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Chittick Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

800^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Chittick Elementary School is a PK–6 school with 248 students on Ruskindale Road in Mattapan, part of Boston Public Schools, and one of the smaller elementary schools in its immediate area. In 2025–26 it ranked 800th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools — the 11th percentile, 1 star — putting it in the bottom decile statewide and slightly below its own district. Proficiency was 18% in English language arts, 16% in math and 23.81% in science, compared with 29.41%, 29.12% and 24.94% for the Boston district and 40.03%, 41.11% and 40.98% statewide.

Science is the school's standout relative strength: it is the only subject where Chittick Elementary School matches its district, and it has beaten the district in science for three tested years running. Its 23.81% science figure is also the highest among nearby low-ranked Boston schools, including Mattahunt Elementary School (15.69%), Shaw-Taylor Elementary School (8.33%) and Mildred Avenue K-8 School (3.62%). The sharpest contrast sits 0.69 miles away: Tucker in Milton posts roughly three times Chittick's proficiency (ELA 57.35%, math 62.75%, science 56.52%) on less than half the per-pupil spending ($15,253 vs $33,300) and a higher student–teacher ratio. KIPP Academy Boston Charter School also outperforms it while spending less. Chittick has the highest per-pupil spending of the Boston PK–6 schools in this set, while its student–teacher ratio rose from 7.7 to 9.3 over two years.

The recent trend is a rise and then a give-back. The school climbed from the 6th–10th percentile to a peak of 26th percentile in 2023–24, then fell to 17th and now 11th — its lowest since 2018–19 — with math proficiency roughly halving. Early-grade math is the deepest weakness: 3rd-grade math was 8.82% and 4th-grade math 7.69%, versus 28.57% in 5th and 26.32% in 6th, though these grade-level figures rest on small cohorts and shift several points with one or two students. Special Education students (23rd percentile) and low-income students (18th percentile) rank above the school's overall 11th percentile, although the low-income group slipped from the 57th percentile with 3 stars in 2023–24.

248

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,110

Per pupil spending ?

76.6%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

83%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 2% (any vaccine)

154 Ruskindale Road
Mattapan, MA 02126

(617) 635-8652

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.7%

Hispanic:

33.9%

White:

5.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 25 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg29%

Massachusetts avg41%

800^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^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	13.6	800 of 899	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	748 of 906	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	677 of 916	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	728 of 928	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	770 of 932	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	748 of 936	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	848 of 942	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	874 of 934	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.7	883 of 938	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.0	863 of 932	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.1	872 of 914	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.9	881 of 926	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.4	893 of 928	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.0	895 of 930	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.0	886 of 924	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.3	861 of 920	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.7	874 of 909	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.7	841 of 908	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.4	850 of 911	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.2	859 of 911	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.8	886 of 887	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.5	868 of 882	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.5	876 of 884	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	145 of 188	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.7	129 of 169	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.3	103 of 167	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	127 of 167	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.5	89 of 173	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.1	66 of 166	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.6	121 of 172	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	123 of 174	29.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	29.2	487 of 672	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	560 of 632	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	421 of 665	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	446 of 656	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	11.9	794 of 869	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.5	855 of 869	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	611 of 886	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	604 of 887	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.8	688 of 898	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	786 of 902	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	855 of 893	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	439 of 458	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	610 of 742	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.2	524 of 736	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.4	329 of 760	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	410 of 757	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	475 of 772	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	384 of 705	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	518 of 700	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	572 of 685	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	12.9	803 of 879	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.5	710 of 884	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	600 of 891	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.2	747 of 896	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	768 of 908	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	706 of 904	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	828 of 907	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	805 of 898	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	545 of 709	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.4	535 of 717	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	646 of 731	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	624 of 703	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	628 of 905	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	575 of 894	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	685 of 896	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	744 of 886	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	22.6	717 of 925	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	29.6	268 of 399	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Tested Remotely (2021)33rd percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)23rd percentile+12 vs school

African American (2026)23rd percentile+12 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)9th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science24%-17 vs state

English Language Arts18%-22 vs state

Mathematics16%-25 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, February 24, 2020

My child is not there now but it was a terrible experience academically that was felt as a family. She was upset and not learning and developed behavioral issues which I warn the teach would happen and I was completely unheard. The at that time was not supportive. Close Quote

