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Harvard-Kent Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

50 Bunker Hill Street, Charlestown, MA 02129 · (617) 635-8358 · Part of Boston School District

Boston’s School Grade C− better than 18% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
334
Students per teacher
9:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Harvard-Kent Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 30% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 13.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Boston kids: 40 middle schools

On the path

Where Boston kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Harvard-Kent Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–840 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

50 Bunker Hill Street, Charlestown

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K39
Kindergarten45
Grade 143
Grade 243
Grade 343
Grade 441
Grade 540
Grade 640
Enrollment over time
388’20
347’21
342’22
340’23
334’24

Down 13.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 41%Hispanic 28%Black 15%Asian 12%Two or more races 4%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Harvard-Kent Elementary School from Boston families.

Other schools in Boston School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Boston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.