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Guild Elementary School

Q: Is Guild Elementary School a good school?

Guild Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.2% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Guild Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 259 students attended Guild Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Guild Elementary School?

Students at Guild Elementary School are 84% Hispanic, 9% White, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

786^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Guild Elementary School is a public elementary school located in East Boston, Massachusetts, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 247 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.

Guild Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Massachusetts elementary schools, with a ranking between 745-896 out of 906-942 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grades and subjects, with only 19.2% of Guild students proficient or better in English Language Arts in 2024-2025, compared to 41.53% statewide and 29.27% in Boston. The school's performance is particularly low in science, with only 10.34% of students proficient or better, compared to 41.51% statewide and 22.24% in Boston.

Interestingly, the nearby Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School and Bradley Elementary School perform significantly better than Guild Elementary on academic measures, despite being part of the same Boston Public School District. For example, in 2024-2025, Bradley Elementary School had 60.87% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to only 19.2% at Guild Elementary. The data suggests that Guild Elementary School could benefit from targeted interventions and support to improve academic outcomes, particularly for its underperforming student subgroups.

259

Students ?

8.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,671

Per pupil spending ?

66%

Free/discounted lunch ?

195 Leyden Street
East Boston, MA 02128

(617) 635-8523

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.2%

White:

8.9%

African American:

5.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg28%

Massachusetts avg41%

786^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^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	15.3	786 of 906	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	745 of 916	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	816 of 928	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	790 of 932	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	794 of 936	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	896 of 942	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	878 of 934	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.6	870 of 938	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.7	878 of 932	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.7	894 of 914	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.6	874 of 926	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.1	894 of 928	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.1	816 of 930	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.1	844 of 924	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.8	893 of 920	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.9	873 of 909	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.8	798 of 908	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.2	734 of 911	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.9	640 of 911	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.5	757 of 887	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.1	727 of 882	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	24.2	693 of 884	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	33.6	428 of 672	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	443 of 632	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.3	544 of 665	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	650 of 656	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	123 of 281	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	56 of 282	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	40.0	150 of 264	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	81 of 267	69.7%	★★★★☆
2021	41.8	110 of 240	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.6	184 of 258	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	168 of 244	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	757 of 869	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	685 of 886	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	705 of 887	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	747 of 901	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	797 of 898	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	843 of 902	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	805 of 893	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	225 of 458	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	186 of 446	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.6	312 of 420	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	271 of 401	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	230 of 379	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	325 of 398	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	313 of 379	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	518 of 736	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	531 of 760	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	599 of 757	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	579 of 772	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	529 of 705	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	561 of 700	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	594 of 685	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	737 of 884	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	686 of 891	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	822 of 896	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	772 of 908	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	739 of 904	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	867 of 907	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	868 of 898	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	21.8	611 of 731	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	606 of 703	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	698 of 905	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	759 of 894	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	808 of 896	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	780 of 886	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	16.1	781 of 925	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	9.6	399 of 399	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	0.6	779 of 780	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	626 of 772	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile+43 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+38 vs school

Disabled (2022)36th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2024)16th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

White (2019)<1st percentile-5 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)<1st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics22%-19 vs state

English Language Arts19%-22 vs state

Science10%-31 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)		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 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Guild Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	195 Leyden Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8523	259	30	8.7		23 (8.9%)	13 (5.0%)	218 (84.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	15.3	786^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.2%		19.5	745^th of 916 public elementary schools	18.7%	41	19.4	25.0	13.8	17.9	19.2	13.9	31.3	20.7	24.1	22.2	10.3	10.3	$37,671
Bradley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	110 Beachview Road	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8422	292	27	10.7		121 (41.4%)	22 (7.5%)	120 (41.1%)	18 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.1%)	82.3	155^th of 906 public elementary schools	82.9%		80.8	173^rd of 916 public elementary schools	81.1%	18	61.9	43.2	67.7	75.0	60.9	66.7	59.5	71.0	57.1	63.8	64.5	64.5	$33,357
Beachmont Veterans Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	15 Everard Street	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 286-8316	346	38	9.1		114 (32.9%)	16 (4.6%)	204 (59.0%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	49.2	463^rd of 906 public elementary schools	48.9%		45.1	518^th of 916 public elementary schools	43.4%	55	53.9	46.5	14.0		39.1	61.5	41.9	34.9		47.1	27.9	27.9	$25,243
William A Berkowitz Elementary	Public	1-4	300 Crescent Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5300	455	37	12.2		28 (6.2%)	27 (5.9%)	396 (87.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	59.3	363^rd of 906 public elementary schools	59.9%		56	410^th of 916 public elementary schools	55.2%	47	36.5	32.2			34.7	64.4	63.3			63.9			$23,571
Edgar F. Hooks Elementary	Public	1-4	300 Crescent Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5400	430	40	10.7		34 (7.9%)	21 (4.9%)	371 (86.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46.4	490^th of 906 public elementary schools	45.9%		36.6	587^th of 916 public elementary schools	35.9%	97	28.5	24.3			26.5	55.7	55.9			55.8			$22,754
George F. Kelly Elementary	Public	1-5	300 Crescent Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5350	527	44	11.9		12 (2.3%)	3 (0.6%)	511 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.7	869^th of 906 public elementary schools	4.1%		6.4	891^st of 916 public elementary schools	2.7%	22	12.4	12.0	16.1		13.0	17.7	11.2	10.5		13.7	8.8	8.8	$22,738
Frank M Sokolowski Elementary	Public	1-4	300 Crescent Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-8464	472	42	11.1		29 (6.1%)	17 (3.6%)	425 (90.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.2	838^th of 906 public elementary schools	7.5%		12.5	830^th of 916 public elementary schools	9.4%	8	15.9	13.0			14.5	24.8	17.8			21.2			$22,186
Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	176 Garfield Avenue	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 286-8296	639	65	9.8		119 (18.6%)	27 (4.2%)	449 (70.3%)	31 (4.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	33.1	609^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.8%		25.3	690^th of 916 public elementary schools	24.7%	81	25.3	24.7	28.0		26.0	40.0	51.9	30.1		40.2	31.2	31.2	$21,918
William P. Gorman/Fort Banks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	101 Kennedy Drive	Winthrop	02152	Suffolk County	Winthrop	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 846-5509	487	33	14.7		456 (93.6%)	16 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$19,775
Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School	Public	3-5	40 Hermon Street	Winthrop	02152	Suffolk County	Winthrop	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 846-5543	467	29	16.1		441 (94.4%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38	570^th of 906 public elementary schools	37.1%		43	538^th of 916 public elementary schools	41.3%	32	32.5	31.4	36.5		33.6	36.8	24.8	37.7		33.5	47.8	47.8	$19,204

Frequently Asked Questions about Guild Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Guild Elementary School?

Students at Guild Elementary School are 84% Hispanic, 9% White, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Guild Elementary School in?

Boston

Is Guild Elementary School a good school?

Guild Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.2% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

How many students attend Guild Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 259 students attended Guild Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Guild Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Guild 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

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