Health Careers Academy

Infobox Secondary school
name = Academy

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established = 1998
type = Public Secondary
principal = Dr. Caren Walker Gregory
students = 170
grades = 9–12
city = Boston
state = Massachusetts
country = USA
district = Boston Public Schools
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website = http://www.healthcareersacademy.org

Health Careers Academy (HCA) is one of several Horace Mann Charter Schools in the Boston Public Schools system. [ [http://www.doe.mass.edu/charter/tech_advisory/03_1.html Massachusetts Charter Schools] .]

Located in Boston, Massachusetts on the campus of Northeastern University, HCA is a college prep high school with a focus on careers in the health professions. Among its partners is the Center for Community Health Education Research and Service (CCHERS), which noted a need in the community for a more diverse population of health care providers.

Awards and honors

* In 2006 recognized as one of the top 10 Boston Area High Schools according to the Boston Globe. [ [http://boston.k12.ma.us/schools/RC648.pdf Boston Public Schools] ]
* In 2007 recognized for being one of 3 schools in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to graduate 100% of its students of the class of 2006. [ [http://www.boston.k12.ma.us/bps/news/news-2-2-07.asp Boston Public Schools] ]
* In 2003 renewed as a Horace Mann Charter School by the Massachusetts Department of Education. [ [http://boston.k12.ma.us/schools/RC648.pdf Boston Public Schools] ]

Demographics

The demographic at HCA indicates that the students come from several diverse areas of Boston. [ [http://www.doe.mass.edu/charter/reports/inspect/0452.pdf Massachusetts Charter Schools] ]
* Dorchester (40%)
* Mattapan (16%)
* Roxbury (15%)
* Hyde Park (9%)
* Roslindale (6%)
* Other (14%) The demographics at the school also indicate a racially diverse student body. [ [http://boston.k12.ma.us/schools/RC648.pdf Boston Public Schools] ]
* African-American (70%)
* Hispanic (21%)
* White (4%)
* Asian (4%)
* Native American (1%)

Approximately 61% of the student body is on a reduced school lunch program. The school’s special education population is at 12%. Average daily attendance at the school is 94%. [ [http://www.doe.mass.edu/charter/reports/inspect/0452.pdf Massachusetts Charter Schools] ]

Notes

ee also

* List of school districts in Massachusetts

External links

* [http://www.healthcareersacademy.org Official website]
* [http://www.cchers.org/education_healthcareersacademy.html CCHERS]
* [http://boston.k12.ma.us/schools/schname.asp#H Boston Public Schools]
* [http://www.masscharterschools.org/ Massachusetts Charter Schools]
* [http://profiles.doemass.org/home.asp?mode=so&ot=12&o=2009&so=2010-13 Massachusetts Department of Education]