Lilla G. Frederick Pilot Middle School, the last standalone middle school in the Boston district, has closed.
The Boston Globe reports that closing the Frederick campus is part of the district’s effort to address declines in enrollment in the 48,000-student district and shift students to schools that house grades 7 to 12.
Plans were first announced in 2018 to phase out middle school campuses over five years. One by one, the schools closed. By the time the Frederick’s closure came up for a vote in 2024, the community did not put up a fight…