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Philbrick Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

40 Philbrick Street, Roslindale, MA 02131 · (617) 635-8069 · Part of Boston School District

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

Directions
Students
131
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Philbrick Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 29% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 18% 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–6Philbrick Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–840 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts44%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

40 Philbrick Street, Roslindale

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K11
Kindergarten19
Grade 119
Grade 221
Grade 315
Grade 416
Grade 512
Grade 618
Enrollment over time
111’20
99’21
114’22
132’23
131’24

Up 18% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 40%Black 32%White 21%Two or more races 7%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Philbrick Elementary School from Boston families.

Other schools in Boston School District

The district →
Curley K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Jamaica Plain
C
902 students8:1
Murphy K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Dorchester
B−
855 students12:1
Eliot K-8 Innovation School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Boston
A
784 students13:1
Quincy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boston
B
731 students12:1
Orchard Gardens K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Roxbury
D−
689 students10:1
UP Academy Holland
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dorchester
D−
641 students14:1

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.