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Ellis Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

864^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Ellis Elementary School is a Boston public school serving 391 students in grades PK–6 at 302 Walnut Avenue in Roxbury, MA. In 2025–2026, it ranks 864th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools — the 4th percentile, with 0 stars — far below the Boston district, which itself ranks 299th of 351 districts. This is not a one-year dip: Ellis placed 873/906 in 2024–2025, 905/928 in 2022–2023, and 934/942 in 2018–2019, earning 0 stars every year.

On 2025–2026 MCAS all-grade tests, Ellis posts 14.53% proficiency in ELA, 11.05% in math, and 8.82% in science — roughly half the district rate in ELA and about one-third in math and science, versus district figures of 29.41%, 29.12%, and 24.94%. Nearby comparisons are stark: Hale Elementary School, about 0.65 miles away, ranks in the 76th percentile and beats state averages in all three subjects, while Hernandez Elementary School (58th percentile) and Mendell Elementary School (49th) also far outperform Ellis. Ellis does beat King Elementary School in all three subjects and matches Trotter Elementary School in math, but trails Winthrop Elementary School, Kennedy John F Elementary School, Bridge Boston Charter School, Mendell, Hernandez, and Hale in nearly every subject. Its highest grade-level ELA score is 18.37% (4th grade) and highest math score is 13.64% (6th grade); every grade-level ELA and math cell is below 20%.

Ellis's relative strengths are in some subgroup rankings: English Language Learner students rank 47th percentile in 2025–2026 (57th in 2024–2025), and special education students climbed to 37th percentile from 9th the prior year, though low-income students remain at 8th percentile. Ellis spent $27,935 per student in 2020–2021 — more than nearby Hale, Hernandez, Mendell, Kennedy, and Trotter — yet posts much lower proficiency, and its student-teacher ratio rose from 8.8 in 2022–2023 to 12.4 in 2024–2025. The data point most toward targeted work in science and math and the low-income subgroup.

391

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,446

Per pupil spending ?

82.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

302 Walnut Avenue
Roxbury, MA 02119

(617) 635-8257

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.5%

African American:

28.4%

White:

3.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Science scores 32 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg29%

Massachusetts avg41%

864^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▬ steady since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

58^th 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	7.9	864 of 899	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.2	873 of 906	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	876 of 916	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	905 of 928	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	897 of 932	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	901 of 936	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.4	934 of 942	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.5	928 of 934	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.8	923 of 938	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.4	900 of 932	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.5	842 of 914	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.2	870 of 926	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.5	901 of 928	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.4	920 of 930	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.7	847 of 924	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.5	786 of 920	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.0	674 of 909	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.3	752 of 908	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.0	794 of 911	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.3	797 of 911	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	7.8	837 of 887	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.6	743 of 882	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	7.6	822 of 884	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	149 of 188	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	163 of 169	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	127 of 167	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	151 of 167	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	142 of 173	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	135 of 166	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	168 of 172	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	168 of 174	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	17.1	629 of 665	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	545 of 656	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	154 of 291	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.5	121 of 281	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	159 of 282	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	204 of 264	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	224 of 267	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.8	73 of 240	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.8	177 of 258	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.3	233 of 244	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	7.9	840 of 869	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.2	837 of 869	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	839 of 886	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	871 of 887	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	825 of 901	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	830 of 898	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	894 of 902	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.6	888 of 893	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	409 of 475	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.2	367 of 458	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	388 of 446	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	386 of 420	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	327 of 401	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	297 of 379	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	378 of 398	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	366 of 379	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	683 of 742	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	674 of 736	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	691 of 760	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	745 of 757	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	729 of 772	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	646 of 705	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	689 of 700	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	676 of 685	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	10.6	824 of 879	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.8	839 of 884	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	863 of 891	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	854 of 896	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	902 of 908	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	887 of 904	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.6	904 of 907	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	885 of 898	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	447 of 709	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.2	654 of 717	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	870 of 905	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	846 of 894	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	889 of 896	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	881 of 886	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	8.4	884 of 925	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	16.3	365 of 399	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)47th percentile+43 vs school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2026)21st percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile+10 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)9th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)5th percentile+5 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)4th percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts15%-25 vs state

