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Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot

25 Walk Hill Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 · (617) 635-7717 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL249 STUDENTS
Enrollment
249
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
17
Kindergarten
28
Grade 1
26
Grade 2
25
Grade 3
27
Grade 4
27
Grade 5
25
Grade 6
23
Grade 7
17
Grade 8
34
Student demographics
White
6225%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 51%
Hispanic
10141%
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 26%
Black
5522%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 10%
Asian
42%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 7%
Two+
2510%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
11948%
Female
13052%

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
32.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -8.0pp since 2016
Math
21.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -17.0pp since 2016
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
249
-38 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 12.9:1
% White
25%
was 31%
% Hispanic
41%
was 38%
% Black
22%
was 25%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot

Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot is a small K-5 school in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Boston. The school instructs 249 students in grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot sits 35% smaller than that benchmark.

Boston runs 109 schools in total, collectively educating 46,437 students. Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 25% White, 22% Black, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot logs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

Around the school, Suffolk County reports that median household earnings sit near $95,631, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Suffolk County's 157 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students), Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot is one campus in the mix.

Philbrick Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot.

Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot operates from a high-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot's enrollment has shrank 13% since 2018, when it stood at 287 (now 249). Over the same period, the White share declined from 31% to 25%. Class-load math has fell: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

Suffolk County at a glance

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Population
785,121
Census ACS
Median income
$95,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
157
75,679 students

Quick facts

School name
Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot
District
Boston
Address
25 Walk Hill Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Phone
(617) 635-7717
County
Suffolk County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
249
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
8.7:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
250279002687
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot
How many students attend Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot?
Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot enrolls approximately 249 students in grades PK-08.
Is Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot an elementary, middle, or high school?
Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot is approximately 8.7:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot?
Student demographics at Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot are roughly 25% White, 41% Hispanic, 22% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot in?
Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot is part of Boston.
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