Mario Umana Academy

Set in East Boston, Massachusetts, Mario Umana Academy is a substantial elementary school, operated by Boston. It instructs 634 students across grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 66% larger than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 381 students.

Within Boston, which oversees 109 schools and 46,437 students, Mario Umana Academy is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mario Umana Academy records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (93%). Beyond that, the school reports 3% White, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Mario Umana Academy shows 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Mario Umana Academy tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, census data for Suffolk County shows median household income runs about $95,631, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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), Mario Umana Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is O'Donnell Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Mario Umana Academy operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mario Umana Academy has declined 37%, going from 1,004 students in 2018 to 634 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 87% to 93% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 today.

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