Best Public Schools in East Boston, MA

Summary:

The city of East Boston, Massachusetts is home to 12 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 2 high schools, and no middle schools or alternative schools. These schools are part of the Boston School District, which is ranked 311 out of 356 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

A few schools stand out in the data, including Bradley Elementary School, which ranks 250 out of 928 Massachusetts elementary schools and has a 4-star rating, as well as strong test scores with 50-70% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Otis Elementary School also performs well, ranking 535 out of 928 and having solid test scores with 40-60% proficiency rates. Additionally, Guild Elementary School stands out for having the 6th best student-teacher ratio (7.9) among Boston elementary schools.

However, the data also reveals stark disparities in academic performance between the higher-performing and lower-performing schools in East Boston. For example, on the grade 3 ELA MCAS, proficiency rates range from 8.57% at Guild Elementary to 61.36% at Bradley Elementary. The schools serving the highest percentages of low-income students tend to have the lowest test scores and rankings, highlighting the additional challenges faced by high-poverty schools. The one charter school in the data, Excel Academy Charter School, performs better than many of the district-run East Boston high schools on state assessments, but still lags the top-performing elementary schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2023)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2023)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2023)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2023)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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 10th 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 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Excel Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	58 Moore Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Excel Academy Charter (District)	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(617) 874-4080	1,363	126	10.8		169 (12.4%)	78 (5.7%)	1,073 (78.7%)	18 (1.3%)	6 (0.4%)	7 (0.5%)	12 (0.9%)	41.6	213^th of 347 public high schools	38.6%		41.9	207^th of 342 public high schools	39.5%	6			43.0	40.5	46.6	51.8	59.3	45.4			32.0	39.1	33.3	46.5	37.1	37.7	27.3	41.2	37.9	34.2	50.3		$19,548	$1,538	$18,010
Guild Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	195 Leyden Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(617) 635-8523	251	31	7.9		43 (17.1%)	6 (2.4%)	198 (78.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	13.9	816^th of 926 public elementary schools	11.9%		16.2	790^th of 932 public elementary schools	15.2%	26	8.6	20.0	26.1	19.2				17.5	5.7	30.0	30.4	20.0				20.4	4.4			4.4			$28,529	$2,257	$26,272
McKay K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	122 Cottage Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(617) 635-8510	681	62	10.8		65 (9.5%)	19 (2.8%)	584 (85.8%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	5.4	911^th of 926 public elementary schools	1.6%		8.4	888^th of 932 public elementary schools	4.7%	23	10.0	5.5	10.4	13.4	21.8	30.6		15.7	6.3	11.0	7.8	6.2	10.3	9.5		8.5	10.4	14.5		12.5			$25,732	$2,260	$23,472
East Boston High School	Public	7-12	86 White Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(617) 635-9896	1,276	96	13.2		140 (11.0%)	68 (5.3%)	1,039 (81.4%)	14 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (0.9%)	16.8	292^nd of 347 public high schools	15.9%		15.7	289^th of 342 public high schools	15.5%	3					9.8	12.3	36.8	11.1					8.8	7.8	28.8	8.3		13.0	19.3	13.0	8.0	24.8	$26,645	$2,550	$24,096
O'Donnell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	33 Trenton Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(617) 635-8454	281	25	11.4		15 (5.3%)	8 (2.8%)	251 (89.3%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	12.1	841^st of 926 public elementary schools	9.2%		14.9	810^th of 932 public elementary schools	13.1%	31	15.6	0.0	13.8	30.4				13.7	29.4	3.0	6.9	21.7				15.1	17.2			17.2			$26,109	$2,305	$23,805
Otis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	218 Marion Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(617) 635-8372	414	33	12.4		71 (17.1%)	17 (4.1%)	306 (73.9%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	43.3	535^th of 926 public elementary schools	42.2%		36.7	597^th of 932 public elementary schools	35.9%	62	25.9	40.4	50.0	36.7				37.0	24.1	51.1	47.4	56.7				42.2	24.3			24.3			$24,520	$2,196	$22,324
Bradley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	110 Beachview Road	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(617) 635-8422	289	27	10.7		113 (39.1%)	19 (6.6%)	131 (45.3%)	17 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.4%)	73.3	250^th of 926 public elementary schools	73.0%		60.9	379^th of 932 public elementary schools	59.3%	129	61.4	54.1	50.0	43.5				53.7	56.8	70.3	56.7	47.8				59.0	44.8			44.8			$26,760	$2,152	$24,608
Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	343 Saratoga Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(617) 635-8466	264	26	10.1		16 (6.1%)	6 (2.3%)	239 (90.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.5	686^th of 926 public elementary schools	25.9%		23.3	719^th of 932 public elementary schools	22.9%	33	25.7	26.5	11.5	23.5				22.3	37.1	50.0	7.7	35.3				33.9	7.7			7.7			$26,921	$2,307	$24,614
Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	165 Webster Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(617) 635-8383	249	29	8.6		44 (17.7%)	12 (4.8%)	184 (73.9%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	18.8	756^th of 926 public elementary schools	18.4%		30.6	652^nd of 932 public elementary schools	30.0%	104	21.3	27.6	29.4	33.3				26.1	17.0	35.7	11.1	22.2				21.6	11.8			11.8			$31,169	$2,337	$28,832
East Boston Early Education Center	Public	PK, KG-1	135 Grove Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(617) 635-6456	187	14	13.2		50 (26.7%)	10 (5.3%)	119 (63.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)								(n/a)																							$31,906	$2,198	$29,708
Mario Umana Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	312 Border Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(617) 635-8481	581	58	10.0		23 (4.0%)	10 (1.7%)	536 (92.3%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	5.4	910^th of 926 public elementary schools	1.7%		5.7	916^th of 932 public elementary schools	1.7%	6	12.9	12.2	7.6	10.5	5.3	11.3		10.3	6.5	6.1	1.9	10.5	10.5	6.4		6.8	9.4	11.1		10.3			$26,091	$2,289	$23,802
Alighieri Dante Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	37 Gove Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(617) 635-8529	108	12	8.6		36 (33.3%)	2 (1.9%)	57 (52.8%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.3%)	35.5	615^th of 926 public elementary schools	33.6%		16.3	789^th of 932 public elementary schools	15.3%	174	50.0	28.6						46.3	41.7	14.3						36.6							$27,401	$2,227	$25,174

Cities Near East Boston

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chelsea	1 mi	12	351^st
Revere	1.55 mi	11	314^th
Winthrop	1.71 mi	4	204^th
Charlestown	2.06 mi	3	268^th
Boston	2.15 mi	17	297^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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