Enrollment
140
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSTON·NCES 250279000319
Clap Elementary School
35 Harvest Street, Dorchester, MA 02125 · (617) 635-8672 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL140 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
16 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 | 10 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 6% larger than its 6th grade class (18).
Student demographics
68%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
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
15.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -14.0pp since 2016
Math
14.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -8.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 14 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 8 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.0% | 14.0% |
| 2023-24 | 18.0% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.0% | 18.0% |
| 2021-22 | 16.0% | 11.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 17.0% |
| 2018-19 | 28.0% | 21.0% |
| 2017-18 | 26.0% | 21.0% |
| 2016-17 | 29.0% | 22.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Clap Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #854 of 920 ▼ 18 | #65 of 84 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #853 of 920 ▼ 52 | #64 of 84 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #448 of 901 | #45 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 140 | #1,010 of 1,086 | #91 of 94 |
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
140
+17 (+14%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 221
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 140 | 15.6 | 9.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 130 | 16.1 | 8.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 110 | 14.5 | 7.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 123 | 13 | 9.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 157 | 12.1 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 158 | 8 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 148 | 11 | 13.4:1 | 70% (103) |
| 2000-01 | 166 | N/A | N/A | 86% (142) |
| 1990-91 | 221 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clap Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (157 to 140); teachers up 29% (12.1 to 15.6).
About Clap Elementary School
Clap Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Dorchester, Massachusetts. It teaches 140 students in pre-K through 6. Elementary schools in Massachusetts have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 63% lower.
The 109 schools in Boston enroll 46,437 students altogether, Clap Elementary School among them.
The biggest share of students at Clap Elementary School, 44%, is Hispanic. Other reported shares: 34% Black, 11% White, 7% Asian, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 23% Hispanic among all Suffolk County residents. The diversity index for Clap Elementary School is 68%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 15.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Clap Elementary School, giving a ratio of 9.0:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is 12.2:1.
In Suffolk County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $95,631, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 157 public schools in the county, enrolling about 75,679, Clap Elementary School among them.
Clap Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Boston Collegiate Charter School, its nearest public school. Clap Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Clap Elementary School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 123 to 140, a 14% rise.
Clap Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Clap Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Clap Elementary School?
Clap Elementary School enrolls approximately 140 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Clap Elementary School serve?
Clap Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Clap Elementary School?
Approximately 9.0:1 students per teacher at Clap Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Clap Elementary School?
Student demographics at Clap Elementary School are roughly 11% White, 44% Hispanic, 34% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Clap Elementary School in?
Clap Elementary School is part of Boston.
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