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Best kept secret at Eliot K-8 Innovation School?
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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
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
- B+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
13.4:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
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 | 68 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 105 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 49 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 67% larger than its 8th grade class (49).
Student demographics
56%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
72.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +20.0pp since 2016
Math
72.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +15.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 20 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 15 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 73.0% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 73.0% |
| 2021-22 | 67.0% | 70.0% |
| 2020-21 | 73.0% | 66.0% |
| 2018-19 | 72.0% | 73.0% |
| 2017-18 | 64.0% | 63.0% |
| 2016-17 | 52.0% | 57.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Eliot K-8 Innovation School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #65 of 920 ▲ 4 | #1 of 84 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #47 of 920 ▼ 4 | #1 of 84 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #299 of 901 | #28 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 784 | #41 of 1,086 | #4 of 94 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #682 of 938 | #64 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #379 of 938 | #34 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.5% | #43 of 317 | #5 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
784
+3 (+0%) vs 2020
+315% since 1990-91, when it was 189
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 784 | 58.6 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 792 | 59.1 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 809 | 56.9 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 781 | 57 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 635 | 43.5 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 517 | 32 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 315 | 22 | 14.3:1 | 54% (171) |
| 2000-01 | 195 | N/A | N/A | 83% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 189 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eliot K-8 Innovation School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (635 to 784); teachers up 35% (43.5 to 58.6).
About Eliot K-8 Innovation School
Eliot K-8 Innovation School is a large elementary school in Boston, located in Boston, Massachusetts. Students in pre-K through 8 attend, and enrollment is 784 students. The school's enrollment is 106% bigger than the 381 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
The district, Boston, operates 109 schools serving 46,437 students.
By race and ethnicity, Eliot K-8 Innovation School is 63% White. The rest of enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 5% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Suffolk County's population at about 46%. Eliot K-8 Innovation School has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 58.6 full-time equivalents, or about 13.4 students per teacher. The 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is lower than this school's figure.
allk12 grades Eliot K-8 Innovation School an A. The grade compares the school only with Massachusetts public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Across Suffolk County, median household income is about $95,631, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Eliot K-8 Innovation School is among the 157 public schools in Suffolk County.
The closest public school, Harvard-Kent Elementary School, is about 0.7 miles from Eliot K-8 Innovation School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
The federal government classifies Eliot K-8 Innovation School's location as City: Large.
Eliot K-8 Innovation School had 781 students in 2020-21 and 784 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Discussions about Eliot K-8 Innovation School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 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.