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Ellis Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

873^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Ellis Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Roxbury, Massachusetts, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 340 students. The school is part of the Boston Public School District, which is ranked 298 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ellis Elementary School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Massachusetts, with proficiency rates well below the state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 13.13% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 41.53% statewide and 29.27% in Boston. Similarly, only 6.63% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 40.74% statewide and 27.68% in Boston. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students.

Despite the high per-student spending of $27,935 in the 2020-2021 school year and a relatively low student-teacher ratio ranging from 8.8 to 9.5 students per teacher, Ellis Elementary School has not shown any significant improvement in its academic performance over time. While the nearby Hale Elementary School and Mendell Elementary School also struggle with low performance, they generally outperform Ellis Elementary School in academic proficiency, suggesting that there may be opportunities to learn from their practices and strategies.

391

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,446

Per pupil spending ?

82.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

302 Walnut Avenue
Roxbury, MA 02119

(617) 635-8257

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.5%

African American:

28.4%

White:

3.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (11% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 34 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg28%

Massachusetts avg41%

873^rd of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

57^th of 65Elementary Schools in the Boston

298^th of 348Boston among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	873 of 906	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	876 of 916	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	905 of 928	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	897 of 932	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	901 of 936	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.4	934 of 942	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.5	928 of 934	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.8	923 of 938	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.4	900 of 932	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.5	842 of 914	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.2	870 of 926	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.5	901 of 928	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.4	920 of 930	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.7	847 of 924	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.5	786 of 920	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.0	674 of 909	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.3	752 of 908	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.0	794 of 911	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.3	797 of 911	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	7.8	837 of 887	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.6	743 of 882	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	7.6	822 of 884	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	163 of 169	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	127 of 167	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	151 of 167	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	142 of 173	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	135 of 166	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	168 of 172	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	168 of 174	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	17.1	629 of 665	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	545 of 656	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	121 of 281	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	159 of 282	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	204 of 264	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	224 of 267	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.8	73 of 240	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.8	177 of 258	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.3	233 of 244	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	837 of 869	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	839 of 886	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	871 of 887	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	825 of 901	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	830 of 898	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	894 of 902	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.6	888 of 893	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	367 of 458	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	388 of 446	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	386 of 420	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	327 of 401	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	297 of 379	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	378 of 398	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	366 of 379	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	674 of 736	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	691 of 760	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	745 of 757	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	729 of 772	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	646 of 705	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	689 of 700	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	676 of 685	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	839 of 884	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	863 of 891	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	854 of 896	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	902 of 908	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	887 of 904	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.6	904 of 907	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	885 of 898	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	654 of 717	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	870 of 905	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	846 of 894	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	889 of 896	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	881 of 886	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	8.4	884 of 925	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	16.3	365 of 399	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile+53 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile+5 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)9th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2019)5th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science16%-25 vs state

