Shaw-Taylor Elementary School

Shaw-Taylor Elementary School is an elementary school of medium-sized scale in Dorchester, Massachusetts, part of Boston, hosting 528 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 39% larger than the state mean of about 381.

Boston comprises 109 schools with combined enrollment of 46,437 students; Shaw-Taylor Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Shaw-Taylor Elementary School reports that Black students make up the majority at 69%; the rest looks like 27% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 18% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Shaw-Taylor Elementary School has 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Shaw-Taylor Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

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 census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Shaw-Taylor Elementary School is one of 157 public schools in Suffolk County (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students).

The closest other public school is Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Shaw-Taylor Elementary School has ticked up 106%, going from 256 students in 2018 to 528 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment expanded from 64% to 69% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 in 2025.

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