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O'Donnell Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

797^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

O'Donnell Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in East Boston, MA, with 275 students enrolled. 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.

Despite spending around $26,000 per student, which is higher than the state average, O'Donnell Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Massachusetts elementary schools, with proficiency rates on the MCAS Next Generation assessments that are significantly below the state and Boston district averages across all grades and subjects. The school struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, with large achievement gaps for subgroups like female students, Hispanic students, and English language learners.

When comparing O'Donnell Elementary to other elementary schools in the East Boston area, the differences in academic performance are stark. Schools like Eliot K-8 Innovation, Harvard-Kent Elementary, and Alighieri Dante Montessori all significantly outperform O'Donnell, with proficiency rates that are 2-3 times higher. Addressing the root causes of this underperformance will be critical for improving educational opportunities for the students at O'Donnell Elementary.

256

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,340

Per pupil spending ?

74.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

33 Trenton Street
East Boston, MA 02128

(617) 635-8454

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.1%

White:

6.3%

African American:

2.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Science scores 29 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg28%

Massachusetts avg41%

797^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

46^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	14.1	797 of 906	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	824 of 916	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	842 of 928	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	810 of 932	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	864 of 936	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	911 of 942	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	870 of 934	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.7	825 of 938	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.7	867 of 932	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.7	780 of 914	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.4	838 of 926	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.2	792 of 928	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	6.6	884 of 930	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.7	794 of 924	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.8	743 of 920	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.4	558 of 909	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.6	538 of 908	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.2	558 of 911	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.6	363 of 911	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	22.0	718 of 887	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	49.8	483 of 882	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	35.4	614 of 884	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	141 of 281	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	106 of 282	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	127 of 264	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	45 of 267	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	36.2	151 of 240	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	103 of 258	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	77 of 244	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	801 of 869	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	856 of 886	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	844 of 887	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	817 of 901	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	795 of 898	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	860 of 902	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	848 of 893	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	283 of 458	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	312 of 446	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	315 of 420	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	219 of 401	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.7	265 of 379	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.5	340 of 398	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	258 of 379	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	602 of 736	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	622 of 760	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	620 of 757	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	577 of 772	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	612 of 705	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	671 of 700	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	541 of 685	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	728 of 884	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	766 of 891	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	803 of 896	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	745 of 908	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	851 of 904	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	891 of 907	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	812 of 898	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	29.7	678 of 905	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	784 of 894	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	841 of 896	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	725 of 886	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	7.9	887 of 925	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	30.7	261 of 399	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)50th percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+26 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)35th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2022)25th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)4th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics25%-15 vs state

English Language Arts13%-29 vs state

Science12%-29 vs state

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Schools Near O'Donnell Elementary School

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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
O'Donnell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	33 Trenton Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8454	256	25	10.3		16 (6.3%)	7 (2.7%)	228 (89.1%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.1	797^th of 906 public elementary schools	12.0%		12.9	824^th of 916 public elementary schools	10.0%	27	16.7	6.5	15.2	11.5			12.7	27.8	22.6	24.2	26.9			25.4	12.1		12.1		$32,340
Mario Umana Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	312 Border Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8481	634	63	10.0		19 (3.0%)	19 (3.0%)	588 (92.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	6.9	877^th of 906 public elementary schools	3.2%		7.1	886^th of 916 public elementary schools	3.3%	9	8.7	8.5	13.1	10.5	1.4	5.0	7.6	8.7	5.1	14.8	10.9	5.6	6.5	8.5	13.1	8.2	10.7	6.6	$35,059
Otis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	218 Marion Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8372	408	30	13.3		85 (20.8%)	10 (2.5%)	294 (72.1%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	50.4	449^th of 906 public elementary schools	50.4%		46.8	505^th of 916 public elementary schools	44.9%	56	45.5	44.4	29.4	44.4			41.9	41.8	29.6	44.1	58.3			41.9	44.1		44.1		$31,543
Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	343 Saratoga Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8466	279	26	10.8		12 (4.3%)	8 (2.9%)	257 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	31.4	620^th of 906 public elementary schools	31.6%		15	802^nd of 916 public elementary schools	12.4%	182	31.6	24.2	22.2	32.0			27.6	50.0	45.7	19.4	28.0			37.2	16.1		16.1		$34,762
Alighieri Dante Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	37 Gove Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8529	109	12	9.3		36 (33.0%)	3 (2.8%)	62 (56.9%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	64.4	332^nd of 906 public elementary schools	63.4%		58.9	381^st of 916 public elementary schools	58.4%	49	50.0	36.4		72.7			58.1	41.7	45.5		63.6			55.8					$37,674
East Boston Early Education Center	Public	PK, KG-1	135 Grove Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6456	176	16	11.2		45 (25.6%)	5 (2.8%)	113 (64.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.3%)								(n/a)																			$37,803
McKay K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	122 Cottage Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8510	640	67	9.5		49 (7.7%)	21 (3.3%)	559 (87.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	4.5	897^th of 906 public elementary schools	1.0%		9.1	868^th of 916 public elementary schools	5.2%	29	6.3	6.0	4.7	8.5	30.4	19.2	13.8	7.8	11.9	1.6	6.8	17.6	5.4	9.1	7.8	8.1	8.0	10.8	$33,998
Shurtleff Early Childhood	Public	PK, KG-1	99 Hawthorn Street	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5150	779	58	13.4		39 (5.0%)	47 (6.0%)	682 (87.5%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)								(n/a)																			$23,468
Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	165 Webster Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8383	237	34	7.0		37 (15.6%)	12 (5.1%)	171 (72.2%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	21.3	719^th of 906 public elementary schools	20.6%		21.2	728^th of 916 public elementary schools	20.5%	9	31.0	23.1	9.7	28.6			22.4	48.3	26.9	6.5	28.6			27.1	3.2		3.2		$38,082
Harvard-Kent Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	50 Bunker Hill Street	Charlestown	02129	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8358	334	37	9.0		137 (41.0%)	49 (14.7%)	94 (28.1%)	41 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	48.7	470^th of 906 public elementary schools	48.1%		50.7	465^th of 916 public elementary schools	49.2%	5	64.3	47.4	36.8	23.1			43.3	66.7	31.6	42.1	23.1			41.4	31.6		31.6		$38,235

Frequently Asked Questions about O'Donnell Elementary School

How many students attend O'Donnell Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 256 students attended O'Donnell Elementary School.

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Is O'Donnell Elementary School a good school?

O'Donnell Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.0% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What district is O'Donnell Elementary School in?

Boston

What is the racial makeup of O'Donnell Elementary School?

Students at O'Donnell Elementary School are 89% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

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