Mildred Avenue K-8 School

Located at 5 Mildred Avenue, in Mattapan, Massachusetts, Mildred Avenue K-8 School is a high-enrollment K-5 school that works with 601 students (grades pre-K through 8), one of the schools within Boston. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 58% larger than typical.

Boston runs 109 schools in total, collectively educating 46,437 students. Mildred Avenue K-8 School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Mildred Avenue K-8 School records that 55% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school records 37% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% White. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Mildred Avenue K-8 School has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Mildred Avenue K-8 School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, Suffolk County reports that median household earnings sit near $95,631, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Suffolk County runs 157 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students), of which Mildred Avenue K-8 School is one.

Nearest neighbor: KIPP Academy Boston Charter School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mildred Avenue K-8 School has rose 9%, going from 550 students in 2018 to 601 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment declined from 67% to 55% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

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