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D−

Winthrop Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

35 Brookford Street, Dorchester, MA 02125 · (617) 635-8379 · Part of Boston School District

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

Directions
Students
226
Students per teacher
9:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Winthrop Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 34 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 32 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Boston kids: 40 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–6Winthrop Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–840 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

35 Brookford Street, Dorchester

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K17
Kindergarten28
Grade 140
Grade 238
Grade 332
Grade 428
Grade 521
Grade 622
Enrollment over time
231’20
212’21
237’22
241’23
226’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 50%Hispanic 38%Two or more races 4%White 4%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Winthrop 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.