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Mather Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

706^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Mather Elementary School is a public elementary school in Dorchester, MA, serving 454 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Boston Public School District, which is ranked 298 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mather Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of Massachusetts elementary schools, with low proficiency rates on MCAS assessments that are significantly below state and district averages. The school's performance is particularly weak in English Language Arts, with proficiency rates ranging from 17.19% to 35.19% across grades 3-6, compared to the state averages of 38.37% to 42.48%. However, the school performs exceptionally well in supporting English Language Learners, ranking in the top 15% of Massachusetts elementary schools in this category.

While the nearby UP Academy Holland, King Elementary, and Russell Elementary schools also struggle academically, the Everett Elementary School, located just 0.37 miles from Mather, performs significantly better, with higher proficiency rates in ELA, Math, and Science, and a higher overall ranking. Additionally, the UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester and Conservatory Lab Charter School also outperform Mather Elementary School on academic measures, despite serving similar high-poverty student populations.

473

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,435

Per pupil spending ?

73.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

24 Parish Street
Dorchester, MA 02122

(617) 635-8757

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

African American:

35.5%

Asian:

33.0%

Hispanic:

19.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Science scores 18 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg28%

Massachusetts avg41%

706^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^th of 65Elementary Schools in the Boston

298^th of 348Boston 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
2025	22.0	706 of 906	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	613 of 916	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.1	690 of 928	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	759 of 932	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	823 of 936	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	738 of 942	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	826 of 934	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.7	798 of 938	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.4	720 of 932	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.7	737 of 914	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.0	817 of 926	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.7	841 of 928	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.5	823 of 930	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.3	800 of 924	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.7	827 of 920	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.8	832 of 909	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.0	847 of 908	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.0	854 of 911	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	18.4	771 of 911	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	8.9	823 of 887	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.0	845 of 882	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	8.6	812 of 884	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	148 of 169	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.2	104 of 167	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	126 of 167	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	145 of 173	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.7	93 of 166	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	79 of 172	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.5	129 of 174	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	123 of 142	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	125 of 152	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	126 of 145	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	126 of 143	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	134 of 141	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	133 of 155	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	147 of 154	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	18.1	624 of 672	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	499 of 632	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	569 of 665	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	531 of 656	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	40 of 281	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	21 of 282	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	78.4	15 of 264	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	67.6	33 of 267	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	54.2	54 of 240	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	28 of 258	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	61.6	52 of 244	78.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	747 of 869	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	714 of 886	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	743 of 887	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	766 of 901	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	776 of 898	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	699 of 902	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	751 of 893	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	373 of 458	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	57.3	133 of 446	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	49.2	176 of 420	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.1	324 of 401	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	349 of 379	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	215 of 398	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	275 of 379	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	527 of 736	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.4	337 of 760	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.1	454 of 757	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	547 of 772	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	590 of 705	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.3	382 of 700	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	505 of 685	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	602 of 884	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	471 of 891	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	611 of 896	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	712 of 908	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	783 of 904	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	720 of 907	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	807 of 898	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	658 of 717	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	573 of 731	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	620 of 703	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	629 of 905	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.4	743 of 894	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.2	448 of 896	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.6	666 of 886	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	9.7	870 of 925	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	27.4	281 of 399	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)86th percentile+64 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+10 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)30th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)13th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-11 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)6th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics26%-14 vs state

English Language Arts25%-17 vs state

Science23%-18 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, April 22, 2016

I love this school so much more compared to a school nearby who has a much better ranking than the Mather. Whenever, I visit I feel so very welcomed, cared for and taken serious by stuff and teachers. The communication and exchange of information is superb. The parent council is very active and supportive. They keep us parents involved and informed thanks to active communication tools like the school´s website, emails and Facebook. On a monthly basis there are meetings where experts inform us of all kinds of pertinent information related to the school and the students like gardening projects, extending plans to a K-8, state wide tests, etc. Since the new principal, Ms. Nwosu, started to work there there are no more sweet treats allowed. No more sweet treat rewards. I love that! The teachers I dealt with so far are very kind, helpful and supporting. My child is very happy at the Mather. Pupils perform at least 2-3 times during a school year on stage in front of parents and teachers which boosts self-confidence in many of the pupils. (Nothing like this happened so far in the other school close by with better rankings!) So why are the rankings not the greatest? May be because the Mather doesn´t have an AWC program. So, once students qualify for AWC they will leave the school which is mostly in 3rd, 4th and 5th grades, and leaves the students behind who didn´t make it.
I was very much torn apart to make the decision for one of my children to go to the better ranked school nearby and the other attending the Mather. Comparing the two I easily can say: The Mather rocks and convinced me all the way that it is the better school! Close Quote

