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King Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

896^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

King Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Dorchester, MA, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 470 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.

King Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Massachusetts elementary schools, with a ranking between 851-916 out of 932-936 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 10.87% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 41.53% statewide and 29.27% in Boston. In mathematics, the proficiency rate at King Elementary School was just 3.24% in 2024-2025, compared to 40.74% statewide and 27.68% in Boston. The school's performance on science assessments is also very low, with only 2.78% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 41.51% statewide and 22.24% in Boston.

The nearby schools, such as Trotter Elementary School, Mather Elementary School, Everett Elementary School, and Haynes Early Education Center, generally outperform King Elementary School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings within the state. The charter schools in the area, such as Bridge Boston Charter School, UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester, Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School, and Conservatory Lab Charter School, also tend to outperform King Elementary School on academic measures, suggesting that alternative educational models may be more successful in addressing the needs of the Dorchester community.

464

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,686

Per pupil spending ?

82.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

77 Lawrence Avenue
Dorchester, MA 02121

(617) 635-8212

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.6%

Hispanic:

41.8%

White:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (7% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Science scores 39 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg28%

Massachusetts avg41%

896^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	896 of 906	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	898 of 916	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	891 of 928	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	891 of 932	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	851 of 936	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	913 of 942	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	916 of 934	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.4	933 of 938	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.9	927 of 932	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.3	902 of 914	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.4	856 of 926	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.2	902 of 928	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.0	897 of 930	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.4	834 of 924	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	158 of 169	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	156 of 167	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	156 of 167	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	155 of 173	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	97 of 166	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	151 of 172	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	151 of 174	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	22.8	568 of 672	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	448 of 632	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	237 of 281	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	253 of 282	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.6	91 of 264	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	119 of 267	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.5	184 of 240	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	124 of 258	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	858 of 869	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	870 of 886	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	842 of 887	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	861 of 901	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	810 of 898	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	882 of 902	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	882 of 893	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	446 of 458	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	385 of 446	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	350 of 420	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	239 of 401	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.4	347 of 379	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	348 of 398	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	354 of 379	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	723 of 736	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	732 of 760	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	714 of 757	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	705 of 772	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	636 of 705	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	639 of 700	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	656 of 685	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	868 of 884	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	856 of 891	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	864 of 896	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	847 of 908	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	823 of 904	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	876 of 907	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	854 of 898	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	711 of 717	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	685 of 731	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	591 of 703	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	838 of 905	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	811 of 894	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	847 of 896	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	855 of 886	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	7.7	888 of 925	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	32.0	255 of 399	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	13.8	443 of 497	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	360 of 501	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	476 of 498	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	466 of 484	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.1	484 of 487	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.8	471 of 482	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.1	421 of 441	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.1	406 of 455	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.5	385 of 455	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.2	362 of 455	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.8	379 of 449	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	30.7	153 of 212	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.1	74 of 193	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	11.9	188 of 195	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	166 of 172	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	12.6	444 of 494	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	362 of 483	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	457 of 478	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	458 of 463	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	38.9	214 of 368	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.0	289 of 335	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	286 of 322	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	28.1	370 of 489	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.4	247 of 462	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.5	426 of 452	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	420 of 438	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	18.3	416 of 497	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	350 of 485	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	468 of 478	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	445 of 466	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	26.5	395 of 503	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.1	246 of 489	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.3	458 of 484	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	440 of 467	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	21.9	381 of 491	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	36.8	200 of 339	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

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

Tested Remotely (2021)36th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)7th percentile+5 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)4th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Hispanic (2022)42nd percentile+31 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)41st percentile+13 vs school

African American (2022)28th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)24th percentile+13 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)22nd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2022)21st percentile+11 vs school

Male (2022)16th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2022)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts11%-31 vs state

Mathematics3%-38 vs state

Science3%-39 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
King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	77 Lawrence Avenue	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8212	464	47	9.9		21 (4.5%)	230 (49.6%)	194 (41.8%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	4.6	896^th of 906 public elementary schools	1.1%		6.1	898^th of 916 public elementary schools	2.0%	2	11.9	8.7	7.7	15.0			10.9	3.4	2.1	2.6	5.0			3.2	2.8		2.8		$37,686
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
Conservatory Lab Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	395 Columbia Rd	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Conservatory Lab Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 254-8904	454	27	16.5		17 (3.7%)	229 (50.4%)	186 (41.0%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	36.6	582^nd of 906 public elementary schools	35.8%		33.1	609^th of 916 public elementary schools	33.5%	27	38.0	33.3	33.3	51.2	40.0	32.0	37.9	35.3	33.3	27.5	32.6	28.0	16.0	30.2	26.0	20.0	24.0	12.0	$24,122
UP Academy Holland	Public	PK, KG-6	85 Olney Street	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8832	641	44	14.4		15 (2.3%)	294 (45.9%)	292 (45.6%)	12 (1.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.6%)	18.1	762^nd of 906 public elementary schools	15.9%		7.2	885^th of 916 public elementary schools	3.4%	123	29.0	29.6	15.3	12.0			21.4	52.6	19.3	11.2	6.6			21.6	10.2		10.2		$35,519
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
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
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
Mather Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	24 Parish Street	Dorchester	02122	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8757	473	44	10.8		32 (6.8%)	168 (35.5%)	93 (19.7%)	156 (33.0%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.8%)	22	706^th of 906 public elementary schools	22.1%		32.9	613^th of 916 public elementary schools	33.1%	93	35.2	17.2	17.9	31.9			24.9	25.0	29.2	26.8	23.4			26.3	23.2		23.2		$35,435
UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	35 Westville Street	Boston	02124	Suffolk County	UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8810	640	58	11.0		8 (1.3%)	324 (50.6%)	279 (43.6%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.5%)	13.1	812^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.4%		11.5	844^th of 916 public elementary schools	7.9%	32	14.9	16.9	22.8	36.1	16.7	27.3	22.3	11.9	11.3	8.9	9.8	16.7	15.2	12.3	20.0	7.6	13.2	40.9	$22,029
Everett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	71 Pleasant Street	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8778	288	26	11.2		32 (11.1%)	119 (41.3%)	97 (33.7%)	32 (11.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	27.9	654^th of 906 public elementary schools	27.8%		27.6	660^th of 916 public elementary schools	27.9%	6	44.1	30.3	48.7	10.8			33.3	26.5	21.2	21.6	10.8			19.9	35.1		35.1		$33,138

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King Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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Boston

What is the racial makeup of King Elementary School?

Students at King Elementary School are 50% African American, 42% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend King Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 464 students attended King Elementary School.

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