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Blackstone Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

883^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Blackstone Elementary School is a public elementary school in Boston, MA, serving 581 students in grades PK-6. Despite its small class sizes, the school has consistently underperformed compared to the Boston district and Massachusetts state averages on academic assessments, ranking in the bottom 10% of elementary schools in the state over the past decade.

Blackstone Elementary struggles to support the academic achievement of its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 20% of Massachusetts elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. While the school spends significantly more per student ($29,533 in 2020-2021) than the Boston district average, this higher spending has not translated to improved academic performance. Nearby schools like Quincy Elementary, Orchard Gardens K-8, and Hale Elementary significantly outperform Blackstone Elementary on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations and being part of the same Boston school district.

Blackstone Elementary's persistent low rankings, underperformance compared to nearby schools, and high spending with low outcomes indicate a need for a comprehensive, data-driven approach to school improvement that addresses the root causes of the school's challenges. The school's struggles to support the academic achievement of its diverse student population suggest a need to strengthen instructional practices, interventions, and support systems to better meet the needs of all students.

582

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,711

Per pupil spending ?

84.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

380 Shawmut Avenue
Boston, MA 02118

(617) 635-8471

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.8%

African American:

27.0%

White:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (9% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Science scores 39 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg28%

Massachusetts avg41%

883^rd of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

60^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	6.0	883 of 906	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	894 of 916	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	908 of 928	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	920 of 932	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	919 of 936	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	915 of 942	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	915 of 934	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.2	911 of 938	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.3	917 of 932	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.2	896 of 914	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.6	907 of 926	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.9	888 of 928	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.2	833 of 930	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	3.0	914 of 924	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.3	910 of 920	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.4	892 of 909	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.4	894 of 908	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.3	873 of 911	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.3	895 of 911	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.6	872 of 887	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.6	881 of 882	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.7	880 of 884	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	150 of 169	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	160 of 167	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	149 of 167	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	170 of 173	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	160 of 172	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	147 of 174	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	22.2	577 of 672	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	542 of 665	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	609 of 656	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	242 of 281	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	224 of 282	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	212 of 264	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	200 of 267	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	231 of 258	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	213 of 244	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	854 of 869	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	872 of 886	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	869 of 887	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	883 of 901	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	879 of 902	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	875 of 893	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	444 of 458	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	421 of 446	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	408 of 420	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	381 of 401	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	359 of 379	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	362 of 398	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	342 of 379	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	21 of 23	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	73.6	2 of 12	83.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	706 of 736	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	725 of 760	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	732 of 757	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	754 of 772	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	702 of 705	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	656 of 700	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	642 of 685	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	849 of 884	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	862 of 891	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	874 of 896	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	897 of 908	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	884 of 907	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	867 of 898	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	626 of 717	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	633 of 731	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	632 of 703	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	885 of 905	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	883 of 894	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	852 of 896	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	844 of 886	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)14th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile+9 vs school

Homeless (2025)9th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts11%-31 vs state

Mathematics9%-32 vs state

Science3%-39 vs state

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Schools Near Blackstone 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
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
Hurley K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	70 Worcester Street	Boston	02118	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8489	335	28	12.1		74 (22.1%)	20 (6.0%)	223 (66.6%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	53.3	422^nd of 906 public elementary schools	53.4%		53.7	432^nd of 916 public elementary schools	52.8%	10	48.8	28.6	50.0	55.2	18.2	35.3	42.2	36.6	28.6	62.5	31.0	9.1	17.7	36.1	55.0	5.9	40.4	17.7	$32,092
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
Orchard Gardens K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	906 Albany Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-1656	689	68	10.2		17 (2.5%)	379 (55.0%)	267 (38.8%)	11 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	9 (1.3%)	8	866^th of 906 public elementary schools	4.4%		6.1	895^th of 916 public elementary schools	2.3%	29	14.0	4.6	6.2	19.8	11.3	10.5	11.5	18.6	14.9	6.2	11.0	7.0	10.3	11.1	9.2	2.6	5.6	9.0	$35,513
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
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
Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6 Shirley Street	Boston	02119	Suffolk County	Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 227-8055	293	19	15.4		10 (3.4%)	165 (56.3%)	110 (37.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	14.9	788^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.0%		15.2	800^th of 916 public elementary schools	12.7%	12	27.8	17.8	23.5				22.6	25.0	6.7	14.7				14.8	26.5		26.5		$21,094
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
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
Hale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	51 Cedar Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8205	162	15	10.6		24 (14.8%)	80 (49.4%)	33 (20.4%)	11 (6.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.0%)	62.6	342^nd of 906 public elementary schools	62.3%		67.8	303^rd of 916 public elementary schools	66.9%	39	47.6	63.6	45.5	40.0			49.4	33.3	72.7	50.0	35.0			48.2	54.6		54.6		$32,936

Frequently Asked Questions about Blackstone Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Blackstone Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Blackstone 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

Is Blackstone Elementary School a good school?

Blackstone Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.5% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What district is Blackstone Elementary School in?

Boston

What is the racial makeup of Blackstone Elementary School?

Students at Blackstone Elementary School are 66% Hispanic, 27% African American, 4% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Blackstone Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 582 students attended Blackstone Elementary School.

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