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Tynan Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

841^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Tynan Elementary School is a public elementary school located in South Boston, MA, serving 205 students in grades PK-6. As part of the Boston school district, which is ranked 298 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts, Tynan Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Massachusetts elementary schools over the past several years.

Tynan Elementary faces significant challenges in academic performance, with only 17.17% of students proficient or better in ELA, 12.12% in math, and 4.76% in science, compared to the Boston and Massachusetts averages. The school also struggles to serve its subgroups effectively, with female students ranking in the bottom 35% of Massachusetts elementary schools, and male, African American, special education, and low-socioeconomic status students all ranking in the bottom 25% or worse. Despite having a very low student-teacher ratio and spending significantly more per student than nearby schools, Tynan Elementary has not been able to translate these resources into better academic outcomes.

Interestingly, the nearby Quincy Elementary, Blackstone Elementary, and Perry Elementary schools generally outperform Tynan Elementary across academic metrics, despite being part of the same low-ranked Boston district. This suggests that there may be school-level factors beyond just district-level challenges that contribute to Tynan's persistent underperformance, which has shown little to no improvement over the past decade.

227

Students ?

8.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$40,981

Per pupil spending ?

82.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

650 E Fourth Street
South Boston, MA 02127

(617) 635-8641

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.9%

Hispanic:

33.9%

White:

14.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Science scores 37 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg28%

Massachusetts avg41%

841^st of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

50^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	10.9	841 of 906	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	751 of 916	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	757 of 928	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	842 of 932	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	861 of 936	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	907 of 942	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	861 of 934	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.9	831 of 938	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.3	773 of 932	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	6.7	889 of 914	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.2	810 of 926	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.5	865 of 928	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.3	839 of 930	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.8	873 of 924	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	24.5	734 of 920	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.2	790 of 909	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.6	757 of 908	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.2	690 of 911	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.4	706 of 911	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.3	796 of 887	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.4	810 of 882	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	19.9	732 of 884	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	165 of 169	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	166 of 167	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	160 of 166	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	142 of 174	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	612 of 672	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	614 of 632	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	629 of 656	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	563 of 869	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	573 of 886	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.9	759 of 887	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	723 of 901	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	796 of 898	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	845 of 902	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	776 of 893	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	585 of 736	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.7	475 of 760	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	503 of 757	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.3	652 of 772	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	588 of 705	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	647 of 700	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	598 of 685	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	836 of 884	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	871 of 891	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	835 of 896	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	882 of 908	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	861 of 904	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	875 of 907	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	856 of 898	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	672 of 717	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	695 of 731	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	700 of 703	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	770 of 905	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	792 of 894	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	835 of 896	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	760 of 886	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	17.9	758 of 925	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)35th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+13 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)18th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

African American (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts17%-24 vs state

Mathematics12%-29 vs state

Science5%-37 vs state

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Schools Near Tynan 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
Tynan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	650 E Fourth Street	South Boston	02127	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8641	227	26	8.6		32 (14.1%)	86 (37.9%)	77 (33.9%)	18 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.7%)	10.9	841^st of 906 public elementary schools	7.2%		19.1	751^st of 916 public elementary schools	18.0%	90	7.4	27.6	14.3	18.2			17.2	3.7	24.1	0.0	18.2			12.1	4.8		4.8		$40,981
Perry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	745 E. 7th Street	South Boston	02127	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8840	213	21	10.3		131 (61.5%)	29 (13.6%)	36 (16.9%)	11 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	75.9	226^th of 906 public elementary schools	75.1%		71.6	271^st of 916 public elementary schools	70.4%	45	62.1	66.7	72.7	40.0			59.5	58.6	54.2	72.7	40.0			54.8	72.7		72.7		$36,683
Perkins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	50 Burke Street	South Boston	02127	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8601	167	19	8.8		15 (9.0%)	61 (36.5%)	76 (45.5%)	9 (5.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	19.5	744^th of 906 public elementary schools	17.9%		15.3	799^th of 916 public elementary schools	12.8%	55	32.0	11.8	20.0	30.0			23.9	28.0	17.7	13.3	30.0			22.4	26.7		26.7		$41,105
Condon K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	200 D Street	South Boston	02127	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8608	518	61	8.5		53 (10.2%)	186 (35.9%)	228 (44.0%)	27 (5.2%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (2.9%)	5.2	892^nd of 906 public elementary schools	1.5%		9.9	861^st of 916 public elementary schools	6.0%	31	6.7	4.4	14.0	10.3	12.2	13.8	10.2	5.1	0.0	7.3	5.8	10.2	1.7	5.0	15.0	3.5	8.3	10.7	$36,798
Dever Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	325 Mt Vernon Street	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8694	445	39	11.4		35 (7.9%)	96 (21.6%)	292 (65.6%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	17.6	767^th of 906 public elementary schools	15.3%		10.3	858^th of 916 public elementary schools	6.3%	91	32.0	12.7	9.3	8.6			15.2	46.0	14.6	32.7	6.8			24.2	18.5		18.5		$34,948
Clap Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	35 Harvest Street	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8672	140	16	8.9		16 (11.4%)	47 (33.6%)	61 (43.6%)	10 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	10.8	842^nd of 906 public elementary schools	7.1%		13.3	821^st of 916 public elementary schools	10.4%	21	11.1	11.8	26.7	13.3			15.4	11.1	11.8	20.0	13.3			13.9	20.0		20.0		$39,976
Russell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	750 Columbia Road	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8803	356	30	11.8		22 (6.2%)	110 (30.9%)	211 (59.3%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	11.9	828^th of 906 public elementary schools	8.6%		13.1	822^nd of 916 public elementary schools	10.3%	6	23.8	12.5	23.5				19.8	14.3	0.0	20.6				11.2	20.6		20.6		$32,273
Quincy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	885 Washington Street	Boston	02111	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8497	731	61	12.0		130 (17.8%)	96 (13.1%)	80 (10.9%)	370 (50.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.4%)	72.7	249^th of 906 public elementary schools	72.5%		61.8	349^th of 916 public elementary schools	61.9%	100	54.2	40.0	52.3				49.1	66.7	51.0	68.5				62.4	56.8		56.8		$34,081
Blackstone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	380 Shawmut Avenue	Boston	02118	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8471	582	60	9.6		23 (4.0%)	157 (27.0%)	383 (65.8%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	6	883^rd of 906 public elementary schools	2.5%		6.1	894^th of 916 public elementary schools	2.4%	11	14.1	11.9	6.1	12.5			11.0	14.3	5.6	4.2	14.0			9.1	2.8		2.8		$34,711
Mason Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Norfolk Avenue	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8405	205	22	9.4		10 (4.9%)	104 (50.7%)	82 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	7.5	871^st of 906 public elementary schools	3.9%		11.4	848^th of 916 public elementary schools	7.4%	23	21.4	12.1	0.0				12.1	7.1	18.2	9.1				12.1	9.1		9.1		$39,624

Frequently Asked Questions about Tynan Elementary School

Is Tynan Elementary School a good school?

Tynan Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.2% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Tynan Elementary School?

Students at Tynan Elementary School are 38% African American, 34% Hispanic, 14% White, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Tynan Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 227 students attended Tynan Elementary School.

What district is Tynan Elementary School in?

Boston

What schools do graduates of Tynan Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Tynan 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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