Tobin K-8 School

Located at 40 Smith St, in Roxbury, Massachusetts, Tobin K-8 School is a mid-sized elementary school that instructs 364 students (grades pre-K through 8), overseen by Boston.

Within Boston, which oversees 109 schools and 46,437 students, Tobin K-8 School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Tobin K-8 School lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 63%. Beyond that, the school reports 24% Black, 6% Asian, 5% White, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

On the resource side, On paper, Tobin K-8 School has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.6:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, 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%. Across Suffolk County's 157 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students), Tobin K-8 School is one campus in the mix.

Fenway High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Tobin K-8 School's enrollment has contracted 15% since 2018, when it stood at 429 (now 364). Black enrollment moved from 32% to 24% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.