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Clap Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

842^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Clap Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Dorchester, MA, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 130 students. The school is part of the Boston school district, which is ranked 298 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Clap Elementary School consistently performs below the Boston and Massachusetts averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 15.38% of Clap students were proficient or better in ELA compared to 29.27% in Boston and 41.53% statewide. In math, the proficiency rate was 13.85% at Clap, 27.68% in Boston, and 40.74% statewide. Clap Elementary has been ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Massachusetts elementary schools for the past several years, with a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger, placing it among the lowest-performing schools in the state. The school also struggles to support its student subgroups, with its male students ranking in the bottom 5% of Massachusetts elementary schools, and its special education and low-socioeconomic status students ranking in the bottom 10-15%.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($31,104 in 2020-2021) compared to the nearby Everett Elementary School, Perkins Elementary School, and Mason Elementary School, which range from $25,735 to $29,422 per student, Clap Elementary is not seeing commensurate academic gains. This raises questions about the efficiency and effectiveness of the school's resource allocation and utilization. The nearby schools, while also generally underperforming compared to state averages, demonstrate better academic outcomes and higher rankings than Clap Elementary, suggesting that there may be successful practices or strategies employed by these schools that could potentially be replicated at Clap.

140

Students ?

8.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,976

Per pupil spending ?

65.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

35 Harvest Street
Dorchester, MA 02125

(617) 635-8672

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.6%

African American:

33.6%

White:

11.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg28%

Massachusetts avg41%

842^nd of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

51^st 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	10.8	842 of 906	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	821 of 916	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	760 of 928	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	878 of 932	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	635 of 936	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	7.6	903 of 942	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	889 of 934	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.2	853 of 938	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.7	835 of 932	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.8	696 of 914	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.6	805 of 926	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.6	734 of 928	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.4	778 of 930	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	7.6	877 of 924	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.3	895 of 920	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.0	843 of 909	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.5	822 of 908	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	22.4	746 of 911	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.2	807 of 911	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	6.8	845 of 887	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.0	856 of 882	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	4.0	857 of 884	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	9.9	858 of 902	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	801 of 893	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	705 of 736	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	713 of 760	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	671 of 757	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	740 of 772	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	653 of 700	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	539 of 685	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	848 of 884	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	888 of 891	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	857 of 907	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	15.6	847 of 905	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	55.8	343 of 894	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	15.9	844 of 896	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	797 of 886	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2022)6th percentile~ school

Female (2019)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science20%-22 vs state

English Language Arts15%-26 vs state

Mathematics14%-27 vs state

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Schools Near Clap 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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Clap Elementary School

What district is Clap Elementary School in?

Boston

Is Clap Elementary School a good school?

Clap Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.1% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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How many students attend Clap Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 140 students attended Clap Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Clap Elementary School?

Students at Clap Elementary School are 44% Hispanic, 34% African American, 11% White, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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