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Results
  • The MATCH School was ranked in the top 100 of out of more than 18,000 public high schools in the nation by the US News & World Report! Click here to read the article.

  • Every MATCH student who took the MCAS in the Spring of 2007 earned a passing score on both the Math and English sections for the third consecutive year. Eighty-three percent of MATCH students earned a score of Proficient or Advanced on the English section and 100% earned a score of Proficient or Advanced on the Math section making us the #1 high school among the 341 in Massachusetts in math proficiency!

  • The MATCH School is one of 8 charter high schools in the nation cited for outstanding results, out of over 400 reviewed by the US Department of Education. All eight schools were noted for "setting and aggressively pursuing high expectations," "achieving success in closing achievement gaps," and "meeting the needs of underserved students." View the U.S. Department of Education website highlighting this achievement (12/06). View some of our thoughts about this report here.

  • The MATCH School was named a National Charter School of the Year for 2007 by the Center for Education Reform. MATCH was one of 53 charter schools honored as the nation's outstanding charter schools. Click here to view the press release announcing the honor, or visit the Center for Education Reform website.

  • 99% of the first four graduating classes - 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 - have been accepted into four-year colleges or universities. Their choices include Boston College, Brown, Dartmouth, Duke, Georgetown, Notre Dame, Smith, and Spelman College. Click here to see the entire list.

  • MATCH is the #1 open-admissions Boston high school on the MCAS, out of 33 such schools. MATCH students are among the top-performing students in Massachusetts, eclipsing almost all suburban schools (see In The News)

  • Daily Absenteeism is 3%. In most local high schools, Daily Absenteeism is about 10% to 15%

  • Over 640 students applied in 2007 for just 65 freshman slots.

  • MATCH surveys parents exhaustively each year. Click here for the results. The median parent rates MATCH a 10 out of 10 points in overall satisfaction!

  • In 2005, MATCH was named a Vanguard School by Mass Insight.

  • MATCH was one of two schools nationwide to be chosen by the US Department of Education for its Advanced Placement Initiative, a major grant which began in 2004.

  • In 2003, MATCH was named one of nine high-performing urban high schools in Massachusetts by Mass Inc., a non-partisan think tank

  • View MATCH's 2007-08 No Child Left Behind Report Card