East Boston High School

Not to be confused with Old East Boston High School.

East Boston High School is a public high school located in the neighborhood of East Boston in Boston, Massachusetts. Specifically, the school is situated in the Eagle Hill Historic District. East Boston High is part of the Boston Public Schools system.

East Boston High School
View of East Boston High School in 2011.
Location
86 White Street Boston , Massachusetts 02128 United States
Coordinates	42.38084°N 71.03493°W / 42.38084; -71.03493
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	Class, Pride, and Tradition
Established	1880
School district	Boston Public Schools
Head of School	Phillip R. Brangiforte
Faculty	108.5 (FTE)[1]
Grades	7-12
Number of students	1,293 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	11.5[1]
Color(s)	Blue and gold
Nickname	Jets
Accreditation	NEASC
Yearbook	The Noddler
Website	www.ebhsjets.net

View of East Boston High School.

Academics

The Boston Public Schools assigns students to East Boston High School based on applicant preference and students priorities in various zones. Due to isolated geographic location, all East Boston residents are guaranteed seats at the school.^[2]

East Boston High offers various Advanced Placement courses, honors courses, and three languages; Spanish Italian and Latin. The school also accepts students with disabilities under its Special Education department. According to the 2024–2025 school report conducted by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, East Boston High is made up of 22.4% special education students.^[3]

Bilingual education classes are also offered.

East Boston High has an Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, known simply as JROTC, that students may take voluntarily. The program includes competitive rifle and drill teams.^[4]

East Boston High previously had a professional partnership school with Harvard University Graduate School of Education's Teacher Education Program.^[5]

In 1996 and 2001, the architect Doris Cole led the design of renovations to the school.

Student body

As of 2024–2025, the school is 1,252 students. Within the enrollment, 83.2% were identified as Hispanic, 5.0% as African American, 9.0% as White, 1.3% as Asian, and the rest as Pacific Islander, Native American, and multiracial.^[3]

Athletics

East Boston High School offers a range of sports. They include boys' football, basketball, baseball, and soccer along with girls' basketball, soccer, softball, and volleyball. The school's hockey, indoor track, outdoor track, and swimming teams are co-educational.^[6] Teams compete within the Boston City League of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA).

Notable faculty

• Annissa Essaibi George (social studies)

Notable alumni

• Will Blalock (did not graduate), professional basketball player^[7]
• Letterio Calapai (1923), artist
• Enrico Cappucci, politician
• James Crowley (1905), college basketball coach
• Adio diBiccari (1932), sculptor^[8]
• Frank A. Goodwin (1892), politician
• Salvatore LaMattina (1978), politician^[8]
• Michele McPhee (1988), journalist^[9]
• Johnny Rae (1952), musician
• Frank Renzulli (1975), actor^[8]
• Mario Umana (1932), politician
• John Varone (1954), professional football player
• Jermaine Wiggins (1993), professional football player^[8]