Boston School District
Public
Grades PK–12 DSchool Grade
Public schools for Boston.
At a glance
46,094Students enrolled
108Schools
$39,929Spent per student
11:1Student–teacher ratio
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Boston
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs MA
Math proficiency22%
State average 36%
Reading / language arts33%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)75%
State average 88.8%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$39,929
per student each year · 51% above the MA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
46,255’20
44,958’21
45,643’22
45,399’23
46,094’24
Students
Hispanic · 45%20,647
Black · 29%13,335
White · 14%6,531
Asian · 8%3,704
Two or more races · 4%1,657
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%117
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools108 in district
Curley K-8 SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 902 students · Jamaica Plain
CPublicMurphy K-8 SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 855 students · Dorchester
B-PublicEliot K-8 Innovation SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 784 students · Boston
APublicQuincy Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 731 students · Boston
BPublicOrchard Gardens K-8 SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 689 students · Roxbury
D-PublicUP Academy HollandElementary · Grades PK–6 · 641 students · Dorchester
D-PublicMcKay K-8 SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 640 students · East Boston
DPublicMario Umana AcademyElementary · Grades PK–8 · 634 students · East Boston
DPublicMildred Avenue K-8 SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 601 students · Mattapan
DPublicBlackstone Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 582 students · Boston
D-PublicMattahunt Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 581 students · Mattapan
DPublicSumner Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 576 students · Roslindale
C-PublicLee K-8 SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 551 students · Dorchester
DPublicShaw-Taylor Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 528 students · Dorchester
D-PublicCondon K-8 SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 518 students · South Boston
DPublicLyndon K-8 SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 512 students · West Roxbury
B-PublicWarren-Prescott K-8 SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 507 students · Charlestown
BPublicEdison Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 502 students · Brighton
DPublicYoung Achievers K-8 SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 489 students · Mattapan
D-PublicMather Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 473 students · Dorchester
DPublicHennigan K-8 SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 472 students · Jamaica Plain
DPublicKing Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 464 students · Dorchester
DPublicDever Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 445 students · Dorchester
DPublicOtis Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 408 students · East Boston
CPublicKilmer K-8 SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 401 students · West Roxbury
B-PublicKennedy John F Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 399 students · Jamaica Plain
C-PublicEllis Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 391 students · Roxbury
DPublicHernandez K-8 SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 372 students · Roxbury
DPublicGardner Pilot AcademyElementary · Grades PK–8 · 364 students · Allston
C-PublicRoosevelt K-8 SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 364 students · Hyde Park
DPublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.