Enrollment
198
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSTON·NCES 250279000247
Grew Elementary School
40 Gordon Avenue, Hyde Park, MA 02136 · (617) 635-8715 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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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 | 14 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 12% larger than its 6th grade class (17).
Student demographics
66%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
42.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +6.0pp since 2016
Math
35.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +9.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 6 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 9 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 41.0% | 19.0% |
| 2018-19 | 43.0% | 32.0% |
| 2017-18 | 38.0% | 30.0% |
| 2016-17 | 36.0% | 26.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Grew Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #584 of 920 ▲ 192 | #26 of 84 ▲ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #451 of 920 ▲ 228 | #14 of 84 ▲ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.5pp | #41 of 901 | #8 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 198 | #940 of 1,086 | #76 of 94 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.0% | #99 of 602 | #11 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
198
-19 (-9%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 386
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 198 | 19.9 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 197 | 20.6 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 212 | 22.3 | 9.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 217 | 17 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 254 | 15.4 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 262 | 15 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 248 | 16 | 15.5:1 | 85% (211) |
| 2000-01 | 294 | N/A | N/A | 77% (225) |
| 1990-91 | 386 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grew Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (254 to 198); teachers up 30% (15.4 to 19.9).
About Grew Elementary School
Grew Elementary School, a small elementary school, is located in Hyde Park, Massachusetts. It had 198 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 6. That compares with an average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
A total of 109 schools make up Boston, with 46,437 students enrolled.
No group is above 50% at Grew Elementary School; the largest is Hispanic, at 42%. It is also 37% Black, 11% White, and 9% multiracial. Suffolk County's residents are about 23% Hispanic, 19 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grew Elementary School is 9.9:1, based on 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Massachusetts average 12.2:1.
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 the poverty rate is about 11%. Grew Elementary School shares Suffolk County with 156 other public schools.
Boston Renaissance Charter Public School is about 0.4 miles from Grew Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Federal data place Grew Elementary School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 19 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 12.8 to 9.9 over 4 years.
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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 Grew Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Grew Elementary School?
Grew Elementary School enrolls approximately 198 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Grew Elementary School serve?
Grew Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Grew Elementary School have?
Grew Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grew Elementary School?
At Grew Elementary School, the student body is approximately 11% White, 42% Hispanic, 37% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Grew Elementary School?
Grew Elementary School is overseen by Boston in Suffolk County.
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