1 0 6 0 640
2010 22 332 6 273 5 0 13 0 651
2011 18 315 7 263 4 0 8 0 615
2012 20 307 16 278 4 0 7 0 632
2013 20 320 12 246 3 2 11 0 614
2014 18 273 12 249 0 2 16 0 570
2015 7 261 19 251 1 2 11 0 552
2016 9 228 34 189 1 2 9 0 472
2017 7 238 48 211 0 1 14 0 519
2018 5 218 39 217 0 0 15 0 494
2019 6 204 32 196 0 1 14 0 453
2020 9 186 39 203 0 1 16 0 454
2021 7 153 40 172 0 0 9 0 381
2022 5 126 36 162 1 0 10 0 340
2023 8 109 28 169 2 1 6 0 323

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Frederick Pilot Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2004 678 34.0 19.9 78.9
2005 658 50.0 13.2 85.9
2006 678 56.7 12.0 85.5
2007 640 50.0 12.8 88.8
2008 645 46.4 13.9 85.3
2009 640 53.8 11.9 85.9
2010 651 52.6 12.3 88.5
2011 615 57.0 10.7 82.3
2012 632 55.6 11.3 71.2
2013 614 55.7 11.0 80.5
2014 570 52.6 10.8 88.6
2015 552 42.0 13.1 79
2016 472 41.0 11.5 n/a
2017 519 34.7 14.9 n/a
2018 494 48.0 10.2 n/a
2019 453 47.2 9.5 n/a
2020 454 44.7 10.1 n/a
2021 381 40.3 9.4 n/a
2022 340 42.3 8.0 n/a
2023 323 41.9 7.6 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Frederick Pilot Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2004 678 34.0 19.9 78.9
2005 658 50.0 13.2 85.9
2006 678 56.7 12.0 85.5
2007 640 50.0 12.8 88.8
2008 645 46.4 13.9 85.3
2009 640 53.8 11.9 85.9
2010 651 52.6 12.3 88.5
2011 615 57.0 10.7 82.3
2012 632 55.6 11.3 71.2
2013 614 55.7 11.0 80.5
2014 570 52.6 10.8 88.6
2015 552 42.0 13.1 79
2016 472 41.0 11.5 n/a
2017 519 34.7 14.9 n/a
2018 494 48.0 10.2 n/a
2019 453 47.2 9.5 n/a
2020 454 44.7 10.1 n/a
2021 381 40.3 9.4 n/a
2022 340 42.3 8.0 n/a
2023 323 41.9 7.6 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Frederick Pilot Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,699 (6.7%) $23,829 (93.3%) $25,528
2020 $1,519 (5.7%) $24,923 (94.3%) $26,442
2021 $2,436 (7.9%) $28,543 (92.1%) $30,979

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Frederick Pilot Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 484th of 498 Middle schoolsRanks 491st of 501 Middle schools
 0.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Frederick Pilot Middle School)1912.5
 6.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Boston)3630
 6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5442.3
 11.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Frederick Pilot Middle School)145.4
 8.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Boston)3126
 5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)5141
 10%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Frederick Pilot Middle School)51
 4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Boston)3225.9
 6.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)4840.5
 7.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Frederick Pilot Middle School)61
 5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Boston)3322.9
 10.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4838.1
 9.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Frederick Pilot Middle School)56.2
 1.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Boston)3430.2
 3.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5143.7
 7.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Frederick Pilot Middle School)113.1
 7.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Boston)3424.4
 9.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4737.7
 9.3%
8th Grade Science (Frederick Pilot Middle School)50.8
 4.2%
   8th Grade Science (Boston)2422.8
 1.2%
   8th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4640.9
 5.1%
All Grades English Language Arts (Frederick Pilot Middle School)95.7
 3.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Boston)3629.3
 6.7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Frederick Pilot Middle School)102.8
 7.2%
   All Grades Mathematics (Boston)3325.6
 7.4%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (Frederick Pilot Middle School)50.8
 4.2%
   All Grades Science (Boston)2523.1
 1.9%
   All Grades Science (Massachusetts)4741.2
 5.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students453323
 28.7%
African American204109
 46.6%
American Indian02
Asian3228
 12.5%
Hispanic196169
 13.8%
Pacific Islander11
White68
 33.3%
Two or More Races146
 57.1%


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Frederick Pilot Middle School ranks in the bottom 3.4% of Massachusetts middle schools.

Students at Frederick Pilot Middle School are 52% Hispanic, 34% African American, 9% Asian, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 323 students attended Frederick Pilot Middle School.

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