Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School

Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School is one of the intimate K-5 schools in East Boston, Massachusetts, part of Boston, with 279 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 27% leaner than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 381 students.

Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School is one of 109 schools operated by Boston, a district that teaches 46,437 students overall.

Demographically, Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School lists that nearly all students (92%) are Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 4% White, 3% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Suffolk County indicate median household earnings sit near $95,631, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Suffolk County's 157 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students), Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Otis Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 9%: 305 students in 2018 compared to 279 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.

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