Kenny Elementary School

Kenny Elementary School, a medium-sized K-5 school in Dorchester, Massachusetts, part of Boston, educates 329 students, covering grades pre-K through 6.

Kenny Elementary School is one of 109 schools operated by Boston, a district that caters to 46,437 students overall.

Demographically, Kenny Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 33%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 27% Black, 19% White, 13% Asian, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Suffolk County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Kenny Elementary School logs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

In the broader community, Suffolk County reports that median household earnings sit near $95,631, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Suffolk County's 157 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students), Kenny Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Neighborhood House Charter School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Kenny Elementary School.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Kenny Elementary School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 325 (now 329). Hispanic enrollment moved from 22% to 33% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

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