Enrollment
288
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSTON·NCES 250279000227
Everett Elementary School
71 Pleasant Street, Dorchester, MA 02125 · (617) 635-8778 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- C-Test 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.
- DThree-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
11.3:1
26 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 | 13 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 14% smaller than its 6th grade class (42).
Student demographics
69%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
33.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -16.0pp since 2016
Math
20.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -18.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 16 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 18 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 10.0% |
| 2018-19 | 41.0% | 42.0% |
| 2017-18 | 44.0% | 37.0% |
| 2016-17 | 49.0% | 38.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Everett Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #785 of 920 ▼ 57 | #56 of 84 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #603 of 920 ▼ 4 | #27 of 84 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.0pp | #105 of 901 | #5 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 288 | #749 of 1,086 | #62 of 94 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #297 of 938 | #51 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.1% | #81 of 938 | #13 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.9% | #182 of 317 | #11 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
288
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 344
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 288 | 25.6 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 278 | 24 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 269 | 22.1 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 285 | 22 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 272 | 19.5 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 275 | 18 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 270 | 19 | 14.2:1 | 76% (205) |
| 2000-01 | 341 | N/A | N/A | 79% (268) |
| 1990-91 | 344 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Everett Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (272 to 288); teachers up 31% (19.5 to 25.6).
About Everett Elementary School
Everett Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Dorchester, Massachusetts, one of the schools in Boston. Total enrollment is 288 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 6. By comparison, elementary schools in Massachusetts enroll about 381 students on average.
District-wide, Boston has 109 schools and 46,437 students.
No group is above 50% at Everett Elementary School; the largest is Black, at 41%. The school is also 34% Hispanic, 11% White, 11% Asian, and 2% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 18%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
There are about 11.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Everett Elementary School, which has 25.6. The school's 11.3:1 compares with an average of 12.2:1 for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
On the allk12 Grade, Everett Elementary School lands at D, ahead of 14% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
For Suffolk County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $95,631 a year, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Suffolk County number 157, with about 75,679 students.
Mather Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES describes the area around Everett Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Everett Elementary School enrolled 285; in 2024-25, 288. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.9:1 in 2020-21, and 11.3:1 in 2024-25.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Everett Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Everett Elementary School?
Everett Elementary School enrolls approximately 288 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Everett Elementary School serve?
Everett Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Everett Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Everett Elementary School is approximately 11.3:1 (26 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Everett Elementary School?
Everett Elementary School reports a student body of 11% White, 34% Hispanic, 41% Black, 11% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Everett Elementary School public or private?
Everett Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Boston.
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