What Roxbury Preparatory Charter School does

Roxbury Preparatory Charter School is a network of three free public charter schools serving grades 5-12 in Boston, Massachusetts, operating as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit under the Uncommon Schools charter management organization. Founded in 1999 as one of the first charter schools in Massachusetts, Roxbury Prep operates two middle school campuses (Proctor Street serving grades 6-8, and Dorchester serving grades 5-8) and one high school (Roxbury Prep High School, grades 9-12), with the Proctor Street facility being a recently opened four-story state-of-the-art building serving over 900 students. The network serves more than 1,100 students and families across Boston's Roxbury, Dorchester, and Hyde Park neighborhoods, with all instruction delivered through the Uncommon Schools instructional model built on the "3 C's" framework of Curriculum, Character, and Community.

The school's service model centers on a longer school day and extended school year, a structured uniform-based environment, AP coursework, college counseling, and enrichment activities, with non-selective lottery-based admission open to all Massachusetts residents including students with IEPs and English Language Learners. Roxbury Prep reports strong outcome metrics including 95% college enrollment for the Class of 2025, $2.4 million in scholarships, 100% AP exam participation, and 695 total graduates since the first high school class in 2019.

Roxbury Prep's business model is that of a publicly funded, privately managed charter school: it charges no tuition or application fees, generates no commercial product revenue, and is funded almost entirely through per-pupil state appropriations from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, supplemented by federal special education and Title funding, and philanthropic contributions (e.g., a $225,000 Cummings Foundation grant supporting the College Access and Success Program). Enrollment is administered through the centralized Apply Boston Charters system (SchoolMint platform), with admission by random lottery. The organization is governed by a Board of Trustees and operates with no equity ownership, no venture funding, and no disclosed commercial revenue streams beyond public appropriations and donations.

Name

Roxbury Preparatory Charter School

Legal name

Roxbury Preparatory Charter School

Website

https://roxburyprep.uncommonschools.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Roxbury Preparatory Charter School is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit network of three free public charter schools (two middle, one high) serving 1,100+ students in grades 5-12 across Boston's Roxbury, Dorchester, and Hyde Park neighborhoods, operated under the Uncommon Schools network and funded by Massachusetts per-pupil appropriations.

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Product category

K-12 Charter School Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Charter School Networks (Multi-Site) (EDAJACAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Charter College-Prep & Advanced Academics Schools (EDAJACAJ)

Keywords

• Charter school education
• College preparatory programs
• K-12 public education
• Middle school education
• Nonprofit school network

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Charter School Funding: As a free public charter school, Roxbury Prep is funded through public sources (state and federal education funding) rather than tuition revenue. The school receives per-pupil funding from Massachusetts and is part of the Uncommon Schools network.

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Core offering

Roxbury Preparatory Charter School operates three tuition-free public charter school campuses in Boston, Massachusetts serving grades 5-12: two middle schools (Dorchester Campus grades 5-8 and Proctor Street Middle School grades 6-8) and Roxbury Prep High School (grades 9-12). The network delivers a college-preparatory education grounded in the Uncommon Schools "3 C's" framework — Curriculum, Character, and Community — featuring a longer school day and year, AP coursework, college counseling, and structured character development. Enrollment is open to all Massachusetts residents through a non-selective, lottery-based system with no tuition or application fees.

Product overview

Roxbury Preparatory Charter School is a network of three free public charter schools serving grades 5-12 in Boston, MA. The network includes two middle schools (Roxbury Prep Dorchester Campus for grades 5-8 and Roxbury Prep Proctor Street Middle School for grades 6-8) and Roxbury Prep High School (grades 9-12). All three schools operate under the Uncommon Schools charter school management organization, aligned around the '3 C's' framework: Curriculum, Character, and Community. The schools share a college-preparatory mission, longer school days and years, structured learning environments, and comprehensive support services including special education and English language learner programs. The network serves over 1,100 students across its three campuses in the Roxbury, Dorchester, and Hyde Park neighborhoods.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Roxbury Prep Dorchester Campus (Middle School) A free public charter middle school serving students in grades 5-8 at 206 Magnolia Street in Dorchester, MA 02121. Part of the Roxbury Prep network offering college-preparatory education with a focus on academic rigor and character development. Open to all Massachusetts residents via lottery.
• Roxbury Prep Proctor Street Middle School A free public charter middle school serving students in grades 6-8 at the new 71 Proctor Street campus in Roxbury, MA 02119. Housed in a modern, state-of-the-art four-story building with science labs, gym, performing arts spaces, and cafeteria. Offers college-preparatory curriculum aligned with the Uncommon Schools network's 3 C's framework (Curriculum, Character, Community).
• Roxbury Prep High School A free public charter high school serving students in grades 9-12 at 71 Proctor Street in Roxbury, MA 02119. The school's first graduating class was in 2019. Offers AP classes, college counseling, enrichment activities, and athletics. Graduates pursue higher education at colleges and universities across the country.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% college enrollment rate for Class of 2025
• +4 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Excel Academy Charter Schools: Excel Academy operates a network of charter schools in East Boston, Chelsea, and Boston serving grades K-12. It is a multi-site Boston-area charter network with a college-preparatory mission targeting similar underserved student populations.
• Match Charter Public School: Match Charter Public School is a Boston-based charter school serving grades K-12 with a strong college-preparatory mission. It operates a similar extended-day, college-readiness model and competes in the same Apply Boston Charters lottery system as Roxbury Prep.
• Brooke Charter Schools: Brooke Charter Schools operates multiple campuses in Boston and Chelsea serving grades K-12 with a college-preparatory focus. It is a multi-site charter network in Boston with a similar extended instructional time model and similar student demographics to Roxbury Prep.
• Boston Preparatory Charter Public School: Boston Preparatory Charter Public School is a K-12 college-prep charter school in Hyde Park, Boston. It serves a similar demographic and competes for the same Boston charter applicant pool via the Apply Boston Charters lottery.
• KIPP Massachusetts: KIPP Massachusetts operates a network of college-preparatory public charter schools in Boston and Lynn serving K-12 students. Like Roxbury Prep, KIPP MA is part of a national charter management organization (KIPP), focuses on college readiness for underserved communities, and uses extended school days/years with lottery-based enrollment.
• Pioneer Charter School of Science: Pioneer Charter School of Science operates charter schools in Massachusetts focused on STEM-focused college preparation. It is a comparable Massachusetts charter school network targeting similar college-readiness outcomes for similar student demographics.
• Boston Renaissance Charter Public School: Boston Renaissance Charter Public School is a K-12 charter school in Boston focused on college preparation and character education. It serves a similar Boston demographic and uses comparable extended-day instructional approaches.
• Conservatory Lab Charter School: Conservatory Lab Charter School is a Boston-based K-8 charter school with an extended-day, extended-year model and a college-preparatory mission. It shares the Boston charter operating context and the lottery-based enrollment system.

Broad incumbents

• Achievement First: Achievement First is a multi-state charter management organization operating college-preparatory schools in Connecticut, New York, and Rhode Island. It is a comparable large CMO using a similar extended-day, college-readiness instructional model for underserved urban students.
• Uncommon Schools: Uncommon Schools is the parent charter management organization that operates Roxbury Prep along with schools across New York and New Jersey. As the network operator, it provides the instructional model, brand, and operational backbone that defines Roxbury Prep's approach.

Market position

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Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

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