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About this school
Up Academy Holland is
an urban public school
in Dorchester, Massachusetts that is part of Boston Public Schools.
It serves 641 students
in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
Its teachers have had 80 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
93%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Jan 13, 2026
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Up Academy Holland
$46,346
raised using DonorsChoose
80
projects
funded
56
teachers
funded
544
donors
2
projects
for
basic supplies
2
projects for
technology
17
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
Up Academy Holland has received support from
287 individuals from Massachusetts and
257 individuals out-of-state.
