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Guild Elementary School

Q: Is Guild Elementary School a good school?

Guild Elementary School ranks 671 st of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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

671^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Guild Elementary School is a PK–6 school at 195 Leyden Street in East Boston, serving 259 students as part of the Boston Public Schools district.

Guild is currently rated 671 out of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools for 2025–2026, placing it in the 25th percentile with a 1-star SchoolDigger rating. The school has improved from a low base: in the mid-2010s it ranked around the 5th–7th percentile with 0 stars, and its current standing is its best recent result. On 2025–2026 MCAS tests, proficiency was 22.12% in ELA (below Boston's 29.41% and the state's 40.03%), 29.46% in math (slightly above Boston's 29.12%, below the state's 41.11%), and 26.92% in science (above Boston's 24.94%, below the state's 40.98%). The school spends $28,529 per student, and its student–teacher ratio of 8.7 is the lowest among nearby schools.

Compared with nearby schools, Guild sits mid-to-low: above Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School, George F. Kelly Elementary, and Frank M Sokolowski Elementary, but below Bradley Elementary School, Beachmont Veterans Memorial School, William A Berkowitz Elementary, Edgar F. Hooks Elementary, Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School, and Garfield Elementary School. The starkest contrast is Bradley, a same-district PK–6 school just 0.22 miles away that ranks in the 76th percentile with 4 stars and proficiency rates roughly 35 points higher in ELA and math, despite similar spending. Guild's brightest spot is its English Language Learner subgroup, which ranked in the 90th percentile statewide with 5 stars, while its special education students and female and male students rank much lower. The biggest red flag is a steep upper-grade decline: 3rd-grade results are relatively strong, but by 6th grade ELA and math proficiency both fall to 10% (Bradley's 6th grade reaches 85.19% in ELA and 74.07% in math). Overall, Guild is a low-performing but improving school with real subgroup strengths and high resources, yet outcomes that lag nearby peers.

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 — 6th percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 18 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg29%

Massachusetts avg41%

671^st of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd of 63Elementary Schools in the Boston

299^th of 351Boston 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
2026	25.5	671 of 899	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	71.0	29 of 291	90.0%	★★★★★
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
2026	26.7	652 of 869	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	54.8	158 of 475	66.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	53.8	311 of 742	58.1%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	28.1	651 of 879	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)90th percentile+65 vs school

Hispanic (2026)67th percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile+33 vs school

Disabled (2022)36th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile~ school

Female (2026)25th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)16th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)16th percentile~ school

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

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

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics29%-12 vs state

Science27%-14 vs state

English Language Arts22%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)					MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)					MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)		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 (2015)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	66.0%	23 (8.9%)	13 (5.0%)	218 (84.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	25.5	671^st of 899 public elementary schools	25.4%		15.3	786^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.2%	115	40.7	20.0	19.2	10.0	22.1	51.9	34.5	23.1	10.0	29.5	26.9	26.9	$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	62.9%	121 (41.4%)	22 (7.5%)	120 (41.1%)	18 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.1%)	75.6	217^th of 899 public elementary schools	75.9%		82.3	155^th of 906 public elementary schools	82.9%	62	44.7	61.4	41.4	85.2	57.3	50.0	75.0	55.2	74.1	63.8	44.8	44.8	$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	82.6%	114 (32.9%)	16 (4.6%)	204 (59.0%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	55.1	400^th of 899 public elementary schools	55.5%		49.2	463^rd of 906 public elementary schools	48.9%	63	51.9	37.3	25.0		39.3	57.4	49.0	45.0		51.0	37.5	37.5	$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	92.6%	28 (6.2%)	27 (5.9%)	396 (87.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52.2	431^st of 899 public elementary schools	52.1%		59.3	363^rd of 906 public elementary schools	59.9%	68	23.5	29.7			26.6	61.7	61.8			61.8			$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	92.0%	34 (7.9%)	21 (4.9%)	371 (86.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52.6	424^th of 899 public elementary schools	52.8%		46.4	490^th of 906 public elementary schools	45.9%	66	32.3	32.1			32.2	64.7	49.5			56.7			$22,754
George F. Kelly Elementary	Public	1-4	300 Crescent Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5350	527	44	11.9	89.5%	12 (2.3%)	3 (0.6%)	511 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.1	851^st of 899 public elementary schools	5.3%		7.7	869^th of 906 public elementary schools	4.1%	18	14.3	14.0			14.2	13.6	20.6			17.1			$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	90.9%	29 (6.1%)	17 (3.6%)	425 (90.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.6	827^th of 899 public elementary schools	8.0%		11.2	838^th of 906 public elementary schools	7.5%	11	12.2	14.3			13.3	15.1	27.7			21.8			$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	85.7%	119 (18.6%)	27 (4.2%)	449 (70.3%)	31 (4.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	27.8	645^th of 899 public elementary schools	28.3%		33.1	609^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.8%	36	24.4	21.7	23.1		23.1	39.3	45.7	26.9		37.8	18.0	18.0	$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	29.0%	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	30.7%	441 (94.4%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34	596^th of 899 public elementary schools	33.7%		38	570^th of 906 public elementary schools	37.1%	26	29.5	28.9	30.3		29.6	22.3	35.2	40.7		32.7	43.6	43.6	$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 schools do graduates of Guild Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Guild Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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 : Charlestown High School
High : Community Academy
High : Community Academy of Science and Health
High : Dearborn STEM Academy
High : East Boston High School
High : Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers: A 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
Alternative : Carter School

How many students attend Guild Elementary School?

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

Is Guild Elementary School a good school?

Guild Elementary School ranks 671^st of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Guild Elementary School in?

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