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Alumni: what's one memory from Tobin K-8 School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
364
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSTON·NCES 250279000291
Tobin K-8 School
40 Smith St, Roxbury, MA 02120 · (617) 635-8393 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL364 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
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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 | 14 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 40% smaller than its 8th grade class (48).
Student demographics
54%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% . -5.0pp since 2016
Math
12.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +0.0pp since 2016
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 12 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 5 points since 2016, while math scores have held steady.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.0% | 12.0% |
| 2023-24 | 14.0% | 9.0% |
| 2022-23 | 13.0% | 10.0% |
| 2021-22 | 15.0% | 8.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 5.0% |
| 2018-19 | 27.0% | 27.0% |
| 2017-18 | 21.0% | 17.0% |
| 2016-17 | 19.0% | 12.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Tobin K-8 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #872 of 920 ▲ 16 | #70 of 84 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #868 of 920 ▼ 9 | #68 of 84 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #410 of 901 | #40 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 364 | #546 of 1,086 | #46 of 94 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #79 of 938 | #22 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #430 of 938 | #45 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #210 of 602 | #27 of 59 |
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
364
-44 (-11%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 530
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 364 | 37.9 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 39.9 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 426 | 35.5 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 408 | 35 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 429 | 33.3 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 453 | 25 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 460 | 34 | 13.5:1 | 87% (398) |
| 2000-01 | 454 | N/A | N/A | 88% (401) |
| 1990-91 | 530 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tobin K-8 School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (429 to 364); teachers up 14% (33.3 to 37.9).
About Tobin K-8 School
Tobin K-8 School is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The school offers pre-K through 8 and enrolls 364 students.
Boston includes 109 schools. Together they enroll 46,437 students.
Hispanic students are 63% of those enrolled at Tobin K-8 School. Beyond that, enrollment is 24% Black, 6% Asian, 5% White, and 2% multiracial. In Suffolk County overall, about 23% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, Tobin K-8 School has a ratio of 9.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Massachusetts, 12.2:1, is higher.
The school is in Suffolk County, where the median household earns about $95,631 a year, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Suffolk County, 157 public schools serve about 75,679 students.
The closest school to Tobin K-8 School is Fenway High School, located about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 364, down from 408 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 11.7 to 9.6 over 4 years.
This page is set up for the Tobin K-8 School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Tobin K-8 SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tobin K-8 School?
Tobin K-8 School enrolls approximately 364 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Tobin K-8 School serve?
Tobin K-8 School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Tobin K-8 School?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at Tobin K-8 School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tobin K-8 School?
At Tobin K-8 School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 63% Hispanic, 24% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Tobin K-8 School public or private?
Tobin K-8 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.