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Greenwood Sarah K-8 School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
876th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools
Better than 3% of Massachusetts elementary schools
Summary

Greenwood Sarah K-8 School is a public elementary school located in Dorchester, Massachusetts that serves 359 students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. Despite being part of the Boston school district, which is ranked 298 out of 348 districts in the state, Greenwood Sarah K-8 School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Massachusetts over the past several years.

The school's academic performance is significantly below state and district averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 10.22% of Greenwood students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 41.53% statewide and 29.27% in Boston. In math, only 8.11% of Greenwood students were proficient, compared to 40.74% statewide and 27.68% in Boston. The school also struggles to serve its most vulnerable student populations, with large achievement gaps for African American, Hispanic, English language learner, special education, and low-income students compared to their peers statewide.

Despite higher per-student spending ($27,481 in 2020-2021) and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of around 10:1, Greenwood Sarah K-8 School has not shown meaningful improvement in its state rankings or academic proficiency rates over the past decade. The nearby UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester, UP Academy Holland, and Lee Academy also perform poorly on state assessments, but generally outperform Greenwood Sarah K-8 School, suggesting that the challenges facing the school are not unique but are systemic issues within the Boston school district.

357
Students ?
9.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$37,061
Per pupil spending ?
84.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 189 Glenway Street
       Dorchester, MA  02121

(617) 635-8710

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
86.0%
African American:
10.6%
White:
1.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 9 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (9% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)
!Civics scores 34 pts below the Massachusetts average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school9%
District avg27%
Massachusetts avg41%
Elementary school
876th of 906
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Bottom 3%▬ steady since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
462nd of 484
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Bottom 5%▼ down 6 pts since 2015
From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
58th of 65Elementary Schools in the Boston
298th 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20256.9876 of 9063.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.7901 of 9161.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.9896 of 9283.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.5928 of 9320.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.9930 of 9360.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20192.6933 of 9421.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20181.5933 of 9340.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20175.1913 of 9382.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201614.7834 of 93210.5%★☆☆☆☆
20157.0886 of 9143.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20147.5884 of 9264.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20138.9860 of 9287.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201212.9830 of 93010.8%★☆☆☆☆
201110.8839 of 9249.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201023.9741 of 92019.5%★☆☆☆☆
200928.2709 of 90922.0%★☆☆☆☆
200820.1764 of 90815.9%★☆☆☆☆
200718.4772 of 91115.3%★☆☆☆☆
200622.9744 of 91118.3%★☆☆☆☆
200516.8754 of 88715.0%★☆☆☆☆
200418.8728 of 88217.5%★☆☆☆☆
20039.8799 of 8849.6%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20186.0174 of 1740.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202116.9596 of 6325.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.6663 of 6650.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.4643 of 6562.0%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202524.5258 of 2818.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202429.3227 of 28219.5%★☆☆☆☆
202328.5230 of 26412.9%★☆☆☆☆
202224.4251 of 2676.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202131.0203 of 24015.4%★☆☆☆☆
201924.5216 of 25816.3%★☆☆☆☆
201813.5244 of 2440.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202511.9800 of 8697.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.0866 of 8862.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.0852 of 8873.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.6895 of 9010.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.2886 of 8981.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.0893 of 9021.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.9887 of 8930.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202515.8436 of 4584.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.2432 of 4463.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202322.6368 of 42012.4%★☆☆☆☆
202212.1396 of 4011.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.3358 of 3795.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.6387 of 3982.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.0376 of 3790.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20259.5722 of 7361.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.7750 of 7601.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.0749 of 7571.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.5769 of 7720.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.7692 of 7051.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.4688 of 7001.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.2684 of 6850.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20256.0866 of 8842.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.5875 of 8911.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.0853 of 8964.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.2905 of 9080.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.5895 of 9041.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.3901 of 9070.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20181.4897 of 8980.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202515.5689 of 7173.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.9676 of 7317.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.3646 of 7038.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.1902 of 9050.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.5885 of 8941.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.8885 of 8961.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.9885 of 8860.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20216.4905 of 9252.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202110.3397 of 3990.5%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20258.4462 of 4844.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.5485 of 4931.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.9483 of 5013.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.2488 of 4971.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.3490 of 5012.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.9477 of 4984.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.8416 of 48414.0%★☆☆☆☆
201715.8417 of 48714.4%★☆☆☆☆
201618.8404 of 48216.2%★☆☆☆☆
201511.2396 of 44110.2%★☆☆☆☆
201420.1371 of 45518.5%★☆☆☆☆
201317.2384 of 45515.6%★☆☆☆☆
201236.3311 of 45531.6%★★☆☆☆
201122.4364 of 44918.9%★☆☆☆☆
201026.3342 of 43421.2%★☆☆☆☆
200925.2326 of 40920.3%★☆☆☆☆
200833.2285 of 40730.0%★★☆☆☆
200738.2268 of 39932.8%★★☆☆☆
200645.8241 of 39939.6%★★☆☆☆
200538.7233 of 35634.6%★★☆☆☆
200436.7238 of 34430.8%★★☆☆☆
200319.5281 of 33917.1%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
201815.4162 of 1725.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202218.4424 of 4454.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.0431 of 4310.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.5423 of 4240.2%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202529.9173 of 1814.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202433.3165 of 1808.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202332.4149 of 1553.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202234.1144 of 1546.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202131.7132 of 1352.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20246.8473 of 4811.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.6478 of 4892.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.9494 of 4940.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.7476 of 4831.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.8449 of 4786.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.8404 of 46312.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202518.7344 of 3768.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.0367 of 3782.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.3340 of 3646.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.1362 of 3681.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.0314 of 3356.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.6282 of 32212.4%★☆☆☆☆
201833.9212 of 30931.4%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202512.2441 of 4645.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.3452 of 4693.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.3459 of 4814.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.2477 of 4892.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.1443 of 4624.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.4435 of 4523.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.2375 of 43814.4%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20258.0453 of 4734.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.3469 of 4832.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.1469 of 4894.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.8482 of 4973.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.9466 of 4853.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.5470 of 4781.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.9391 of 46616.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20228.0490 of 5032.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.6475 of 4892.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.5465 of 4843.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.2415 of 46711.1%★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20218.9462 of 4915.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20217.2339 of 3390.0%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school
Disabled (2021)6th percentile+5 vs school
Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)4th percentile~ school
Tested In Person (2021)2nd percentile~ school
Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Tested Remotely (2021)1st percentile~ school
African American (2018)<1st percentile~ school
Middle school
Hispanic (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)6th percentile+4 vs school
African American (2018)6th percentile-8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)5th percentile+3 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile~ school
Male (2025)4th percentile~ school
Special Education (2022)3rd percentile~ school
Female (2024)2nd percentile~ school
Tested Remotely (2021)<1st percentile~ school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts10%-31 vs state
Science9%-32 vs state
Mathematics8%-33 vs state
Civics5%-34 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 357 students attended Greenwood Sarah K-8 School.

Students at Greenwood Sarah K-8 School are 86% Hispanic, 11% African American, 2% White.

Greenwood Sarah K-8 School ranks in the bottom 3.3% of Massachusetts elementary schools.


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