Hale Elementary School

Located at 51 Cedar Street, in Roxbury, Massachusetts, Hale Elementary School is a tight-knit K-5 school that educates 162 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by Boston. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so Hale Elementary School sits 57% smaller than that benchmark.

Boston runs 109 schools in total, collectively educating 46,437 students. Hale Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Hale Elementary School reports that 49% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 20% Hispanic, 15% White, 8% multiracial, 7% Asian. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Hale Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, Suffolk County reports that median household income runs about $95,631, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Suffolk County runs 157 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students), of which Hale Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: City on a Hill Charter Public School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hale Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 3%: 158 students in 2018 compared to 162 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment shrank from 32% to 20% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.