Alighieri Dante Montessori School
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 12 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 11 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 10 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 11 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 27% larger than its 6th grade class (11).
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 33 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 48 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 52.0% | 33.0% |
| 2018-19 | 39.0% | 39.0% |
| 2017-18 | 48.0% | 26.0% |
| 2016-17 | 25.0% | 8.0% |
Where Alighieri Dante Montessori School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #262 of 920 ▼ 25 | #7 of 84 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #199 of 920 ▼ 2 | #6 of 84 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +28.0pp | #3 of 901 | #2 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 109 | #1,040 of 1,086 | #93 of 94 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 109 | 11.7 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 108 | 12.1 | 9.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 108 | 12.4 | 8.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 111 | 10 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 92 | 9.8 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 90 | 4 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (92 to 109); teachers up 19% (9.8 to 11.7).
About Alighieri Dante Montessori School
Alighieri Dante Montessori School is one of the public schools in East Boston, Massachusetts. It is a very small elementary school. It teaches 109 students in pre-K through 6. Elementary schools in Massachusetts have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 71% lower.
Alighieri Dante Montessori School is one school in Boston, a system of 109 schools with 46,437 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Alighieri Dante Montessori School is 57%, a majority. The school is also 33% White, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. That is higher than the 23% Hispanic share among all Suffolk County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
Alighieri Dante Montessori School reported 11.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 9.4:1. Elementary schools in Massachusetts have an average ratio of 12.2:1.
Among Massachusetts public elementary schools, Alighieri Dante Montessori School outscored 75%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
American Community Survey estimates for Suffolk County show that median household income comes to about $95,631, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 157, with about 75,679 students.
East Boston Early Education Center, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The federal government classifies Alighieri Dante Montessori School's location as City: Large.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (111) to 2024-25 (109). The school's ratio dropped from 11.1:1 to 9.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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