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Curley K-8 School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
453rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools
Better than 50% of Massachusetts elementary schools
Summary

Curley K-8 School is a public elementary school located in Jamaica Plain, MA, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 912 students. The school is part of the Boston school district, which is ranked 298 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Curley K-8 School has consistently underperformed compared to the state and Boston district averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments, with proficiency rates of 32.09% in ELA, 30.78% in Math, and 23.13% in Science, compared to the state averages of 41.53%, 40.74%, and 41.51%, respectively. The school also has significant achievement gaps among different student subgroups, with White students performing very well, but African American and Hispanic students, as well as English Language Learners and students with disabilities, struggling significantly compared to their peers statewide.

Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $28,561 in 2020-2021 and a lower-than-average student-teacher ratio of 8.8 in 2023-2024, Curley K-8 School's performance has been relatively stagnant over the years, with little improvement in its MCAS proficiency rates or statewide ranking. The school's performance is generally lower than the nearby Mendell Elementary and Kennedy John F Elementary schools, which have higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings, suggesting that Curley K-8 School may be facing unique challenges that have not been adequately addressed.

902
Students ?
7.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$36,836
Per pupil spending ?
63.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 493 Centre St.
       Jamaica Plain, MA  02130

(617) 635-8176

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
39.2%
White:
31.4%
African American:
17.5%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Boston
✓Above the Massachusetts median (50th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Science scores 18 pts below the Massachusetts average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school37%
District avg27%
Massachusetts avg41%
Elementary school
453rd of 906
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Top 50%▲ up 23 pts since 2015
From bottom 27% (2015) to top 50% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
372nd of 484
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Bottom 23%▲ up 15 pts since 2015
From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
16th 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
202549.9453 of 90650.0%★★★☆☆
202457.9391 of 91657.3%★★★☆☆
202353.3443 of 92852.3%★★★☆☆
202243.7527 of 93243.5%★★☆☆☆
202144.9523 of 93644.1%★★☆☆☆
201924.0755 of 94219.9%★☆☆☆☆
201817.4807 of 93413.6%★☆☆☆☆
201718.7797 of 93815.0%★☆☆☆☆
201623.1752 of 93219.3%★☆☆☆☆
201532.8668 of 91426.9%★☆☆☆☆
201419.0782 of 92615.6%★☆☆☆☆
201316.8794 of 92814.4%★☆☆☆☆
201224.0733 of 93021.2%★☆☆☆☆
201126.9720 of 92422.1%★☆☆☆☆
201023.5746 of 92018.9%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202515.8162 of 1694.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.4157 of 1676.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.9162 of 1673.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.2151 of 17312.7%★☆☆☆☆
202133.9112 of 16632.5%★★☆☆☆
201929.8135 of 17221.5%★☆☆☆☆
201834.8124 of 17428.7%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202226.3523 of 67222.2%★☆☆☆☆
202130.1445 of 63229.6%★☆☆☆☆
201927.0507 of 66523.8%★☆☆☆☆
201820.4594 of 6569.5%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202539.6161 of 28142.7%★★☆☆☆
202438.9164 of 28241.8%★★☆☆☆
202334.9180 of 26431.8%★★☆☆☆
202238.2155 of 26741.9%★★☆☆☆
202150.368 of 24071.7%★★★★☆
201937.6152 of 25841.1%★★☆☆☆
201834.4156 of 24436.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202555.1387 of 86955.5%★★★☆☆
202468.9275 of 88669.0%★★★☆☆
202368.2286 of 88767.8%★★★☆☆
202245.1513 of 90143.1%★★☆☆☆
202147.4488 of 89845.7%★★☆☆☆
201926.7708 of 90221.5%★☆☆☆☆
201819.1763 of 89314.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202541.0263 of 45842.6%★★☆☆☆
202450.5182 of 44659.2%★★★☆☆
202345.9202 of 42051.9%★★★☆☆
202240.9216 of 40146.1%★★☆☆☆
202139.6207 of 37945.4%★★☆☆☆
201927.2324 of 39818.6%★☆☆☆☆
201820.6340 of 37910.3%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202520.0658 of 73610.6%★☆☆☆☆
202423.6649 of 76014.6%★☆☆☆☆
202321.4653 of 75713.7%★☆☆☆☆
202217.6710 of 7728.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202123.0603 of 70514.5%★☆☆☆☆
201916.0659 of 7005.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.5645 of 6855.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202545.1486 of 88445.0%★★☆☆☆
202448.9460 of 89148.4%★★☆☆☆
202341.9537 of 89640.1%★★☆☆☆
202241.7527 of 90842.0%★★☆☆☆
202141.5522 of 90442.3%★★☆☆☆
201923.9741 of 90718.3%★☆☆☆☆
201818.6772 of 89814.0%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202381.79 of 3372.7%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202535.5444 of 71738.1%★★☆☆☆
202435.0464 of 73136.5%★★☆☆☆
202333.2458 of 70334.9%★★☆☆☆
202221.8775 of 90514.4%★☆☆☆☆
202123.5741 of 89417.1%★☆☆☆☆
201918.3831 of 8967.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.7842 of 8865.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202150.7472 of 92549.0%★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202146.5182 of 39954.4%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202589.145 of 73793.9%★★★★★