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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
Chittick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	154 Ruskindale Road	Mattapan	02126	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8652	248	27	9.3	76.6%	13 (5.2%)	143 (57.7%)	84 (33.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	13.6	800^th of 899 public elementary schools	11.0%		19.4	748^th of 906 public elementary schools	17.4%	52	20.6	11.5	14.3	26.3			18.0	8.8	7.7	28.6	26.3			16.0	23.8		23.8		83%	2%	$39,110
Mattahunt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	123 Alabama St	Mattapan	02126	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8792	581	52	11.1	82.6%	7 (1.2%)	410 (70.6%)	141 (24.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	16.1	775^th of 899 public elementary schools	13.8%		18.5	754^th of 906 public elementary schools	16.8%	21	23.7	23.5	27.5	10.0			22.0	25.0	23.5	19.6	10.0			20.6	15.7		15.7		78%	1%	$35,905
Tucker	Public	PK, KG-5	187 Blue Hills Pkwy	Milton	02186	Norfolk County	Milton	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 696-4291	454	35	12.8	23.3%	175 (38.5%)	135 (29.7%)	56 (12.3%)	33 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.9%)	79.3	177^th of 899 public elementary schools	80.3%		71.2	270^th of 906 public elementary schools	70.2%	93	63.2	44.8	63.8				57.4	77.9	49.3	60.9				62.8	56.5		56.5		98%	2%	$20,221
Ellison-Parks Early Education School	Public	PK, KG-3	108 Babson Street	Mattapan	02126	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-7680	190	19	9.7	77.9%	4 (2.1%)	100 (52.6%)	75 (39.5%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)								(n/a)	28.0						28.0	40.0						40.0					100%	0%	$44,830
KIPP Academy Boston Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	37 Babson Street	Mattapan	02126	Suffolk County	KIPP Academy Boston Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 393-5682	646	48	13.5	77.2%	4 (0.6%)	382 (59.1%)	235 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	24.6	681^st of 899 public elementary schools	24.2%		17.3	771^st of 906 public elementary schools	14.9%	90	28.6	25.6	22.2	38.3	30.7	39.3	30.2	25.7	33.3	19.4	25.0	20.3	39.3	27.0	25.0	28.6	26.6	35.7	90%	0%	$27,044
Mildred Avenue K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	5 Mildred Avenue	Mattapan	02126	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-1642	601	57	10.6	85.0%	16 (2.7%)	331 (55.1%)	220 (36.6%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	10.2	839^th of 899 public elementary schools	6.7%		9.3	855^th of 906 public elementary schools	5.6%	16	15.0	21.2	12.3	12.7	3.6	10.0	11.4	5.0	26.9	17.5	4.8	2.4	1.2	8.5	8.8	0.0	3.6	6.3	91%	0%	$35,262
Young Achievers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Outlook Road	Mattapan	02126	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6804	489	46	10.7	89.6%	4 (0.8%)	207 (42.3%)	263 (53.8%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	7.5	867^th of 899 public elementary schools	3.6%		8.7	861^st of 906 public elementary schools	5.0%	6	23.8	8.8	10.0	17.7	30.0	11.8	15.0	7.1	12.3	6.7	8.8	0.0	8.8	8.7	6.9	9.1	8.1	8.8	80%	0%	$35,662
Conley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	450 Poplar Street	Roslindale	02131	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8099	148	20	7.5	60.1%	25 (16.9%)	37 (25.0%)	74 (50.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	7 (4.7%)	29.6	629^th of 899 public elementary schools	30.0%		21.7	712^th of 906 public elementary schools	21.4%	83	43.8	30.0	10.5	25.0			26.7	43.8	57.1	0.0	25.0			31.2	5.6		5.6				$42,220
Haley Pilot School	Public	PK, KG-6	570 American Legion Hwy	Roslindale	02131	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8169	360	44	8.2	64.7%	73 (20.3%)	153 (42.5%)	112 (31.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	39.1	546^th of 899 public elementary schools	39.3%		26.2	670^th of 906 public elementary schools	26.0%	124	31.1	29.8	39.5	40.9			35.1	48.9	31.9	21.1	40.9			36.2	30.6		30.6		92%	6%	$37,022
Grew Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	40 Gordon Avenue	Hyde Park	02136	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8715	198	20	9.9	70.7%	22 (11.1%)	73 (36.9%)	84 (42.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.6%)	56	394^th of 899 public elementary schools	56.2%		49.2	462^nd of 906 public elementary schools	49.0%	68	37.5	27.5	55.6	66.7			42.3	31.3	41.0	73.7	66.7			48.7	57.9		57.9				$36,138

Frequently Asked Questions about Chittick Elementary School

What district is Chittick Elementary School in?

Boston

What is the racial makeup of Chittick Elementary School?

Students at Chittick Elementary School are 58% African American, 34% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Chittick Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 248 students attended Chittick Elementary School.

Is Chittick Elementary School a good school?

Chittick Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.0% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Chittick Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Chittick 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

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