Enrollment
391
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSTON·NCES 250279000220
Ellis Elementary School
302 Walnut Avenue, Roxbury, MA 02119 · (617) 635-8257 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · 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 | 32 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 123% larger than its 6th grade class (26).
Student demographics
49%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
13.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +1.0pp since 2016
Math
7.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -9.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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 1 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 9 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13.0% | 7.0% |
| 2023-24 | 14.0% | 9.0% |
| 2022-23 | 12.0% | 8.0% |
| 2021-22 | 15.0% | 5.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 6.0% |
| 2018-19 | 12.0% | 14.0% |
| 2017-18 | 7.0% | 12.0% |
| 2016-17 | 12.0% | 16.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Ellis Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.0% | #902 of 920 ▼ 15 | #80 of 84 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #879 of 920 ▼ 22 | #71 of 84 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #510 of 901 | #52 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #462 of 1,086 | #43 of 94 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #510 of 938 | #63 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.9% | #516 of 938 | #54 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #224 of 602 | #28 of 59 |
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
391
+29 (+8%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 544
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 391 | 31.3 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 340 | 35.5 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 318 | 35.8 | 8.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 362 | 37 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 33 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 444 | 27 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 319 | 26 | 12.3:1 | 90% (286) |
| 2000-01 | 442 | N/A | N/A | 86% (380) |
| 1990-91 | 544 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ellis Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (457 to 391); teachers down 5% (33 to 31.3).
About Ellis Elementary School
Students in Roxbury, Massachusetts, attend Ellis Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. Total enrollment is 391 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 6.
Boston has 46,437 students in 109 schools, and Ellis Elementary School is one of those schools.
The largest group at Ellis Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 65%. Smaller groups are 28% Black, 4% White, and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 23% of Suffolk County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for Ellis Elementary School is 49%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ellis Elementary School is 12.5:1, based on 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
The school is in Suffolk County, where the median household earns about $95,631 a year, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Suffolk County, 157 public schools serve about 75,679 students.
Ellis Elementary School's nearest public school is Higginson Inclusion K0-2 School (about 0.1 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 391, compared with 362 in 2020-21. Students per teacher increased from 9.8 in 2020-21 to 12.5 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Ellis Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Ellis Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Ellis Elementary School?
Ellis Elementary School enrolls approximately 391 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Ellis Elementary School serve?
Ellis Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Ellis Elementary School have?
Ellis Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
How diverse is Ellis Elementary School?
Ellis Elementary School reports a student body of 4% White, 65% Hispanic, 28% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Ellis Elementary School?
Ellis Elementary School is overseen by Boston in Suffolk County.
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