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McKay K-8 School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

842^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

McKay K-8 School is a Boston Public Schools campus at 122 Cottage Street in East Boston, MA, serving about 640 students in grades PK–8. It ranks 842 of 899 Massachusetts schools in 2025–2026 — the 6th percentile, with 0 stars — while the Boston district overall ranks 299 of 351. The school has drifted downward over the past decade, from 743 of 932 (20th percentile, 1 star) in 2015–2016, though it improved from 897 of 906 (1st percentile) in 2024–2025.

McKay’s 2025–2026 all-grade MCAS proficiency was 15.79% in ELA, 15.11% in math, and 15.13% in science, roughly half to three-fifths of the Boston district average and about 37–39% of the state average. Among ranked same-district schools nearby, McKay places 8th of 9, ahead of only Mario Umana Academy (861/899). It trails O'Donnell Elementary School, Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School, Adams Elementary School, Otis Elementary School, Alighieri Dante Montessori School, Harvard-Kent Elementary School, and Eliot K-8 Innovation School, a nearby PK–8 campus ranking 56/899 (94th percentile) with 64.51% ELA, 67.06% math, and 51.09% science — roughly three to four times McKay’s rates.

Results vary sharply by grade: 3rd-grade ELA reached 26.98% and 8th-grade ELA 24.73%, but 4th-grade ELA fell to 4.35%, 7th-grade math to 5.97%, and 6th-grade ELA to 9.09%. Math and science in grades 5–7 are the weakest areas, while 8th-grade ELA and science come closer to district levels. Proficiency rose in every tested subject from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 (math 9.07% to 15.11%, science 7.97% to 15.13%), so improvement is real but from a low base. Relative strengths appear for Hispanic students (18th percentile) and English Language Learner students (15th percentile), both above the school’s overall 6th percentile, while special education and female student ranks are lowest. A student-teacher ratio of 9.5 and 2020–2021 spending of $25,732 per student are mid-range locally, suggesting resources alone do not explain the outcome gap.

640

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,998

Per pupil spending ?

76.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

122 Cottage Street
East Boston, MA 02128

(617) 635-8510

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.3%

White:

7.7%

African American:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg29%

Massachusetts avg41%

Elementary school

842^nd of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

417^th of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

52^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	10.0	842 of 899	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.5	897 of 906	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	868 of 916	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	913 of 928	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	888 of 932	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	881 of 936	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	889 of 942	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	822 of 934	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.8	804 of 938	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.5	743 of 932	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.9	777 of 914	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.0	796 of 926	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	5.6	892 of 928	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.1	853 of 930	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.4	821 of 924	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	6.4	878 of 920	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.7	868 of 909	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.6	848 of 908	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.7	811 of 911	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.3	815 of 911	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.1	788 of 887	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.1	723 of 882	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	10.6	794 of 884	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	23.8	559 of 672	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	544 of 632	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	568 of 665	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	620 of 656	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	248 of 291	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.9	247 of 281	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	255 of 282	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	189 of 264	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	221 of 267	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	223 of 240	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	153 of 258	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.9	73 of 244	70.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	817 of 869	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.3	861 of 869	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	859 of 886	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	874 of 887	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	860 of 901	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	856 of 898	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	848 of 902	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	750 of 893	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	390 of 475	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	441 of 458	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	355 of 446	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	399 of 420	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	346 of 401	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	271 of 379	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	317 of 398	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.6	209 of 379	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	662 of 742	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.9	724 of 736	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	715 of 760	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	733 of 757	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	702 of 772	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	648 of 705	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	614 of 700	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	468 of 685	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	798 of 879	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.9	867 of 884	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	789 of 891	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	870 of 896	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	855 of 908	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	808 of 904	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	858 of 907	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	817 of 898	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	658 of 709	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.4	695 of 717	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	697 of 731	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	688 of 703	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	845 of 905	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	830 of 894	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	774 of 896	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	589 of 886	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	9.7	867 of 925	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	17.3	359 of 399	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	14.7	417 of 478	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	423 of 484	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	430 of 493	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	429 of 501	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	441 of 497	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	455 of 501	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	428 of 498	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	389 of 484	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.8	420 of 487	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.4	323 of 482	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	18.5	370 of 441	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.1	402 of 455	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	7.3	423 of 455	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.8	435 of 455	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.2	373 of 449	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.6	358 of 434	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.0	340 of 409	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.4	324 of 407	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.7	300 of 399	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.0	294 of 399	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.9	231 of 356	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.2	253 of 344	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	31.7	248 of 339	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	26.1	342 of 445	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	398 of 431	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	307 of 424	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	301 of 417	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	78 of 193	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.2	96 of 181	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	64 of 180	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.9	117 of 155	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.6	66 of 154	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.7	95 of 135	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	51 of 138	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	19 of 127	85.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	428 of 468	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.0	432 of 473	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	450 of 481	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	411 of 489	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	430 of 494	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	443 of 483	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	425 of 478	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	394 of 463	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	306 of 383	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.6	282 of 376	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	263 of 378	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	251 of 364	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	265 of 368	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	271 of 335	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	223 of 322	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	176 of 309	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	332 of 461	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.7	377 of 464	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	360 of 469	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	387 of 481	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	397 of 489	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	408 of 462	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	375 of 452	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.5	271 of 438	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	389 of 470	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.0	391 of 473	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	369 of 483	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	439 of 489	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	440 of 497	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	447 of 485	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	410 of 478	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	350 of 466	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	410 of 436	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.0	371 of 435	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	334 of 441	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	376 of 444	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	400 of 503	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	433 of 489	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	357 of 484	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.2	268 of 467	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	11.0	445 of 491	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	16.8	307 of 339	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	375 of 386	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	366 of 396	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)17th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)15th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile+4 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)10th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)9th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)7th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)6th percentile~ school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2026)60th percentile+47 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile+4 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)9th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)9th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Civics18%-22 vs state

