School overview
Lee Academy
What the public record says about Lee Academy's approved closure and family transition. Part of Boston Public Schools.
What is changing at Lee Academy?
Lee Academy is a Boston Public Schools pilot school serving pre-kindergarten through Grade 3. BPS says the Boston School Committee approved closing the school at the end of the 2026-27 school year, in June 2027. The district says it will stop enrolling new pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students in fall 2026, while remaining students receive registration priority and transition support.
The closure is an approved decision
BPS says the Boston School Committee approved the closure on December 17, 2025. The earlier community-meeting decks described the decision as pending; the later closure record establishes the outcome.
The school is winding down by grade
BPS says no new pre-kindergarten or kindergarten students will enroll beginning in fall 2026. Students then in Grade 3 transition in June 2026, and students then in Grade 2 advance to Grade 3 and transition in June 2027.
BPS cites building and program constraints
The district says the building cannot support a full pre-kindergarten-to-Grade-6 or pre-kindergarten-to-Grade-8 span, is not ADA compliant, and lacks space for later elementary grades and teacher collaboration.
Family supports are planned
BPS says remaining students will receive priority in registration, and its student guide describes individualized counseling, school-choice assistance, specialized-services planning, records transfer, and transportation support.
The public plan describes district supports and priorities, but it does not establish that a particular student received a particular placement or service.
What is on the public record
BPS says the Boston School Committee approved the closure on this date.
BPS describes this as the end of the 2026-27 school year.
This is a closure-page snapshot, not a current enrollment series.
The same BPS appendix lists a facilities condition score of 23 out of 100.
Major projects
Lee Academy closure and family transition
Closure approved; transition in progressBPS has approved closing Lee Academy after the 2026-27 school year and says it will provide registration priority and school-based transition support to remaining families.
- BPS presented its closure recommendation
- Boston School Committee approved the closure
- BPS says students then in Grade 3 transition in June 2026
- BPS says new pre-kindergarten and kindergarten enrollment stops in fall 2026
- BPS states the school will close at the end of the 2026-27 school year
Funding
No closure-project budget identified
BPS describes transition staffing and support but the reviewed materials contain no project budget.
Review covers BPS's school-specific closure record, two December 2025 community-meeting slide decks, and the student and staff transition guides linked by BPS.
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