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.
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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.
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.
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
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