English Language Arts16%-24 vs state

Science15%-26 vs state

Mathematics15%-26 vs state

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Monday, June 3, 2019

I was a student 60 years ago. It was a brutal, hard, dreary experience. Back then Italians made up the surrounding community mostly low- middle class working families. We were intimidated, punished physically & written off as the fodder of society losers lucky to get through Jr. High relegated to dead end menial existence. There were no teacher/students relationships other than stern, authoritarian rule. The teachers were the losers. They lacked enthusiasm, creativity & engagement. I guess it was a dead end for them too. Luckily, I & others made it out of that abysmal system to go on to succeed & use that experience as a measure of how not to interact with others. Sad, it seems the Donald McKay is still locked in the past serving as a dumping ground for predetermined, underachieving, students sentenced there rather than embraced & engaged in early phases of a lifelong learning adventure. Close Quote

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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
McKay K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	122 Cottage Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8510	640	67	9.5	76.9%	49 (7.7%)	21 (3.3%)	559 (87.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	10	842^nd of 899 public elementary schools	6.3%		4.5	897^th of 906 public elementary schools	1.0%	55	27.0	4.4	13.3	9.1	13.4	24.7	15.8	25.4	18.8	10.0	10.8	6.0	18.3	15.1	10.0	18.5	15.1	17.6	$33,998
East Boston Early Education Center	Public	PK, KG-1	135 Grove Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6456	176	16	11.2	67.1%	45 (25.6%)	5 (2.8%)	113 (64.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.3%)								(n/a)																			$37,803
Alighieri Dante Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	37 Gove Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8529	109	12	9.3	59.0%	36 (33.0%)	3 (2.8%)	62 (56.9%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	66.4	298^th of 899 public elementary schools	66.9%		64.4	332^nd of 906 public elementary schools	63.4%	34		20.0	40.0	70.0			43.2		70.0	40.0	80.0			64.9	50.0		50.0		$37,674
Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	165 Webster Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8383	237	34	7.0	70.5%	37 (15.6%)	12 (5.1%)	171 (72.2%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	26.1	662^nd of 899 public elementary schools	26.4%		21.3	719^th of 906 public elementary schools	20.6%	57	25.7	37.9	22.2	15.4			25.9	45.7	27.6	11.1	23.1			29.6	16.7		16.7		$38,082
Otis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	218 Marion Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8372	408	30	13.3	71.0%	85 (20.8%)	10 (2.5%)	294 (72.1%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	45.6	486^th of 899 public elementary schools	45.9%		50.4	449^th of 906 public elementary schools	50.4%	37	28.1	38.5	40.6	43.8			36.4	33.3	45.1	37.5	53.1			41.3	40.6		40.6		$31,543
O'Donnell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	33 Trenton Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8454	256	25	10.3	74.7%	16 (6.3%)	7 (2.7%)	228 (89.1%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.5	721^st of 899 public elementary schools	19.8%		14.1	797^th of 906 public elementary schools	12.0%	76	22.2	10.0	20.0	23.3			18.3	27.8	20.5	35.0	40.0			29.6	20.0		20.0		$32,340
Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	242 Bennington St	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8466	279	26	10.8	78.2%	12 (4.3%)	8 (2.9%)	257 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	21.5	712^th of 899 public elementary schools	20.8%		31.4	620^th of 906 public elementary schools	31.6%	92	15.4	18.4	20.6	25.8			19.7	25.6	39.5	17.7	41.9			31.0	8.8		8.8		$34,762
Mario Umana Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	312 Border Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8481	634	63	10.0	75.1%	19 (3.0%)	19 (3.0%)	588 (92.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	8.3	861^st of 899 public elementary schools	4.2%		6.9	877^th of 906 public elementary schools	3.2%	16	3.6	17.5	8.8	10.0	5.0	2.8	7.8	5.5	19.3	7.1	17.0	4.9	1.4	8.9	17.9	4.2	10.2	2.8	$35,059
Eliot K-8 Innovation School	Public	PK, KG-8	16 Charter Street	Boston	02113	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8545	784	59	13.3	37.3%	494 (63.0%)	43 (5.5%)	119 (15.2%)	74 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (6.8%)	91.8	56^th of 899 public elementary schools	93.8%		94	35^th of 906 public elementary schools	96.1%	21	75.4	70.3	67.0	70.0	31.3	43.2	64.5	79.7	81.3	58.1	71.1	28.1	56.8	67.1	63.4	25.0	51.1	25.6	$31,817
Harvard-Kent Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	50 Bunker Hill Street	Charlestown	02129	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8358	334	37	9.0	82.5%	137 (41.0%)	49 (14.7%)	94 (28.1%)	41 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	60.5	352^nd of 899 public elementary schools	60.8%		48.7	470^th of 906 public elementary schools	48.1%	118	69.2	45.5	34.3	27.0			44.4	82.1	60.6	36.1	38.9			54.9	42.9		42.9		$38,235

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Students at McKay K-8 School are 87% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% African American.

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