Enrollment
293
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUDLEY STREET NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 250054302763
Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School
6 Shirley Street, Boston, MA 02119 · (617) 227-8055 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- DTest 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
15.4:1
19 FTE teachers
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 | 43 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
23.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -3.0pp since 2016
Math
15.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +6.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 3 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 6 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.0% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 15.0% | 14.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 21.0% | 17.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 9.0% |
| 2018-19 | 31.0% | 32.0% |
| 2017-18 | 32.0% | 23.0% |
| 2016-17 | 26.0% | 9.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #844 of 920 ▲ 9 | #63 of 84 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #761 of 920 ▲ 83 | #49 of 84 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #504 of 901 | #51 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 293 | #729 of 1,086 | #60 of 94 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #887 of 938 | #73 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #423 of 938 | #44 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.2% | #240 of 317 | #15 of 21 |
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
293
-1 (0%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 29.4:1
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 | 293 | 19 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 288 | 19 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 278 | 19.5 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 294 | 10 | 29.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 284 | 19 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 255 | 18 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (284 to 293); teachers unchanged (19 to 19).
About Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School
Located in Boston, Massachusetts, Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School is a small elementary school. The school enrolls 293 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Massachusetts is about 381, so this school runs 23% smaller than that.
In federal data, the district for Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School is the school itself.
A majority of students at Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School, 56%, are Black. The next largest groups are 38% Hispanic and 3% White. The school's Black share is 38 points above the 18% share among Suffolk County residents. Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.4 students per teacher. The 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is lower than this school's figure.
Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 13% of Massachusetts public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Census Bureau estimates for Suffolk County show that median household income is 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%. Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School is one of 157 public schools in Suffolk County, which together enroll about 75,679 students.
The closest public school, Mason Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles from Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School had 294 students in 2020-21 and 293 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 29.4:1 in 2020-21 to 15.4:1 in 2024-25.
The Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter SchoolHow many students attend Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School?
Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School enrolls approximately 293 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School serve?
Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School.
How diverse is Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School?
Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School reports a student body of 3% White, 38% Hispanic, 56% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School in?
Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School is part of Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.