Lyndon K-8 School

Lyndon K-8 School is a moderately sized K-5 school in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Boston. The school educates 512 students in grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 34% larger than the state mean of about 381.

Lyndon K-8 School is one of 109 schools operated by Boston, a district that teaches 46,437 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Lyndon K-8 School reports that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 46%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Around the school, census data for Suffolk County shows the typical household earns roughly $95,631 per year, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Suffolk County's 157 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students), Lyndon K-8 School is one campus in the mix.

Kilmer K-8 School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lyndon K-8 School.

Lyndon K-8 School operates from a high-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 12%: 582 students in 2018 compared to 512 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 30% to 23% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

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