Otis Elementary School

As a mid-tier K-5 school in East Boston, Massachusetts, Otis Elementary School serves 408 students from grades pre-K through 6, one of the schools within Boston.

Otis Elementary School is one of 109 schools operated by Boston, a district that serves 46,437 students overall.

On demographics, Otis Elementary School logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 21% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Suffolk County indicate median household income runs about $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 Otis Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is O'Donnell Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Otis Elementary School has changed only slightly, going from 405 students in 2018 to 408 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Otis Elementary School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.