Greenwood Sarah K-8 School

Greenwood Sarah K-8 School, a mid-sized elementary campus in Dorchester, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Boston, works with 357 students, covering grades pre-K through 8.

Across the 109 schools in Boston (46,437 students total), Greenwood Sarah K-8 School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Greenwood Sarah K-8 School reports that nearly all students (86%) are Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 11% Black. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Suffolk County put median household income runs about $95,631, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Suffolk County runs 157 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students), of which Greenwood Sarah K-8 School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Holmes Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 11%: 402 students in 2018 compared to 357 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 73% to 86% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 in 2025.

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