Perkins Elementary School

Perkins Elementary School operates as a low-enrollment elementary campus in South Boston, Massachusetts, part of Boston. Current enrollment sits at 167 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 56% leaner than the state mean of about 381.

Boston runs 109 schools in total, collectively educating 46,437 students. Perkins Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Perkins Elementary School lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 46%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 37% Black, 9% White, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Perkins Elementary School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

In the broader community, Suffolk County reports that median household earnings sit near $95,631, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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), Perkins Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Boston Collaborative High School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Perkins Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Perkins Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 23% since 2018, when it stood at 218 (now 167). Black enrollment moved from 43% to 37% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.