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Chittick Elementary School

154 Ruskindale Road, Mattapan, MA 02126 · (617) 635-8652 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL248 STUDENTS
Enrollment
248
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
0
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K3715%
Kindergarten4619%
Grade 13615%
Grade 23113%
Grade 33213%
Grade 42711%
Grade 5218%
Grade 6187%

This year's kindergarten class (46) is 156% larger than its 6th grade class (18).

Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
135%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
8434%
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
14358%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
62%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
13655%
Female
11245%

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
21.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -2.0pp since 2016
Math
19.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +2.0pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 2 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 2 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2521.0%19.0%
2023-2424.0%31.0%
2022-2327.0%23.0%
2021-2224.0%19.0%
2020-2136.0%11.0%
2018-1932.0%24.0%
2017-1830.0%19.0%
2016-1723.0%17.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Chittick Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Suffolk County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
19.0%#798 of 920
▼ 153
#60 of 84
▼ 27
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
21.0%#786 of 920
▼ 83
#56 of 84
▼ 19
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-1.5pp#298 of 901#22 of 83
Enrollment
ranked largest first
248#854 of 1,086#70 of 94
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
9.4:1#59 of 938#15 of 75
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
54.9%#403 of 938#38 of 75
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-19.0%#140 of 602#16 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 2024-25
Enrollment
248
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 409
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 7.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2524826.59.4:1N/A
2023-2422826.38.7:1N/A
2022-2323229.87.8:1N/A
2020-21246347.2:1N/A
2017-1830624.112.7:1N/A
2015-163102313.5:1N/A
2010-112881915.2:181% (234)
2000-01340N/AN/A80% (272)
1990-91409N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chittick Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 19% (306 to 248); teachers up 10% (24.1 to 26.5).

About Chittick Elementary School

Chittick Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Mattapan, Massachusetts. Students in pre-K through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 248 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Massachusetts average about 381 students.

Boston counts 109 schools and 46,437 students, including Chittick Elementary School.

A majority of students at Chittick Elementary School, 58%, are Black. The rest of enrollment is 34% Hispanic, 5% White, and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Suffolk County, the Black share is about 18%. By the diversity index, Chittick Elementary School comes in at 55%.

Its 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 9.4:1. That ratio is under the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.

Chittick Elementary School is located in Suffolk County, where median household income is about $95,631, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 157 public schools in Suffolk County, with a combined enrollment of about 75,679.

Boston Preparatory Charter Public School is located about 0.5 miles from Chittick Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

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

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 246 to 248, a small change. The ratio was 7.2:1 in 2020-21 and 9.4:1 in 2024-25.

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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
Chittick Elementary School
District
Boston
Address
154 Ruskindale Road, Mattapan, MA 02126
Phone
(617) 635-8652
County
Suffolk County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
248
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
9.4:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
250279000255
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Chittick Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Chittick Elementary. Chittick Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Chittick Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Chittick Elementary School?
Chittick Elementary School enrolls approximately 248 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Chittick Elementary School serve?
Chittick Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chittick Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chittick Elementary School is approximately 9.4:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Chittick Elementary School?
Chittick Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 34% Hispanic, 58% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Chittick Elementary School?
Chittick Elementary School is overseen by Boston in Suffolk County.
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