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| Boston Latin Academy | |
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205 Townsend Street , United States | |
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| Type | Public coeducational exam school |
| Motto | 'Vita Tua Sit Sincera' (Latin) ('Let Thy Life be Sincere') |
| Established | November 27, 1877 |
| School district | Boston Public Schools |
| Head of School | Gavin Smith |
| Faculty | about 90 |
| Grade level | 7–12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 1,767 (2018–19)[1] |
| Color(s) | Black and gold |
| Athletics | Dragons |
| Mascot | Jabberwock/Dragon |
| Nickname | "BLA" "Dragons" |
| Rival | John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics & Science[2] formerly Boston Technical High School |
| National ranking | 279[3] |
| Newspaper | Dragon Tales |
| Website | www |
Boston Latin Academy (BLA) is a public exam school founded in 1878 in Boston, Massachusetts providing students in grades 7th through 12th a classical preparatory education.
Originally named Girls' Latin School, it became the first college preparatory high school for girls in the United States.[4] Coeducational since 1972, the school is located in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston and is part of Boston Public Schools (BPS).
- ^ "Enrollment Data (2021-22) - Boston Latin Academy (00350545)".
- ^ "Bailey Belony sparks Boston Latin Academy to a triumph over Thanksgiving rival O'Bryant at Fenway Park". Boston Globe. November 22, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Best U.S. High Schools". U.S. News & World Report.
- ^ "About BLA". Boston Latin Academy. Retrieved August 13, 2023.