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Enrollment
634
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSTON·NCES 250279002721
Mario Umana Academy
312 Border Street, East Boston, MA 02128 · (617) 635-8481 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL634 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- FTest 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.
- CThree-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
10.1:1
63 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 | 33 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 72 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 21% smaller than its 8th grade class (72).
Student demographics
14%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
8.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -11.0pp since 2016
Math
8.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -14.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 11 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 14 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 8.0% | 8.0% |
| 2023-24 | 8.0% | 8.0% |
| 2022-23 | 10.0% | 7.0% |
| 2021-22 | 14.0% | 7.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 7.0% |
| 2018-19 | 24.0% | 19.0% |
| 2017-18 | 21.0% | 16.0% |
| 2016-17 | 19.0% | 22.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Mario Umana Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.0% | #897 of 920 ▼ 2 | #79 of 84 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.0% | #907 of 920 ▼ 1 | #83 of 84 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #258 of 901 | #20 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 634 | #102 of 1,086 | #14 of 94 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #119 of 938 | #27 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.8% | #913 of 938 | #72 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.9% | #15 of 602 | #2 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
634
-124 (-16%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 634 | 63.1 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 632 | 60.1 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 581 | 57.7 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 758 | 63 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,004 | 74.4 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 837 | 57 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mario Umana Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (1,004 to 634); teachers down 15% (74.4 to 63.1).
About Mario Umana Academy
Mario Umana Academy is a high-enrollment elementary school in East Boston, Massachusetts. Federal data show 634 students enrolled in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Massachusetts, the average enrollment is about 381.
Boston enrolls 46,437 students, and its 109 schools include Mario Umana Academy.
By race and ethnicity, Mario Umana Academy is 93% Hispanic. Other groups make up 3% White and 3% Black. Suffolk County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 14, compared with 70 nationally.
Mario Umana Academy reports a ratio of 10.1 students per teacher, from 63.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 10.1:1 compares with an average of 12.2:1 for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Among Massachusetts public elementary schools, Mario Umana Academy outscored 2%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
The county, Suffolk County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $95,631 a year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Suffolk County has 157 public schools with about 75,679 students, including Mario Umana Academy.
A public school about 0.1 miles away, O'Donnell Elementary School, is the closest to Mario Umana Academy. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Mario Umana Academy.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
In 2020-21, Mario Umana Academy enrolled 758 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 634. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 12.0:1 in 2020-21 to 10.1:1 in 2024-25.
The Mario Umana Academy discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Mario Umana AcademyHow large is Mario Umana Academy?
Mario Umana Academy enrolls approximately 634 students in grades PK-08.
Is Mario Umana Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mario Umana Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Mario Umana Academy have?
Mario Umana Academy employs 63 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mario Umana Academy?
At Mario Umana Academy, the student body is approximately 3% White, 93% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Mario Umana Academy?
Mario Umana Academy is overseen by Boston in Suffolk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.