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Perkins Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

744^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Perkins Elementary School is a public elementary school in South Boston, MA, serving 149 students in grades PK-6. Despite being part of the Boston school district, which is ranked 298 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts, Perkins Elementary has consistently been ranked in the bottom quartile of Massachusetts elementary schools over the past 10 years.

Perkins Elementary struggles academically, with only 23.88% of its students proficient or better in ELA and 22.39% proficient or better in math, compared to the Boston district averages of 29.27% and 27.68%, respectively, and the statewide averages of 41.53% and 40.74%. The school also faces challenges in supporting certain student subgroups, with female students ranking in the bottom 5% of Massachusetts elementary schools and special education students ranking in the bottom 15%. Despite spending significantly more per student ($29,422 in 2020-2021) than the state average, Perkins Elementary has not been able to translate this additional funding into improved academic outcomes.

Compared to nearby schools, Perkins Elementary performs poorly. For example, the higher-performing Perry Elementary School, located just 1 mile away, had proficiency rates over 50% in ELA and math in 2024-2025, significantly outpacing Perkins. The inconsistent performance of Perkins Elementary, with proficiency rates fluctuating significantly from year to year, suggests the need for a comprehensive review of the school's instructional practices, resource allocation, and targeted interventions to address the unique needs of its diverse student population.

167

Students ?

8.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,105

Per pupil spending ?

82.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Burke Street
South Boston, MA 02127

(617) 635-8601

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.5%

African American:

36.5%

White:

9.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 10th percentile in 2022 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 18th (2025) from a 10th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 18 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg28%

Massachusetts avg41%

744^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^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	19.5	744 of 906	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	799 of 916	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	831 of 928	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	836 of 932	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	764 of 936	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	720 of 942	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	758 of 934	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.4	828 of 938	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.0	822 of 932	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.3	706 of 914	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.0	799 of 926	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.2	791 of 928	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.4	837 of 930	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.0	708 of 924	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.8	701 of 920	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.8	676 of 909	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.2	772 of 908	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	8.0	847 of 911	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.9	818 of 911	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	7.4	839 of 887	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.7	805 of 882	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.4	862 of 884	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	42.8	97 of 173	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	101 of 166	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	101 of 172	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	127 of 174	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	8.0	853 of 887	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	831 of 901	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	690 of 898	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	734 of 902	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	743 of 893	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	265 of 458	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	205 of 398	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.9	94 of 379	75.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	377 of 736	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	518 of 760	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.0	644 of 757	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	627 of 772	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	499 of 705	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.8	308 of 700	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	311 of 685	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	30.8	628 of 891	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	837 of 908	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	613 of 907	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.9	752 of 898	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	21.6	778 of 905	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	668 of 894	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.1	478 of 896	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	544 of 886	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	11.2	847 of 925	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2022)44th percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+24 vs school

Male (2024)30th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2022)14th percentile+4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)8th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2023)4th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science27%-15 vs state

English Language Arts24%-18 vs state

Mathematics22%-18 vs state

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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
Perkins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	50 Burke Street	South Boston	02127	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8601	167	19	8.8		15 (9.0%)	61 (36.5%)	76 (45.5%)	9 (5.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	19.5	744^th of 906 public elementary schools	17.9%		15.3	799^th of 916 public elementary schools	12.8%	55	32.0	11.8	20.0	30.0			23.9	28.0	17.7	13.3	30.0			22.4	26.7		26.7		$41,105
Condon K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	200 D Street	South Boston	02127	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8608	518	61	8.5		53 (10.2%)	186 (35.9%)	228 (44.0%)	27 (5.2%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (2.9%)	5.2	892^nd of 906 public elementary schools	1.5%		9.9	861^st of 916 public elementary schools	6.0%	31	6.7	4.4	14.0	10.3	12.2	13.8	10.2	5.1	0.0	7.3	5.8	10.2	1.7	5.0	15.0	3.5	8.3	10.7	$36,798
Tynan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	650 E Fourth Street	South Boston	02127	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8641	227	26	8.6		32 (14.1%)	86 (37.9%)	77 (33.9%)	18 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.7%)	10.9	841^st of 906 public elementary schools	7.2%		19.1	751^st of 916 public elementary schools	18.0%	90	7.4	27.6	14.3	18.2			17.2	3.7	24.1	0.0	18.2			12.1	4.8		4.8		$40,981
Clap Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	35 Harvest Street	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8672	140	16	8.9		16 (11.4%)	47 (33.6%)	61 (43.6%)	10 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	10.8	842^nd of 906 public elementary schools	7.1%		13.3	821^st of 916 public elementary schools	10.4%	21	11.1	11.8	26.7	13.3			15.4	11.1	11.8	20.0	13.3			13.9	20.0		20.0		$39,976
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
Dever Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	325 Mt Vernon Street	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8694	445	39	11.4		35 (7.9%)	96 (21.6%)	292 (65.6%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	17.6	767^th of 906 public elementary schools	15.3%		10.3	858^th of 916 public elementary schools	6.3%	91	32.0	12.7	9.3	8.6			15.2	46.0	14.6	32.7	6.8			24.2	18.5		18.5		$34,948
Perry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	745 E. 7th Street	South Boston	02127	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8840	213	21	10.3		131 (61.5%)	29 (13.6%)	36 (16.9%)	11 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	75.9	226^th of 906 public elementary schools	75.1%		71.6	271^st of 916 public elementary schools	70.4%	45	62.1	66.7	72.7	40.0			59.5	58.6	54.2	72.7	40.0			54.8	72.7		72.7		$36,683
Mason Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Norfolk Avenue	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8405	205	22	9.4		10 (4.9%)	104 (50.7%)	82 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	7.5	871^st of 906 public elementary schools	3.9%		11.4	848^th of 916 public elementary schools	7.4%	23	21.4	12.1	0.0				12.1	7.1	18.2	9.1				12.1	9.1		9.1		$39,624
Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6 Shirley Street	Boston	02119	Suffolk County	Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 227-8055	293	19	15.4		10 (3.4%)	165 (56.3%)	110 (37.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	14.9	788^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.0%		15.2	800^th of 916 public elementary schools	12.7%	12	27.8	17.8	23.5				22.6	25.0	6.7	14.7				14.8	26.5		26.5		$21,094
Blackstone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	380 Shawmut Avenue	Boston	02118	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8471	582	60	9.6		23 (4.0%)	157 (27.0%)	383 (65.8%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	6	883^rd of 906 public elementary schools	2.5%		6.1	894^th of 916 public elementary schools	2.4%	11	14.1	11.9	6.1	12.5			11.0	14.3	5.6	4.2	14.0			9.1	2.8		2.8		$34,711

Frequently Asked Questions about Perkins Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Perkins Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Perkins Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Frederick Pilot Middle School
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 : Carter School
High : Charlestown High School
High : Community Academy
High : Community Academy of Science and Health
High : Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy
High : East Boston High School
High : Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (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

How many students attend Perkins Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 167 students attended Perkins Elementary School.

What district is Perkins Elementary School in?

Boston

What is the racial makeup of Perkins Elementary School?

Students at Perkins Elementary School are 46% Hispanic, 37% African American, 9% White, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Is Perkins Elementary School a good school?

Perkins Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.9% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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