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How has Eliot K-8 Innovation School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
784
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSTON·NCES 250279000230
Eliot K-8 Innovation School
16 Charter Street, Boston, MA 02113 · (617) 635-8545 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL784 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
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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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
72.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +20.0pp since 2016
Math
72.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +15.0pp since 2016
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
784
+149 (+23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.6:1
% White
63%
was 59%
% Hispanic
15%
was 17%
% Black
5%
was 7%
% Asian
9%
was 9%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Eliot K-8 Innovation School
Located at 16 Charter Street, in Boston, Massachusetts, Eliot K-8 Innovation School is a heavily attended K-5 school that works with 784 students (grades pre-K through 8), overseen by Boston. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so Eliot K-8 Innovation School sits 106% bigger than that benchmark.
Eliot K-8 Innovation School is one of 109 schools operated by Boston, a district that educates 46,437 students overall.
On demographics, Eliot K-8 Innovation School shows that 63% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 15% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 7% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 46% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Eliot K-8 Innovation School has 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Suffolk County indicate the typical household earns roughly $95,631 per year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Suffolk County's 157 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students), Eliot K-8 Innovation School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Harvard-Kent Elementary School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Eliot K-8 Innovation School.
Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Eliot K-8 Innovation School has rose 23%, going from 635 students in 2018 to 784 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Boston
- Boston Latin SchoolHigh · 2,424 students
- Boston Latin AcademyHigh · 1,693 students
- O'Bryant School of Math & ScienceHigh · 1,509 students
- East Boston High SchoolHigh · 1,252 students
- Madison Park Technical Vocational High SchoolHigh · 1,121 students
- Curley K-8 SchoolElementary · 902 students
Other schools in Boston
- Boston Latin SchoolHigh · 2,424 students
- Match Charter Public SchoolCombined · 1,189 students
- Quincy Elementary SchoolElementary · 731 students
- English High SchoolHigh · 720 students
- UP Academy Charter School of DorchesterElementary · 640 students
- Blackstone Elementary SchoolElementary · 582 students
Nearby schools
- Harvard-Kent Elementary School0.7 mi · 334
- Alighieri Dante Montessori School0.9 mi · 109
- Adams Elementary School0.9 mi · 237
- Warren-Prescott K-8 School1.0 mi · 507
- McKay K-8 School1.0 mi · 640
- East Boston Early Education Center1.0 mi · 176
Frequently asked questions
About Eliot K-8 Innovation SchoolHow large is Eliot K-8 Innovation School?
Eliot K-8 Innovation School enrolls approximately 784 students in grades PK-08.
Is Eliot K-8 Innovation School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Eliot K-8 Innovation School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Eliot K-8 Innovation School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Eliot K-8 Innovation School is approximately 13.4:1 (59 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Eliot K-8 Innovation School?
Student demographics at Eliot K-8 Innovation School are roughly 63% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% Black, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Eliot K-8 Innovation School public or private?
Eliot K-8 Innovation School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Boston.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.