Beethoven Elementary School

Beethoven Elementary School is an elementary school in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, according to federal school records. A federal count lists 287 students at the school, in pre-K through 2. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Massachusetts is about 381, so this school runs 25% smaller than that.

Boston enrolls 46,437 students in 109 schools, including Beethoven Elementary School.

Hispanic students are the largest group at Beethoven Elementary School, with 37% of enrollment. Next come 30% Black, 24% White, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 23% Hispanic. Beethoven Elementary School has a diversity index of 70%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The school has about 11.9 students per teacher and 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Massachusetts have a similar average ratio of 12.2:1.

Suffolk County has about 785,121 residents, and median household income is about $95,631, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 157 public schools in Suffolk County, with a combined enrollment of about 75,679.

The school nearest to Beethoven Elementary School is Ohrenberger School, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

In the federal locale system, Beethoven Elementary School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Federal counts put enrollment at 279 in 2020-21 and 287 in 2024-25, a 3% gain.

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