Kilmer K-8 School

Kilmer K-8 School is a primary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, overseen by Boston, instructing 401 students in grades pre-K through 8.

Boston comprises 109 schools with combined enrollment of 46,437 students; Kilmer K-8 School is among them.

Demographically, Kilmer K-8 School lists that the most-represented group is White (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 24% Hispanic, 24% Black, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.0:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (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), Kilmer K-8 School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Beethoven Elementary School, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Kilmer K-8 School's enrollment has fell 14% since 2018, when it stood at 466 (now 401). The White share of enrollment declined from 51% to 42% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.