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Mason Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

871^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Mason Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Roxbury, MA that serves 189 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. 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.

Mason Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Massachusetts elementary schools, with proficiency rates on the MCAS Next Generation assessments that are significantly lower than state and district averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 12.05% of Mason students were proficient in ELA and Math, compared to 41.53% and 40.74% statewide. The school's performance is particularly weak in 5th grade, where 0% of students were proficient in ELA and only 9.09% were proficient in Math. Despite spending significantly more per student ($31,087 in 2020-2021) than the state average, Mason has not seen improved academic outcomes.

The challenges facing Mason Elementary appear to be systemic within the Boston district, as the other nearby elementary schools like Winthrop, Clap, and Russell also struggle academically. However, some schools like Hurley K-8 and Hale Elementary perform significantly better, suggesting there may be opportunities to learn from their practices and strategies.

205

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,624

Per pupil spending ?

66.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Norfolk Avenue
Roxbury, MA 02119

(617) 635-8405

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.7%

Hispanic:

40.0%

White:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg28%

Massachusetts avg41%

871^st of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

56^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	7.5	871 of 906	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	848 of 916	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	855 of 928	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	845 of 932	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	868 of 936	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	805 of 942	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	821 of 934	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.9	818 of 938	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.8	846 of 932	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	27.2	708 of 914	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.8	664 of 926	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.5	655 of 928	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.7	669 of 930	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.7	722 of 924	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.2	716 of 920	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.4	655 of 909	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.1	622 of 908	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.8	534 of 911	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.9	596 of 911	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	27.6	664 of 887	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	52.9	459 of 882	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	15.4	757 of 884	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	141 of 169	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	141 of 167	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	153 of 167	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	158 of 173	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	122 of 166	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	92 of 172	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	100 of 174	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	47.3	305 of 672	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.4	371 of 632	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	335 of 656	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	145 of 281	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	108 of 258	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	103 of 244	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	16.5	767 of 886	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	700 of 887	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	832 of 901	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	876 of 898	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	739 of 902	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	747 of 893	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	338 of 458	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	73.6	58 of 401	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	43.3	183 of 379	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.5	285 of 398	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.7	208 of 379	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	650 of 736	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	630 of 760	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	665 of 757	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	641 of 772	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	635 of 705	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	498 of 700	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	464 of 685	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	870 of 884	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	806 of 891	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	826 of 896	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	795 of 908	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	766 of 904	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	785 of 907	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	776 of 898	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	642 of 717	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	630 of 731	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	768 of 905	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	845 of 894	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	655 of 896	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	664 of 886	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	10.5	859 of 925	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	25.3	294 of 399	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)55th percentile+45 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+45 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)26th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2024)13th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile+7 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts12%-29 vs state

Mathematics12%-29 vs state

Science9%-32 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, May 7, 2022

My family had a terrible experience in the this school. my autistic son was sent here to be part of this inclusion school in kindergarten (k2) . There was always a reason the teacher wouldn't allowed my son to attend field trips or participate in extra things. example-kids looked at and touched worms in science. I was told my son was not allowed to participate for fear he would hurt worms. Little did the teacher know that given the opportunity my son would have passed not wanting to go anywhere near the worms. but they made it a point to single him out and make him feel bad and different. He was not allowed to do special things on the computer for fear he might break it. Computers are what my son enjoys most and has always had nothing but respect for electronics. For his entire kindergarten year he attended there he went on zero field trips with his class because his teachers always found a reason he should be punished by excluding him from trip. (some inclusion school they turned out to be) and to top of our experience with Samuel mason my 6year old autistic son was left outside of the school at the end of the day by himself without his glasses. His bus driver (who was picking up my son only. And had only been doing so for a few days) saw my son alone put him on the bus drove him home explained how she pulled up and saw him alone with no glasses and no supervision. To top this off about a half hour after my son was dropped off the school called asking if anyone would be coming to pick my son up that day. This school had no idea of my son's whereabouts or safety for at least 45 minutes to an hour if not more. Absolutely disgraceful and unacceptable. One woman in the office actually skipped past an apology or excuse and informed me that it was chalked up to a learning experience... Which is more learning that my son received there... beware of this school... Close Quote

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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
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
Orchard Gardens K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	906 Albany Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-1656	689	68	10.2		17 (2.5%)	379 (55.0%)	267 (38.8%)	11 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	9 (1.3%)	8	866^th of 906 public elementary schools	4.4%		6.1	895^th of 916 public elementary schools	2.3%	29	14.0	4.6	6.2	19.8	11.3	10.5	11.5	18.6	14.9	6.2	11.0	7.0	10.3	11.1	9.2	2.6	5.6	9.0	$35,513
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
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
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
Bridge Boston Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	435 Warren St.	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Bridge Boston Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(857) 229-1601	329	30	10.7		3 (0.9%)	194 (59.0%)	119 (36.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	32.6	614^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.2%		24.4	697^th of 916 public elementary schools	23.9%	83	18.9	33.3	30.6	50.0	29.6	45.0	33.2	24.3	30.8	41.7	39.3	25.9	55.0	34.8	16.7	20.0	17.9	25.0	$31,986
Hurley K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	70 Worcester Street	Boston	02118	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8489	335	28	12.1		74 (22.1%)	20 (6.0%)	223 (66.6%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	53.3	422^nd of 906 public elementary schools	53.4%		53.7	432^nd of 916 public elementary schools	52.8%	10	48.8	28.6	50.0	55.2	18.2	35.3	42.2	36.6	28.6	62.5	31.0	9.1	17.7	36.1	55.0	5.9	40.4	17.7	$32,092
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 Mason Elementary School

What district is Mason Elementary School in?

Boston

What schools do graduates of Mason Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mason 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

What is the racial makeup of Mason Elementary School?

Students at Mason Elementary School are 51% African American, 40% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% Two or more races.

Is Mason Elementary School a good school?

Mason Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.9% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

How many students attend Mason Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 205 students attended Mason Elementary School.

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