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The public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students in Massachusetts

Across Massachusetts, 1,043 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School leads the list at 84.1%, against a median of 5.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
1,043
Massachusetts
Top % Black
84.1%
Median % Black
5.2%
MOST BLACK · MASSACHUSETTS
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1Benjamin Banneker Charter Public SchoolCambridge, MABenjamin Banneker Charter Public35284.1%(296)
2Taylor Elementary SchoolMattapan, MABoston34377.5%
3Oscar F RaymondBrockton, MABrockton86476.6%(662)
4Mattahunt Elementary SchoolMattapan, MABoston58170.6%(410)
5Gilmore Elementary SchoolBrockton, MABrockton44470.5%(313)
6Shaw-Taylor Elementary SchoolDorchester, MABoston52868.9%(364)
7Barrett Russell Early Childhood CenterBrockton, MABrockton20967.9%(142)
8Edgar B DavisBrockton, MABrockton1,00964.3%(649)
9Dr W Arnone Community SchoolBrockton, MABrockton76361.7%(471)
10KIPP Academy Boston Charter SchoolMattapan, MAKIPP Academy Boston Charter School64659.1%(382)
11Bridge Boston Charter SchoolRoxbury, MABridge Boston Charter School32959.0%(194)
12Chittick Elementary SchoolMattapan, MABoston24857.7%(143)
13DowneyBrockton, MABrockton60257.1%(344)
14Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter SchoolBoston, MADudley Street Neighborhood Charter School29356.3%(165)
15J F Kennedy ElementaryRandolph, MARandolph45356.3%(255)
16Manthala George Jr. SchoolBrockton, MABrockton83855.7%(467)
17Louis F Angelo ElementaryBrockton, MABrockton87555.7%(487)
18Mildred Avenue K-8 SchoolMattapan, MABoston60155.1%(331)
19Orchard Gardens K-8 SchoolRoxbury, MABoston68955.0%(379)
20Boston Renaissance Charter Public SchoolHyde Park, MABoston Renaissance Charter Public93854.4%(510)
21BrookfieldBrockton, MABrockton53254.3%(289)
22John F KennedyBrockton, MABrockton53954.2%(292)
23Martin E Young ElementaryRandolph, MARandolph32054.1%(173)
24Holmes Elementary SchoolDorchester, MABoston28353.0%(150)
25Ellison-Parks Early Education SchoolMattapan, MABoston19052.6%(100)
26Mary E. Baker SchoolBrockton, MABrockton76952.4%(403)
27HancockBrockton, MABrockton68052.2%(355)
28Mason Elementary SchoolRoxbury, MABoston20550.7%(104)
29UP Academy Charter School of DorchesterBoston, MAUP Academy Charter School of Dorchester64050.6%(324)
30Conservatory Lab Charter SchoolDorchester, MAConservatory Lab Charter45450.4%(229)
31Winthrop Elementary SchoolDorchester, MABoston22650.4%(114)
32Margaret L DonovanRandolph, MARandolph41549.9%(207)
33Trotter Elementary SchoolDorchester, MABoston35249.7%(175)
34King Elementary SchoolDorchester, MABoston46449.6%(230)
35Fletcher/Maynard AcademyCambridge, MACambridge24949.4%(123)
36Hale Elementary SchoolRoxbury, MABoston16249.4%(80)
37Channing Elementary SchoolHyde Park, MABoston19449.0%(95)
38Lee K-8 SchoolDorchester, MABoston55147.9%(264)
39North Randolph Elementary SchoolRandolph, MARandolph28247.9%(135)
40UP Academy HollandDorchester, MABoston64145.9%(294)
41Haynes Early Education CenterRoxbury Plain, MABoston16844.6%(75)
42Learning First Charter Public SchoolWorcester, MALearning First Charter Public School66643.7%(291)
43Lee AcademyDorchester, MABoston19543.1%(84)
44Haley Pilot SchoolRoslindale, MABoston36042.5%(153)
45Young Achievers K-8 SchoolMattapan, MABoston48942.3%(207)
46Everett Elementary SchoolDorchester, MABoston28841.3%(119)
47Edwin A Jones Early Childhood CenterStoughton, MAStoughton10139.6%(40)
48Tynan Elementary SchoolSouth Boston, MABoston22737.9%(86)
49Grew Elementary SchoolHyde Park, MABoston19836.9%(73)
50Kennedy-LongfellowCambridge, MACambridge21536.7%(79)
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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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