Dever Elementary School

Dever Elementary School is a primary school of medium-sized scale in Dorchester, Massachusetts, part of Boston, serveing 445 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 109 schools in Boston (46,437 students total), Dever Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Dever Elementary School logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 66%. Other groups include 22% Black, 8% White, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Dever Elementary School lists 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Dever Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Suffolk County put the typical household earns roughly $95,631 per year, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Suffolk County runs 157 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students), of which Dever Elementary School is one.

Ruth Batson Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Dever Elementary School.

Dever Elementary School operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 25%: 356 students in 2018 compared to 445 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 61% to 66% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 10.4:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.

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