Enrollment
279
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSTON·NCES 250279000302
Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School
343 Saratoga Street, East Boston, MA 02128 · (617) 635-8466 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL279 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% 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.
- A-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
10.9:1
26 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 | 19 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 26% larger than its 6th grade class (27).
Student demographics
15%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
28.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -10.0pp since 2016
Math
37.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +5.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 14.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 22.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 23.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 12.0% |
| 2018-19 | 30.0% | 31.0% |
| 2017-18 | 35.0% | 28.0% |
| 2016-17 | 38.0% | 32.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #545 of 920 ▲ 207 | #23 of 84 ▲ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #680 of 920 ▲ 180 | #35 of 84 ▲ 32 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #120 of 901 | #16 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 279 | #776 of 1,086 | #66 of 94 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #228 of 938 | #44 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.9% | #908 of 938 | #71 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #370 of 602 | #48 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
279
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 295
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 279 | 25.6 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 267 | 26 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 264 | 25.9 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 278 | 26 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 305 | 22.3 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 302 | 16 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 275 | 18 | 15.3:1 | 88% (242) |
| 2000-01 | 281 | N/A | N/A | 77% (216) |
| 1990-91 | 295 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (305 to 279); teachers up 15% (22.3 to 25.6).
About Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School
Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School sits in East Boston, Massachusetts, and is classified as an elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 6 and reported 279 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Massachusetts enroll around 381, and this school is 27% below that mark.
Across its 109 schools, Boston enrolls 46,437 students. Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School is one of those schools.
A large majority of enrollment at Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School is Hispanic, at 92%. The rest of enrollment is 4% White and 3% Black. Among all residents of Suffolk County, the Hispanic share is about 23%. The diversity index for Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School is 15%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 10.9:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is 12.2:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 29% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
Census data for Suffolk County show median household income comes to about $95,631, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 157 public schools and about 75,679 students.
Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Otis Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
NCES assigns Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's size has been steady, with 278 students in 2020-21 and 279 in 2024-25.
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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 Kennedy Patrick J Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School?
Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School enrolls approximately 279 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School serve?
Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School.
How diverse is Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School?
Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School reports a student body of 4% White, 92% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School in?
Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School is part of Boston.
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