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Tynan Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

650 E Fourth Street, South Boston, MA 02127 · (617) 635-8641 · Part of Boston School District

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

Students
227
Students per teacher
9:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Tynan Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.8% 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–6Tynan Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–840 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts22%
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).

650 E Fourth Street, South Boston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K21
Kindergarten28
Grade 126
Grade 232
Grade 330
Grade 435
Grade 525
Grade 630
Enrollment over time
249’20
214’21
197’22
205’23
227’24

Down 8.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 38%Hispanic 34%White 14%Asian 8%Two or more races 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Tynan 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.