English Language Arts13%-28 vs state

Mathematics7%-34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Ellis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	302 Walnut Avenue	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8257	391	31	12.4		14 (3.6%)	111 (28.4%)	256 (65.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	7.2	873^rd of 906 public elementary schools	3.6%		8.1	876^th of 916 public elementary schools	4.4%	3	13.5	7.0	10.0	28.0			13.1	9.3	2.3	9.3	4.0			6.6	16.3		16.3		$36,446
Higginson Inclusion K0-2 School	Public	PK, KG-2	160 Harrishof Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8247	154	18	8.7		5 (3.2%)	45 (29.2%)	96 (62.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)								(n/a)																			$37,038
Trotter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	135 Humboldt Avenue	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8225	352	33	10.7		10 (2.8%)	175 (49.7%)	143 (40.6%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.3%)	14.2	796^th of 906 public elementary schools	12.1%		14.5	810^th of 916 public elementary schools	11.6%	14	16.7	23.5	18.8	36.1			23.6	9.5	8.8	9.4	16.7			11.1	21.9		21.9		$37,313
Hernandez K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	61 School Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8187	372	27	13.8		56 (15.1%)	11 (3.0%)	292 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	29.3	641^st of 906 public elementary schools	29.2%		33.5	608^th of 916 public elementary schools	33.6%	33	38.6	23.8	31.0	22.5		38.7	30.7	48.8	19.1	27.9	22.5		28.1	29.5	32.6	15.6	25.3	21.9	$32,356
Mendell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	164 School Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8234	309	29	10.4		77 (24.9%)	80 (25.9%)	114 (36.9%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.8%)	41.8	532^nd of 906 public elementary schools	41.3%		54	428^th of 916 public elementary schools	53.3%	104	23.8	32.5	43.2	46.9			35.8	19.1	42.5	37.8	54.6			37.5	37.8		37.8		$32,752
Bridge Boston Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	435 Warren St.	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Bridge Boston Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(857) 229-1601	329	30	10.7		3 (0.9%)	194 (59.0%)	119 (36.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	32.6	614^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.2%		24.4	697^th of 916 public elementary schools	23.9%	83	18.9	33.3	30.6	50.0	29.6	45.0	33.2	24.3	30.8	41.7	39.3	25.9	55.0	34.8	16.7	20.0	17.9	25.0	$31,986
Hale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	51 Cedar Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8205	162	15	10.6		24 (14.8%)	80 (49.4%)	33 (20.4%)	11 (6.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.0%)	62.6	342^nd of 906 public elementary schools	62.3%		67.8	303^rd of 916 public elementary schools	66.9%	39	47.6	63.6	45.5	40.0			49.4	33.3	72.7	50.0	35.0			48.2	54.6		54.6		$32,936
Haynes Early Education Center	Public	PK, KG-1	263 Blue Hill Avenue	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6446	168	15	11.0		6 (3.6%)	75 (44.6%)	80 (47.6%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)								(n/a)																			$38,814
Kennedy John F Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7 Bolster Street	Jamaica Plain	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8127	399	29	13.6		65 (16.3%)	66 (16.5%)	235 (58.9%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	41.6	534^th of 906 public elementary schools	41.1%		38.5	570^th of 916 public elementary schools	37.8%	36	41.7	30.4	35.2	45.5			38.0	44.9	26.1	27.8	51.2			37.0	33.3		33.3		$31,343
Winthrop Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	35 Brookford Street	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8379	226	25	9.2		8 (3.5%)	114 (50.4%)	86 (38.1%)	6 (2.7%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (4.0%)	36.7	581^st of 906 public elementary schools	35.9%		29.5	644^th of 916 public elementary schools	29.7%	63	20.0	20.0	40.0	52.4			31.3	20.0	28.0	30.0	66.7			34.4	45.0		45.0		$35,779

Frequently Asked Questions about Ellis Elementary School

How many students attend Ellis Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 391 students attended Ellis Elementary School.

Is Ellis Elementary School a good school?

Ellis Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.6% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ellis Elementary School?

Students at Ellis Elementary School are 65% Hispanic, 28% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Ellis Elementary School in?

Boston

What schools do graduates of Ellis Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ellis Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Frederick Pilot Middle School
Middle : Higginson-Lewis K-8 School
Middle : Ohrenberger School
High : Albert D Holland School of Technology
High : Another Course To College
High : Boston Adult Technical Academy
High : Boston Arts Academy
High : Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter School
High : Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School
High : Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy
High : Boston Latin Academy
High : Boston Latin School
High : Brighton High School
High : Carter School
High : Charlestown High School
High : Community Academy
High : Community Academy of Science and Health
High : Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy
High : East Boston High School
High : Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann
High : English High School
High : Excel High School
High : Fenway High School
High : Greater Egleston High School
High : Lyon High School
High : Madison Park Technical Vocational High School
High : Margarita Muniz Academy
High : New Mission High School
High : O'Bryant School of Math & Science
High : Quincy Upper School
High : Ruth Batson Academy
High : Snowden International High School
High : TechBoston Academy

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