202491.424 of 75396.8%★★★★★
202389.541 of 76294.6%★★★★★
202288.545 of 76494.1%★★★★★
202191.521 of 76597.3%★★★★★
201993.314 of 78098.2%★★★★★
201877.7132 of 77282.9%★★★★☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202522.8372 of 48423.1%★☆☆☆☆
202426.4355 of 49328.0%★☆☆☆☆
202325.2368 of 50126.5%★☆☆☆☆
202213.3447 of 49710.1%★☆☆☆☆
202123.4375 of 50125.1%★☆☆☆☆
20199.1458 of 4988.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20186.3463 of 4844.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20178.1459 of 4875.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20165.8464 of 4823.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201510.2407 of 4417.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20144.4437 of 4554.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20134.6441 of 4553.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20128.8416 of 4558.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20114.7429 of 4494.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20106.9408 of 4346.0%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202515.3196 of 2064.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.0202 of 2020.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.7203 of 2092.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.0191 of 2129.9%★☆☆☆☆
202117.7180 of 1936.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201921.6171 of 19512.3%★☆☆☆☆
201812.3167 of 1722.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202221.2400 of 44510.1%★☆☆☆☆
202128.4310 of 43128.1%★☆☆☆☆
201916.7401 of 4245.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.4399 of 4174.3%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202537.3116 of 18135.9%★★☆☆☆
202433.3164 of 1808.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202346.459 of 15561.9%★★★☆☆
202238.2107 of 15430.5%★★☆☆☆
202144.751 of 13562.2%★★★☆☆
201932.1110 of 13820.3%★☆☆☆☆
201828.9114 of 12710.2%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202532.1303 of 47335.9%★★☆☆☆
202427.4342 of 48128.9%★☆☆☆☆
202324.1371 of 48924.1%★☆☆☆☆
202213.8438 of 49411.3%★☆☆☆☆
202124.1370 of 48323.4%★☆☆☆☆
20197.5452 of 4785.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.3443 of 4634.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202520.7329 of 37612.5%★☆☆☆☆
202421.9325 of 37814.0%★☆☆☆☆
202322.2312 of 36414.3%★☆☆☆☆
202218.3343 of 3686.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202119.6300 of 33510.4%★☆☆☆☆
201912.1310 of 3223.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.5301 of 3092.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202512.6439 of 4645.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.5433 of 4697.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.1456 of 4815.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.0469 of 4894.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.2439 of 4625.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.6431 of 4524.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.8433 of 4381.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202516.0410 of 47313.3%★☆☆☆☆
202426.3349 of 48327.7%★☆☆☆☆
202326.4353 of 48927.8%★☆☆☆☆
202213.4447 of 49710.1%★☆☆☆☆
202121.9378 of 48522.1%★☆☆☆☆
201910.3446 of 4786.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.5460 of 4661.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202518.3416 of 4354.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202420.9397 of 44110.0%★☆☆☆☆
202324.1371 of 44416.4%★☆☆☆☆
20229.5485 of 5033.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.8453 of 4897.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.3462 of 4844.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.5457 of 4672.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202124.5366 of 49125.5%★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202128.7243 of 33928.3%★☆☆☆☆
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
White (2025)94th percentile+44 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)73rd percentile+20 vs school
Female (2025)55th percentile+5 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)54th percentile+10 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)49th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2025)45th percentile-5 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile-7 vs school
Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile-7 vs school
Special Education (2025)38th percentile-12 vs school
Disabled (2022)22nd percentile-21 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-39 vs school
African American (2025)4th percentile-46 vs school
Middle school
Female (2025)36th percentile+13 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile+13 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)28th percentile+3 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)25th percentile~ school
Male (2025)13th percentile-10 vs school
Hispanic (2025)12th percentile-11 vs school
Disabled (2022)10th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile-18 vs school
African American (2025)5th percentile-18 vs school
Special Education (2025)4th percentile-19 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?
Civics100%+61 vs state
English Language Arts32%-9 vs state
Mathematics31%-10 vs state
Science23%-18 vs state

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Curley K-8 School ranks 453rd of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Curley K-8 School are 39% Hispanic, 31% White, 18% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 902 students attended Curley K-8 School.


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