Education
The Patrick O'Hearn School, Edward Everett Elementary School, Boston Collegiate Charter School, the Mather School, the John Winthrop School, the William E. Russell School, the Roger Clap School, the John W. McCormack School, and the Lilla G. Frederick Pilot Schools are in Uphams Corner.
The Uphams Corner Charter School was closed in June 2009 because its charter was revoked by the Massachusetts Department of Education. From 2007 through 2009, this school was not in Uphams Corner but in Lower Roxbury on Huntington Avenue.
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