1
Does Shaw-Taylor Elementary School have enough mental health and stress support?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
528
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSTON·NCES 250279002839
Shaw-Taylor Elementary School
429 Norfolk Street, Dorchester, MA 02124 · (617) 635-8777 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL528 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 50 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 20% larger than its 6th grade class (66).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
14.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -13.0pp since 2017
Math
13.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -9.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 9 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.0% | 13.0% |
| 2023-24 | 14.0% | 11.0% |
| 2022-23 | 19.0% | 12.0% |
| 2021-22 | 19.0% | 7.0% |
| 2020-21 | 10.0% | 0.0% |
| 2018-19 | 44.0% | 21.0% |
| 2017-18 | 27.0% | 22.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Shaw-Taylor Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #862 of 920 ▲ 8 | #67 of 84 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #869 of 920 ▼ 8 | #69 of 84 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #476 of 901 | #50 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 528 | #198 of 1,086 | #22 of 94 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #61 of 938 | #16 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.4% | #563 of 938 | #56 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +106.3% | #6 of 317 | #1 of 21 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
528
+366 (+226%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 10.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 528 | 56.3 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 201 | 17.5 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 187 | 19 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 162 | 15 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 256 | 17.9 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 160 | 7 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shaw-Taylor Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 106% (256 to 528); teachers up 214% (17.9 to 56.3).
About Shaw-Taylor Elementary School
Shaw-Taylor Elementary School is an elementary school in Dorchester, Massachusetts, and it is part of Boston. The school had 528 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Massachusetts is about 381, so this school runs 39% above that.
Shaw-Taylor Elementary School belongs to Boston, a district of 109 schools and 46,437 students.
A majority of students at Shaw-Taylor Elementary School, 69%, are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 27% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 18%. By the diversity index, Shaw-Taylor Elementary School comes in at 45%.
The school employs the equivalent of 56.3 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 9.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Massachusetts is 12.2:1, higher than at this school.
In Suffolk County (population about 785,121), median household income is about $95,631, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Shaw-Taylor Elementary School is one of 157 public schools in Suffolk County, which together enroll about 75,679 students.
Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data put enrollment at 162 in 2020-21 and 528 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (9.4:1) than in 2020-21 (10.8:1).
The Shaw-Taylor Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Suffolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
785,121
Census ACS
Median income
$95,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
157
75,679 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Boston
- Boston Latin SchoolHigh · 2,424 students
- Boston Latin AcademyHigh · 1,693 students
- O'Bryant School of Math & ScienceHigh · 1,509 students
- East Boston High SchoolHigh · 1,252 students
- Madison Park Technical Vocational High SchoolHigh · 1,121 students
- Curley K-8 SchoolElementary · 902 students
Other schools in Dorchester
- Boston Latin AcademyHigh · 1,693 students
- Murphy K-8 SchoolElementary · 855 students
- TechBoston AcademyHigh · 850 students
- Neighborhood House Charter SchoolCombined · 786 students
- Boston Collegiate Charter SchoolHigh · 708 students
- UP Academy HollandElementary · 641 students
Nearby schools
- Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy0.3 mi · 490
- Young Achievers K-8 School0.4 mi · 489
- Mildred Avenue K-8 School0.5 mi · 601
- Taylor Elementary School0.6 mi · 343
- KIPP Academy Boston Charter School0.6 mi · 646
- TechBoston Academy0.6 mi · 850
Frequently asked questions
About Shaw-Taylor Elementary SchoolHow large is Shaw-Taylor Elementary School?
Shaw-Taylor Elementary School enrolls approximately 528 students in grades PK-06.
Is Shaw-Taylor Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shaw-Taylor Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shaw-Taylor Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Shaw-Taylor Elementary School is approximately 9.4:1 (56 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Shaw-Taylor Elementary School?
Student demographics at Shaw-Taylor Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 27% Hispanic, 69% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Shaw-Taylor Elementary School public or private?
Shaw-Taylor Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Boston.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.