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Dever Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

767^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Dever Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Dorchester, MA, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 406 students. 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.

Dever Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Massachusetts elementary schools for the past 10 years, indicating a long-standing struggle with academic achievement. The school's performance on MCAS assessments is significantly below state and district averages, with only 15.21% of Dever students proficient or better in ELA in 2024-2025, compared to 41.53% statewide and 29.27% in Boston. Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending compared to nearby schools, such as Condon K-8 School, Mason Elementary School, and Clap Elementary School, Dever's academic performance remains significantly below the state and district averages.

The school faces unique challenges in supporting its vulnerable student populations, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch and a majority of African American (57%) and Hispanic (39%) students. Targeted strategies and resources may be needed to address the specific needs of these student groups and close the achievement gaps. One notable exception in the area is Perry Elementary School, which outperforms Dever Elementary and the other nearby schools significantly, with a majority of students meeting or exceeding proficiency standards on MCAS assessments. The comparison to the nearby schools highlights the need for a deeper understanding of the specific challenges and factors contributing to the persistent low performance at Dever Elementary School, as well as the potential for learning from the successes of higher-performing schools in the same district.

445

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,948

Per pupil spending ?

83.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

325 Mt Vernon Street
Dorchester, MA 02125

(617) 635-8694

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.6%

African American:

21.6%

White:

7.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 26 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg28%

Massachusetts avg41%

767^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd 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	17.6	767 of 906	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	858 of 916	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	814 of 928	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	827 of 932	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	843 of 936	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	762 of 942	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	808 of 934	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.5	705 of 938	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	4.4	915 of 932	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.1	873 of 914	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.3	858 of 926	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.1	903 of 928	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.9	888 of 930	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.6	878 of 924	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.7	872 of 920	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.8	901 of 909	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.4	896 of 908	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.4	883 of 911	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.7	845 of 911	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.1	801 of 887	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.2	831 of 882	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	4.0	858 of 884	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	91 of 169	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	82 of 167	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.3	111 of 167	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.0	60 of 173	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.1	125 of 166	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	105 of 172	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.7	36 of 174	79.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	24.7	547 of 672	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	429 of 632	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	483 of 665	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	45 of 281	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	45.0	127 of 282	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	72 of 264	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	58.2	56 of 267	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	46.6	86 of 240	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	54 of 258	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	53.1	84 of 244	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	746 of 869	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	782 of 886	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	756 of 887	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	802 of 901	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	765 of 898	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	757 of 902	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	744 of 893	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	307 of 458	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	381 of 446	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	314 of 420	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	319 of 401	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	247 of 379	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	201 of 398	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	268 of 379	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	8 of 23	65.2%	★★★★☆
2021	66.4	4 of 17	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	6 of 17	64.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	574 of 736	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	676 of 760	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	639 of 757	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	638 of 772	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	566 of 705	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	426 of 700	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	518 of 685	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	731 of 884	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	861 of 891	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	795 of 896	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	807 of 908	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	838 of 904	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	693 of 907	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	809 of 898	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	617 of 717	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	559 of 731	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	755 of 905	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	740 of 894	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.9	561 of 896	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	683 of 886	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	9.2	879 of 925	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	26.8	285 of 399	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)84th percentile+69 vs school

Homeless (2025)65th percentile+50 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+18 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)29th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)5th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics24%-17 vs state

Science19%-23 vs state

English Language Arts15%-26 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, May 28, 2022

The school has no clue how to deal with students with disabilities. Do Not enroll your child here!!! The only family engagement from this school is when they start calling your every day to report your disabled child is too much for them and they will not follow the IEP!!!! Close Quote

Schools Near Dever 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Dever Elementary School

What district is Dever Elementary School in?

Boston

Is Dever Elementary School a good school?

Dever Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.3% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Dever Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Dever 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 Dever Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended Dever Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Dever Elementary School?

Students at Dever Elementary School are 66% Hispanic, 22% African American, 8% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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