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Harvard-Kent Elementary School

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Harvard-Kent Elementary School ranks 352 nd of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

352^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Harvard-Kent Elementary School is a PK–6 school at 50 Bunker Hill Street in Boston's Charlestown neighborhood, enrolling 334 students as part of Boston Public Schools. It is mid-sized among nearby elementary schools, and in 2025–2026 it ranked 352nd of 899 schools statewide — the 61st percentile with 3 stars — well above the Boston district overall, which ranks 299th of 351 in Massachusetts (15th percentile, 1 star).

Test results in 2025–2026 beat both district and state in every subject: 44.44% proficient in ELA, 54.86% in math, and 42.86% in science, versus district rates of 29.41%, 29.12%, and 24.94%. Math is the standout strength, 13.75 points above the state. The Harvard-Kent Elementary School has small classes — a 9.0 student–teacher ratio in 2024–2025, lower than most nearby schools — and spent $29,741 per student in 2020–2021, among the highest nearby. Even so, two nearby schools post higher scores: Eliot K-8 Innovation School (ELA 64.51%, math 67.06%) and Warren-Prescott K-8 School (ELA 66.91%, math 59.85%). Harvard-Kent is broadly comparable to Alighieri Dante Montessori School in ELA but lower in math and science, while clearly outscoring most East Boston schools — such as Otis Elementary School, O'Donnell Elementary School, McKay K-8 School, Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School, Adams Elementary School, and Mario Umana Academy.

Results vary a lot by grade. Third grade is exceptionally strong (math 82.05%, ELA 69.23%), and 4th grade is solid, but by 6th grade ELA falls to 27.03%, below both district and state. Science has climbed steadily, from 16.67% in 2022–2023 to 42.86% in 2025–2026, now slightly above the state average of 40.98%. The school ranks in the 70th percentile for English language learners and 77th for low-income students, though special education effectiveness slipped from the 72nd percentile in 2022–2023 to the 47th in 2024–2025. Long term, it has risen from the 24th percentile and 1 star in 2016–2017 to the 61st percentile and 3 stars today, making it one of the district's clearest upward movers.

334

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,667

Per pupil spending ?

56.6%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

93%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

50 Bunker Hill Street
Charlestown, MA 02129

(617) 635-8358

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.0%

Hispanic:

28.1%

African American:

14.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2016 → 61st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (49% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Boston

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg29%

Massachusetts avg41%

352^nd of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 30 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to top 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	60.5	352 of 899	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.7	470 of 906	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.7	465 of 916	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.3	462 of 928	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	513 of 932	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	637 of 936	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	564 of 942	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	647 of 934	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.1	712 of 938	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.4	649 of 932	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	19.8	765 of 914	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.8	777 of 926	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.6	757 of 928	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.3	762 of 930	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.8	692 of 924	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.3	803 of 920	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.7	818 of 909	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.2	763 of 908	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.8	761 of 911	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.1	775 of 911	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	9.6	817 of 887	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.2	860 of 882	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.7	872 of 884	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	60.0	49 of 173	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	43.0	83 of 166	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	43 of 172	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	44.1	95 of 174	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	29.1	113 of 141	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	92 of 155	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	111 of 154	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	81.6	70 of 672	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	56.0	219 of 632	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.0	123 of 665	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	35.5	424 of 656	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	54.7	88 of 291	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	18 of 282	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	78.4	19 of 267	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	54.8	52 of 240	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	98.9	4 of 258	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	83.9	22 of 244	91.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	61.3	341 of 869	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.6	439 of 869	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	456 of 886	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	446 of 887	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	539 of 901	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	587 of 898	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	690 of 902	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	664 of 893	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	208 of 475	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.1	204 of 458	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	149 of 446	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	106 of 420	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	105 of 401	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	56.4	117 of 379	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	164 of 398	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.1	213 of 379	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	66.9	171 of 742	77.0%	★★★★☆
2025	59.2	241 of 736	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	251 of 760	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.1	169 of 757	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	135 of 772	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	63.2	201 of 705	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.5	141 of 700	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	182 of 685	73.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	58.8	352 of 879	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.6	462 of 884	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	434 of 891	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	437 of 896	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	465 of 908	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	635 of 904	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.3	388 of 907	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.4	558 of 898	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	378 of 717	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.9	293 of 731	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	198 of 703	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	197 of 905	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	54.4	361 of 894	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.9	137 of 896	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	238 of 886	73.1%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	28.7	666 of 925	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	51.6	160 of 399	59.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	77.1	130 of 734	82.3%	★★★★☆
2025	58.4	312 of 737	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	83.5	84 of 753	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	52.5	368 of 762	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.5	506 of 772	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)90th percentile+45 vs school

White (2026)82nd percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)77th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2022)72nd percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)70th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile~ school

Male (2026)60th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)60th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2026)56th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)28th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2021)20th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics55%+14 vs state

English Language Arts44%+4 vs state

Science43%~ state avg

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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)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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	56.6%	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		93%	0%	$38,667
Warren-Prescott K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	50 School Street	Charlestown	02129	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8346	507	46	11.1	37.1%	306 (60.4%)	55 (10.8%)	101 (19.9%)	18 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	84	136^th of 899 public elementary schools	84.9%		87.2	104^th of 906 public elementary schools	88.5%	32	69.4	78.6	60.3	68.4	40.0	70.0	66.9	65.3	71.4	50.8	73.7	20.0	50.0	59.9	44.4	40.0	43.4	65.0	99%	0%	$35,131
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	21.3%	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	96%	3%	$32,787
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	84.4%	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	96%	4%	$36,694
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	82.8%	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		89%	0%	$33,812
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	42.2%	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		100%	0%	$36,058
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	64.2%	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		95%	0%	$31,655
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	50.0%	45 (25.6%)	5 (2.8%)	113 (64.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.3%)								(n/a)																					$39,379
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	76.7%	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	100%	0%	$34,557
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	75.9%	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				$40,958

Frequently Asked Questions about Harvard-Kent Elementary School

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In the 2024-25 school year, 334 students attended Harvard-Kent Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Harvard-Kent Elementary School?

Students at Harvard-Kent Elementary School are 41% White, 28% Hispanic, 15% African American, 12% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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Boston

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Harvard-Kent Elementary School ranks 352^nd of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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