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Alumni: what's one memory from Kilmer K-8 School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
401
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSTON·NCES 250279000278
Kilmer K-8 School
35 Baker Street, West Roxbury, MA 02132 · (617) 635-8060 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL401 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- DThree-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
10.0:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
4
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 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 33% larger than its 8th grade class (36).
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
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
36.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -12.0pp since 2016
Math
35.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -7.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 12 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 7 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 48.0% |
| 2020-21 | 47.0% | 33.0% |
| 2018-19 | 54.0% | 53.0% |
| 2017-18 | 57.0% | 47.0% |
| 2016-17 | 48.0% | 42.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Kilmer K-8 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #585 of 920 ▼ 38 | #27 of 84 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #555 of 920 ▼ 29 | #23 of 84 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.5pp | #69 of 901 | #3 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 401 | #437 of 1,086 | #41 of 94 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #114 of 938 | #26 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.7% | #57 of 938 | #9 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #233 of 602 | #29 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
401
-27 (-6%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 320
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 401 | 40.1 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 40.5 | 9.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 43.6 | 9.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 42 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 466 | 29.9 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 438 | 30 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 430 | 26 | 16.5:1 | 35% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 294 | N/A | N/A | 57% (167) |
| 1990-91 | 320 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kilmer K-8 School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (466 to 401); teachers up 34% (29.9 to 40.1).
About Kilmer K-8 School
Students in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, attend Kilmer K-8 School, a mid-sized elementary school. It teaches 401 students in pre-K through 8.
Boston has 109 schools; together they serve 46,437 students.
At Kilmer K-8 School, White students make up the biggest share, 42%. Other groups make up 24% Hispanic, 24% Black, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 71%.
The school has 40.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 10.0 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Massachusetts have an average ratio of 12.2:1.
Kilmer K-8 School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 23% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
The school's county is Suffolk County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $95,631, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 157 public schools in the county, enrolling about 75,679, Kilmer K-8 School among them.
Beethoven Elementary School sits about 0.7 miles from Kilmer K-8 School. Kilmer K-8 School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
In the federal locale system, Kilmer K-8 School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 6%.
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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 Kilmer K-8 SchoolHow many students attend Kilmer K-8 School?
Kilmer K-8 School enrolls approximately 401 students in grades PK-08.
Is Kilmer K-8 School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kilmer K-8 School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Kilmer K-8 School have?
Kilmer K-8 School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kilmer K-8 School?
At Kilmer K-8 School, the student body is approximately 42% White, 24% Hispanic, 24% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Kilmer K-8 School public or private?
Kilmer K-8 School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Boston.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.