Mathematics11%-30 vs state

Science9%-32 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)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (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 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
Ellis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	302 Walnut Avenue	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8257	391	31	12.4	82.3%	14 (3.6%)	111 (28.4%)	256 (65.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	7.9	864^th of 899 public elementary schools	3.9%		7.2	873^rd of 906 public elementary schools	3.6%	9	15.1	18.4	12.1	11.4			14.5	9.3	10.2	11.8	13.6			11.1	8.8		8.8		$36,446
Higginson Inclusion K0-2 School	Public	PK, KG-2	160 Harrishof Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8247	154	18	8.7	76.3%	5 (3.2%)	45 (29.2%)	96 (62.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)								(n/a)																			$37,038
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	83.6%	10 (2.8%)	175 (49.7%)	143 (40.6%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.3%)	12.2	818^th of 899 public elementary schools	9.0%		14.2	796^th of 906 public elementary schools	12.1%	22	9.8	6.5	21.2	41.4			17.5	12.2	10.9	6.1	13.8			10.7	21.2		21.2		$37,313
Hernandez Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	61 School Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8187	372	27	13.8	66.4%	56 (15.1%)	11 (3.0%)	292 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	57.4	375^th of 899 public elementary schools	58.3%		29.3	641^st of 906 public elementary schools	29.2%	266	68.2	25.0	51.3	41.2			46.6	61.4	31.8	51.3	35.3			45.3	43.6		43.6		$32,356
Mendell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	164 School Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8234	309	29	10.4	51.2%	77 (24.9%)	80 (25.9%)	114 (36.9%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.8%)	49.6	460^th of 899 public elementary schools	48.8%		41.8	532^nd of 906 public elementary schools	41.3%	72	60.0	26.2	32.4	52.9			42.5	50.0	32.6	35.1	47.1			40.9	35.1		35.1		$32,752
Bridge Boston Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	435 Warren St.	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Bridge Boston Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(857) 229-1601	329	30	10.7	100.0%	3 (0.9%)	194 (59.0%)	119 (36.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	38.6	550^th of 899 public elementary schools	38.8%		32.6	614^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.2%	64	36.1	24.4	38.9	37.5	34.6	34.6	34.0	38.9	31.7	50.0	40.6	34.6	69.2	43.2	16.7	11.5	14.5	7.7	$31,986
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	74.4%	24 (14.8%)	80 (49.4%)	33 (20.4%)	11 (6.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.0%)	75.9	214^th of 899 public elementary schools	76.2%		62.6	342^nd of 906 public elementary schools	62.3%	128	65.2	59.1	55.0	43.5			55.7	52.2	72.7	55.0	52.2			58.0	50.0		50.0		$32,936
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	69.7%	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
Kennedy John F Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7 Bolster Street	Jamaica Plain	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8127	399	29	13.6	81.1%	65 (16.3%)	66 (16.5%)	235 (58.9%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	39.9	538^th of 899 public elementary schools	40.2%		41.6	534^th of 906 public elementary schools	41.1%	4	35.3	34.7	27.5	39.1			34.4	46.2	33.3	30.0	37.0			37.1	37.5		37.5		$31,343
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	79.3%	8 (3.5%)	114 (50.4%)	86 (38.1%)	6 (2.7%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (4.0%)	10.2	838^th of 899 public elementary schools	6.8%		36.7	581^st of 906 public elementary schools	35.9%	257	22.2	10.8	13.6	19.1			16.4	7.9	25.0	4.6	10.5			13.0	18.2		18.2		$35,779

Frequently Asked Questions about Ellis Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Ellis Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ellis 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

What is the racial makeup of Ellis Elementary School?

Students at Ellis Elementary School are 65% Hispanic, 28% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Ellis Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 391 students attended Ellis Elementary School.

What district is Ellis Elementary School in?

Boston

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Ellis Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.9% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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