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Which teacher or staff member at King Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
464
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSTON·NCES 250279002669
King Elementary School
77 Lawrence Avenue, Dorchester, MA 02121 · (617) 635-8212 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
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 | 72 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 62% larger than its 6th grade class (42).
Student demographics
58%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
11.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +3.0pp since 2016
Math
3.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -3.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11.0% | 3.0% |
| 2023-24 | 11.0% | 5.0% |
| 2022-23 | 11.0% | 6.0% |
| 2021-22 | 18.0% | 6.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 11.0% |
| 2018-19 | 22.0% | 12.0% |
| 2017-18 | 19.0% | 12.0% |
| 2016-17 | 8.0% | 6.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where King Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.0% | #917 of 920 ▼ 4 | #84 of 84 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #894 of 920 ▼ 7 | #78 of 84 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.0pp | #161 of 901 | #8 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #306 of 1,086 | #35 of 94 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #108 of 938 | #25 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #346 of 938 | #31 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #471 of 602 | #52 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
464
-85 (-15%) vs 2020
+24% since 2010-11, when it was 374
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 464 | 46.8 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 46.6 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 49.4 | 8.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 549 | 55 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 35.6 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 497 | 31 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 374 | 32 | 11.7:1 | 90% (335) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for King Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (487 to 464); teachers up 32% (35.6 to 46.8).
About King Elementary School
Federal records list King Elementary School as an elementary school in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Students in pre-K through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 464 students. That compares with an average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
King Elementary School is part of Boston, where 109 schools serve 46,437 students.
No group is above 50% at King Elementary School; the largest is Black, at 50%. After that, the student body is 42% Hispanic, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Suffolk County, the Black share is about 18%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.
The school had 46.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 9.9:1. The gap from the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is 2.2 students per teacher.
The school is in Suffolk County, where median household income comes to about $95,631, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Suffolk County counts 157 public schools with about 75,679 students.
Frederick Pilot Middle School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 15%.
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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
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About King Elementary SchoolHow large is King Elementary School?
King Elementary School enrolls approximately 464 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does King Elementary School serve?
King Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at King Elementary School?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at King Elementary School.
How diverse is King Elementary School?
King Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 42% Hispanic, 50% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is King Elementary School public or private?
King Elementary 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.