Guild Elementary School

Guild Elementary School operates as a low-enrollment primary school in East Boston, Massachusetts, operated by Boston. Current enrollment sits at 259 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 32% below the state mean of about 381.

Across the 109 schools in Boston (46,437 students total), Guild Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Guild Elementary School lists that nearly all students (84%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 9% White, 5% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

On the income-and-resources front, Guild Elementary School lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.8:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, Suffolk County reports that the typical household earns roughly $95,631 per year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 Guild Elementary School is one.

Bradley Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Guild Elementary School has ticked down 12%, going from 295 students in 2018 to 259 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 18% to 9%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Guild Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.