Ellis Elementary School

Ellis Elementary School is an average-sized elementary campus in Roxbury, Massachusetts, operated by Boston. The school instructs 391 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Boston runs 109 schools in total, collectively educating 46,437 students. Ellis Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Ellis Elementary School records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 65%. The remainder is composed of 28% Black, 4% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Suffolk County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Suffolk County put median household income runs about $95,631, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Ellis Elementary School is one of 157 public schools in Suffolk County (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students).

The closest other public school is Higginson Inclusion K0-2 School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ellis Elementary School has edged down 14%, going from 457 students in 2018 to 391 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 40% to 28% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

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