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.
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."Student Assignment Policy ." Boston Public Schools. Retrieved on April 15, 2009.
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.
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.
East Boston High previously had a professional partnership school with Harvard University Graduate School of Education's Teacher Education Program."Professional Partnership Schools: East Boston High School." Harvard University Graduate School of Education. Retrieved on April 15, 2009.
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.
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. Teams compete within the Boston City League of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA).
East Boston High School has competed in 4 State Championships for Boys Basketball and won them 1985: East Boston 59-46 Bartlett 1986: East Boston 69-66 Millbury 1992: East Boston 59-51 Athol 1999: East Boston 62-57 Quabbin
East Boston Head Coach at the time was Mike Rubin Sr. Leading East Boston to 4 Division 2 State Championships. He has led them to countless North Sectional Finals 1985: East Boston 64-37 North Andover 1986: East Boston 69-54 Swampscott 1990: Salem 68-66 East Boston 1992: East Boston 69-60 Bishop Fenwick 1999: East Boston 69-66 Westford Academy 2002: Charlestown 89-63 East Boston 2003: Charlestown 82-67 East Boston
He would step down in 2003 taking the headmaster position in East Boston High School.
East Boston would still go on to make sectional finals 2004: East Boston 50-48 Salem but would go on to lose in the final four 2005: Charlestown 74-72 East Boston Since 2005 East Boston has yet to reach a Sectional Final
East Boston boys soccer has made sectional finals, semi finals, and Final Fours. 1986 East Boston defeated Hamilton-Wenham 4–1 in the North Division 3 final but would go on to lose in the final four. 1987 East Boston would make the North Division 3 final but would lose this time to St. Mary's 2–1. 2018 East Boston would make the North Division 1 semifinals but would lose 2–1 to St. John's Prep. 2024 East Boston would be the #4 seed in the Statewide Division 4 State Tournament. East Boston would make the final four but would lose in double overtime to Cohasset 2-1 (2OT).
East Boston boys football has made many EMass Championships in the 1980s-2000's. 1986: Division 5 Eastern Mass. Final Greater Lowell 12-10 East Boston 1994: Division 5A Eastern Mass. Final East Boston 18-14 West Roxbury 1995: Division 5B Eastern Mass. Final Nantucket 40-6 East Boston 1999: Division 5A Eastern Mass. Final Martha's Vineyard 27-12 East Boston 2000: Division 5B Eastern Mass. Final Greater Lowell 45-18 East Boston 2004: Division 3A Eastern Mass. Final East Boston 28-22 North Shore 2007: Division 3A Eastern Mass. Final Greater Lawrence 19-6 East Boston 2009: Division 4 Eastern Mass. Final Whittier RVT 14-12 East Boston. East Boston has won 2 Eastern Massachusetts Championships in the 8 Eastern Massachusetts finals they have been in.
East Boston baseball has also made sectional finals or playoffs runs. In 1981 they made the Division 2 South Final 1981: East Boston 6-5 Boston Latin (10Inn.) East Boston defeated Boston Latin in the final after 10 Innings but would lose the final four.
In 1987 East Boston would make the Division 3 North Final against St. Mary's 1987 St. Mary's 5-3 East Boston St. Mary's defeated East Boston in the final and would eventually go on to win the Division 3 Championship.
In 2016 East Boston would go on to make the Division 3 North Semi Finals this was their path RO16 #4 East Boston 4-3 #13 Amesbury QF #4 East Boston 5-4 #5 St. Mary's Lynn SF #1 North Reading 14-7 #4 East Boston
East Boston Softball has had 1 Appearance in the Division 3 North Final. They lost in the final to Austin Prep. 2005 Austin Prep 7-2 East Boston
Notable faculty Annissa Essaibi George (social studies)
Notable alumni Will Blalock (transferred), professional basketball player Letterio Calapai (1923), artist Enrico Cappucci, politician James Crowley (1905), college basketball coach Adio diBiccari (1932), sculptor Frank A. Goodwin (1892), politician Salvatore LaMattina (1978), politician Michele McPhee (1988), journalist Johnny Rae (1952), musician Frank Renzulli (1975), actor Mario Umana (1932), politician John Varone (1954), professional football player Jermaine Wiggins (1993), professional football player Phillip R. Brangiforte (1986), Headmaster East Boston High School 2013-Present
References
External links
Official website Profile at Boston Public Schools