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Curley K-8 School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

493 Centre St., Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 · (617) 635-8176 · Part of Boston School District

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

Directions
Students
902
Students per teacher
8:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Curley K-8 School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 27% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 8 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–8Curley K-8 SchoolYou are here
7–840 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency23%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts36%
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 ↗

493 Centre St., Jamaica Plain

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K86
Kindergarten99
Grade 189
Grade 288
Grade 3102
Grade 4101
Grade 597
Grade 688
Grade 775
Grade 877
Enrollment over time
913’20
900’21
931’22
912’23
902’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 39%White 31%Black 18%Two or more races 7%Asian 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Curley K-8 School from Boston families.

Other schools in Boston School District

The district →
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
McKay K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · East Boston
D
640 students10:1

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.