Schools Near Mather Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Mather Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	24 Parish Street	Dorchester	02122	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8757	473	44	10.8		32 (6.8%)	168 (35.5%)	93 (19.7%)	156 (33.0%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.8%)	22	706^th of 906 public elementary schools	22.1%		32.9	613^th of 916 public elementary schools	33.1%	93	35.2	17.2	17.9	31.9			24.9	25.0	29.2	26.8	23.4			26.3	23.2		23.2		$35,435
Everett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	71 Pleasant Street	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8778	288	26	11.2		32 (11.1%)	119 (41.3%)	97 (33.7%)	32 (11.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	27.9	654^th of 906 public elementary schools	27.8%		27.6	660^th of 916 public elementary schools	27.9%	6	44.1	30.3	48.7	10.8			33.3	26.5	21.2	21.6	10.8			19.9	35.1		35.1		$33,138
Conservatory Lab Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	395 Columbia Rd	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Conservatory Lab Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 254-8904	454	27	16.5		17 (3.7%)	229 (50.4%)	186 (41.0%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	36.6	582^nd of 906 public elementary schools	35.8%		33.1	609^th of 916 public elementary schools	33.5%	27	38.0	33.3	33.3	51.2	40.0	32.0	37.9	35.3	33.3	27.5	32.6	28.0	16.0	30.2	26.0	20.0	24.0	12.0	$24,122
UP Academy Holland	Public	PK, KG-6	85 Olney Street	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8832	641	44	14.4		15 (2.3%)	294 (45.9%)	292 (45.6%)	12 (1.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.6%)	18.1	762^nd of 906 public elementary schools	15.9%		7.2	885^th of 916 public elementary schools	3.4%	123	29.0	29.6	15.3	12.0			21.4	52.6	19.3	11.2	6.6			21.6	10.2		10.2		$35,519
UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	35 Westville Street	Boston	02124	Suffolk County	UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8810	640	58	11.0		8 (1.3%)	324 (50.6%)	279 (43.6%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.5%)	13.1	812^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.4%		11.5	844^th of 916 public elementary schools	7.9%	32	14.9	16.9	22.8	36.1	16.7	27.3	22.3	11.9	11.3	8.9	9.8	16.7	15.2	12.3	20.0	7.6	13.2	40.9	$22,029
King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	77 Lawrence Avenue	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8212	464	47	9.9		21 (4.5%)	230 (49.6%)	194 (41.8%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	4.6	896^th of 906 public elementary schools	1.1%		6.1	898^th of 916 public elementary schools	2.0%	2	11.9	8.7	7.7	15.0			10.9	3.4	2.1	2.6	5.0			3.2	2.8		2.8		$37,686
Russell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	750 Columbia Road	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8803	356	30	11.8		22 (6.2%)	110 (30.9%)	211 (59.3%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	11.9	828^th of 906 public elementary schools	8.6%		13.1	822^nd of 916 public elementary schools	10.3%	6	23.8	12.5	23.5				19.8	14.3	0.0	20.6				11.2	20.6		20.6		$32,273
Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Lower	Public	PK, KG-1	1669 Dorchester Avenue	Dorchester	02122	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8725	196	25	7.7		27 (13.8%)	55 (28.1%)	64 (32.7%)	29 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	16 (8.2%)								(n/a)																			$20,887
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		8 (3.5%)	114 (50.4%)	86 (38.1%)	6 (2.7%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (4.0%)	36.7	581^st of 906 public elementary schools	35.9%		29.5	644^th of 916 public elementary schools	29.7%	63	20.0	20.0	40.0	52.4			31.3	20.0	28.0	30.0	66.7			34.4	45.0		45.0		$35,779
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		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

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Mather Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.1% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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What is the racial makeup of Mather Elementary School?

Students at Mather Elementary School are 36% African American, 33% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 7% White, 4% Two or more races.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 473 students attended Mather Elementary School.

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