C−
Boston School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Boston.
Boston’s School Grade C− better than 18% of Massachusetts school districts
Students
46,094
Schools
108
Spent per student
$39,929
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
11:1
What stands out about Boston School District
- Its letter, C−: results better than 18% of Massachusetts districts
- Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
- Reading proficiency 13 pts below the state
- Graduation rate 8 pts below the state
- Spends 51% more per student than the MA average
- 11 students per teacher
The School Grade
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
C−: better than 18% of the 394 Massachusetts school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
DThe town it serves, and its School Grade
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Boston. Grade by grade →
PK–673 schoolsThis district
7–840 middle schoolsThis district
9–1223 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. MA
2021–22 · class of 2023Math proficiency27%
State average 40.7% · 21,974 students tested
Reading / language arts31%
State average 43.7% · 21,954 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)81%
State average 89.2% · 3,767 in the class
98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$39,929 per student · 51% above MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 41%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 62%State 25%Federal 14%
Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
46,255’20
44,958’21
45,643’22
45,399’23
46,094’24
About steady since 2020–21.
Students
Hispanic 45%Black 29%White 14%Asian 8%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
108 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools.
Curley K-8 School
C902 students8:1
Murphy K-8 School
B−855 students12:1
Eliot K-8 Innovation School
A784 students13:1
Quincy Elementary School
B731 students12:1
Orchard Gardens K-8 School
D−689 students10:1
UP Academy Holland
D−641 students14:1
McKay K-8 School
D640 students10:1
Mario Umana Academy
D634 students10:1
Mildred Avenue K-8 School
D−601 students11:1
Blackstone Elementary School
D−582 students10:1
Mattahunt Elementary School
D581 students11:1
Sumner Elementary School
C−576 students11:1
Lee K-8 School
D551 students9:1
Shaw-Taylor Elementary School
D−528 students9:1
Condon K-8 School
D518 students9:1
Lyndon K-8 School
B−512 students12:1
Warren-Prescott K-8 School
B507 students11:1
Edison Elementary School
D502 students9:1
Young Achievers K-8 School
D−489 students11:1
Mather Elementary School
D473 students11:1
King Elementary School
D464 students10:1
Dever Elementary School
D445 students11:1
Otis Elementary School
C408 students13:1
Kilmer K-8 School
B−401 students10:1
Kennedy John F Elementary School
C−399 students14:1
Ellis Elementary School
D391 students12:1
Hernandez K-8 School
D372 students14:1
Gardner Pilot Academy
C−364 students9:1
Roosevelt K-8 School
D364 students10:1
Tobin K-8 School
D−364 students10:1
Haley Pilot School
C−360 students8:1
Greenwood Sarah K-8 School
D−357 students9:1
Russell Elementary School
C−356 students12:1
Winship Elementary School
B+353 students14:1
Trotter Elementary School
D−352 students11:1
Hurley K-8 School
C−335 students12:1
Harvard-Kent Elementary School
C334 students9:1
Kenny Elementary School
C−329 students10:1
Mendell Elementary School
C+309 students11:1
Bradley Elementary School
B+292 students11:1
Everett Elementary School
C−288 students11:1
Beethoven Elementary School
287 students12:1
Holmes Elementary School
D283 students9:1
Bates Elementary School
C−281 students10:1
Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School
C−279 students11:1
Guild Elementary School
D259 students9:1
O'Donnell Elementary School
D256 students10:1
Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot
B+249 students9:1
Chittick Elementary School
C−248 students9:1
Adams Elementary School
C−237 students7:1
Tynan Elementary School
D227 students9:1
Winthrop Elementary School
D−226 students9:1
Perry Elementary School
C−213 students10:1
Mason Elementary School
D205 students9:1
Grew Elementary School
C198 students10:1
Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Lower
196 students8:1
Lee Academy
C−195 students11:1
Channing Elementary School
C−194 students9:1
Ellison-Parks Early Education School
D190 students10:1
East Boston Early Education Center
176 students11:1
Haynes Early Education Center
168 students11:1
Perkins Elementary School
C−167 students9:1
Baldwin Early Learning Pilot Academy
165 students9:1
Hale Elementary School
B162 students11:1
Manning Elementary School
B+159 students11:1
Mozart Elementary School
B−155 students11:1
Higginson Inclusion K0-2 School
154 students9:1
Conley Elementary School
D148 students8:1
Clap Elementary School
C−140 students9:1
Philbrick Elementary School
C131 students10:1
Alighieri Dante Montessori School
B−109 students9:1
West Zone Early Learning Center
76 students7:1
Horace Mann School for the Deaf Hard of Hearing
D−73 students2:1
Hennigan K-8 School
D472 students9:1
Lyon K-8 School
D143 students7:1
Melvin H. King South End Academy
D−125 students3:1
Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Upper
C−631 students8:1
Ohrenberger School
C477 students11:1
Higginson-Lewis K-8 School
D−213 students9:1
Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy
D565 students11:1
Quincy Upper School
C−557 students12:1
Boston Latin School
A+2,424 students19:1
Boston Latin Academy
A1,693 students18:1
O'Bryant School of Math & Science
A+1,509 students15:1
East Boston High School
C−1,252 students12:1
TechBoston Academy
D−850 students12:1
Charlestown High School
D754 students8:1
English High School
D720 students10:1
New Mission High School
C−715 students12:1
Brighton High School
D−667 students9:1
Ruth Batson Academy
C−604 students10:1
Margarita Muniz Academy
D428 students9:1
Albert D Holland School of Technology
D399 students10:1
Frederick Pilot Middle School
D−215 students7:1
Carter School
28 students28:1
Madison Park Technical Vocational High School
D−1,121 students9:1
Boston Arts Academy
C500 students10:1
Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy
D−490 students9:1
Snowden International High School
C−421 students11:1
Community Academy of Science and Health
D−398 students13:1
Fenway High School
C362 students12:1
Excel High School
D−301 students7:1
Another Course To College
C−253 students11:1
Boston Collaborative High School
210 students10:1
Lyon High School
C−95 students7:1
Greater Egleston High School
78 students9:1
Community Academy
58 students5:1
Boston Adult Tech Academy
227 students10:1
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Massachusetts.