Enrollment
334
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSTON·NCES 250279000244
Harvard-Kent Elementary School
50 Bunker Hill Street, Charlestown, MA 02129 · (617) 635-8358 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL334 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% 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.
- B+Three-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
9.1:1
37 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 | 39 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 13% larger than its 6th grade class (40).
Student demographics
71%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
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MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
43.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +14.0pp since 2016
Math
41.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -4.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 14 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 29.0% |
| 2018-19 | 50.0% | 49.0% |
| 2017-18 | 42.0% | 47.0% |
| 2016-17 | 29.0% | 45.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Harvard-Kent Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #490 of 920 ▼ 122 | #17 of 84 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #436 of 920 ▲ 37 | #13 of 84 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #300 of 901 | #29 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 334 | #621 of 1,086 | #56 of 94 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.1:1 | #42 of 938 | #10 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.4% | #47 of 938 | #5 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.4% | #40 of 602 | #6 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
334
-54 (-14%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 557
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 8.6:1
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 | 334 | 36.7 | 9.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 340 | 40 | 8.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 39.1 | 8.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 388 | 45 | 8.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 42 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 520 | 39 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 448 | 41 | 10.9:1 | 93% (416) |
| 2000-01 | 474 | N/A | N/A | 91% (432) |
| 1990-91 | 557 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harvard-Kent Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (473 to 334); teachers down 13% (42 to 36.7).
About Harvard-Kent Elementary School
Harvard-Kent Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Charlestown, Massachusetts. A federal count lists 334 students at the school, in pre-K through 6.
Boston serves 46,437 students across 109 schools.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Harvard-Kent Elementary School is White (41%). Other groups make up 28% Hispanic, 15% Black, 12% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Harvard-Kent Elementary School has a diversity index of 71%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 9.1:1. Among elementary schools in Massachusetts, the typical ratio is 12.2:1.
Harvard-Kent Elementary School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 50% of Massachusetts public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Within Suffolk County, median household income is about $95,631, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 157 public schools in Suffolk County, with a combined enrollment of about 75,679.
Of nearby public schools, Charlestown High School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Federal data place Harvard-Kent Elementary School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 388 in 2020-21 and 334 in 2024-25, a decrease of 54 students.
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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 Harvard-Kent Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Harvard-Kent Elementary School?
Harvard-Kent Elementary School enrolls approximately 334 students in grades PK-06.
Is Harvard-Kent Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Harvard-Kent Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Harvard-Kent Elementary School have?
Harvard-Kent Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Harvard-Kent Elementary School?
Student demographics at Harvard-Kent Elementary School are roughly 41% White, 28% Hispanic, 15% Black, 12% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Harvard-Kent Elementary School?
Harvard-Kent Elementary School is overseen by Boston in Suffolk County.
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