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Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

712^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School is a PK–6 school serving 279 students at 242 Bennington Street in East Boston, part of Boston Public Schools, and in 2025–2026 it ranked 712th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools — the 21st percentile, or 1 star. Among eight ranked nearby schools, it sits third-lowest, ahead of Mario Umana Academy and McKay K-8 School and roughly level with O'Donnell Elementary School.

Academically, math is the school's relative strength: 30.99% of students met proficiency in 2025–2026, slightly above the Boston district's 29.12%. English language arts sits at 19.72%, nearly 10 points below the district's 29.41%, and science is the sharpest weakness at 8.82% — 16 points below the district and about a quarter of the state's 40.98%. That is the lowest science score among nearby schools reporting the subject, and it has been weak every year on record. It is not an unavoidable neighborhood constraint: Otis Elementary School, 0.29 miles away, scores 40.63% in science, roughly 4.6 times higher.

Two things stand out for families. First, the school's results with English language learners and low-income students run well above its overall rank — in 2024–2025, English language learners ranked at the 89th percentile statewide even as the school ranked 32nd overall — while special education students sit near the bottom, at the 11th percentile. Second, results swing sharply from year to year. Every subject fell in 2025–2026 from a strong 2024–2025, but with only about 142 students tested, a few students move the numbers by several points. Nearby schools show what is attainable: Alighieri Dante Montessori School reaches the 67th percentile, and Eliot K-8 Innovation School ranks 94th while spending the least among area schools.

279

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,762

Per pupil spending ?

78.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

242 Bennington St
East Boston, MA 02128

(617) 635-8466

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.1%

White:

4.3%

African American:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg29%

Massachusetts avg41%

712^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^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	21.5	712 of 899	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.4	620 of 906	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.0	802 of 916	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	686 of 928	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	719 of 932	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	769 of 936	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	853 of 942	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	818 of 934	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.2	735 of 938	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	52.5	481 of 932	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.8	712 of 914	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.6	692 of 926	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.2	688 of 928	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.2	730 of 930	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.1	776 of 924	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.7	711 of 920	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.8	741 of 909	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.1	736 of 908	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.7	686 of 911	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.7	768 of 911	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.7	701 of 887	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.2	762 of 882	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	15.3	759 of 884	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	30.9	464 of 665	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	104 of 291	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.2	31 of 281	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	43.8	137 of 282	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	76 of 264	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	41.0	133 of 267	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.1	191 of 240	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.5	95 of 258	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	70 of 244	71.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	706 of 869	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.1	668 of 869	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	797 of 886	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	713 of 887	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	813 of 901	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	782 of 898	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	861 of 902	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	859 of 893	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	227 of 475	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.0	124 of 458	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	32.1	323 of 446	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.2	191 of 420	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	167 of 401	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.0	192 of 379	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	253 of 398	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	224 of 379	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	448 of 742	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.9	192 of 736	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	34.8	534 of 760	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.0	392 of 757	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	485 of 772	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	491 of 705	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.2	587 of 700	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	547 of 685	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	685 of 879	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.5	535 of 884	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.8	725 of 891	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	632 of 896	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	610 of 908	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.1	687 of 904	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	769 of 907	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	667 of 898	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	633 of 709	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	675 of 731	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	39.0	576 of 905	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	623 of 894	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	747 of 896	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	642 of 886	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	18.1	755 of 925	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)64th percentile+43 vs school

Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2019)30th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)19th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)18th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)11th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics31%-10 vs state

English Language Arts20%-20 vs state

Science9%-32 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Shurtleff Early Childhood	Public	PK, KG-1	99 Hawthorn Street	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5150	779	58	13.4	78.8%	39 (5.0%)	47 (6.0%)	682 (87.5%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)								(n/a)																			$23,468
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
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 Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School are 92% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% African American.

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Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.8% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

How many students attend Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 279 students attended Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School.

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Boston

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