Mason Elementary School

Mason Elementary School is an intimate elementary campus in Roxbury, Massachusetts, part of Boston. The school caters to 205 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 46% below typical.

Across the 109 schools in Boston (46,437 students total), Mason Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Mason Elementary School logs that 51% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 40% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Suffolk County as a whole is about 18% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Mason Elementary School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Mason Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Suffolk County) records that median household earnings sit near $95,631, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Suffolk County runs 157 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students), of which Mason Elementary School is one.

Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mason Elementary School has edged down 15%, going from 242 students in 2018 to 205 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 35% to 40%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.