Enrollment
249
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSTON·NCES 250279002687
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
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- C-Test 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.
- C-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
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 17 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 18% smaller than its 8th grade class (34).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
32.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -8.0pp since 2016
Math
21.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -17.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 17 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 56.0% | 47.0% |
| 2018-19 | 45.0% | 52.0% |
| 2017-18 | 39.0% | 41.0% |
| 2016-17 | 40.0% | 38.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #771 of 920 ▲ 33 | #54 of 84 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #616 of 920 ▼ 16 | #30 of 84 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.0pp | #163 of 901 | #10 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 249 | #845 of 1,086 | #69 of 94 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.7:1 | #20 of 938 | #5 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.4% | #48 of 938 | #6 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #252 of 602 | #34 of 59 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
249
-28 (-10%) vs 2020
+14% since 2010-11, when it was 219
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 249 | 28.8 | 8.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 272 | 24 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 23 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 277 | 20 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 287 | 22.2 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 326 | 22 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 219 | 13 | 16.9:1 | 61% (134) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (287 to 249); teachers up 30% (22.2 to 28.8).
About Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot
Students in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, attend Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot, a small elementary school. Total enrollment is 249 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 8. By comparison, elementary schools in Massachusetts enroll about 381 students on average.
Boston includes 109 schools. Together they enroll 46,437 students.
About 41% of students at Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot are Hispanic, the largest single group. It is also 25% White, 22% Black, and 10% multiracial. Suffolk County's residents are about 23% Hispanic, 17 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 71% means there is a 71% chance two randomly chosen students at Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot are from different groups.
Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot reports a ratio of 8.7 students per teacher, from 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is 12.2:1.
Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 13% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
Five-year Census Bureau 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 share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Suffolk County counts 157 public schools with about 75,679 students.
Philbrick Elementary School is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
The NCES locale for Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 249, from 277 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 13.8 to 8.7 over 4 years.
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Suffolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Boston Teachers Union K-8 PilotHow 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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