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Gardner Pilot Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8

746^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Gardner Pilot Academy is an elementary school serving 371 students in grades PK-8 in Allston, Massachusetts, which is part of the Boston Public School District. The school faces significant challenges, as evidenced by its consistently low academic performance compared to state and district averages.

Gardner Pilot Academy consistently ranks in the bottom half of Massachusetts elementary schools, with only 24.19% of students proficient or better in ELA and 21.03% proficient in Math on the 2024-2025 MCAS Next Generation assessments, compared to state averages of 41.53% and 40.74%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as special education students, who ranked in the bottom 5% of Massachusetts schools in 2024-2025. Despite relatively high spending per student and a student-teacher ratio above the district and state averages, the school's academic outcomes have remained stagnant or even declined over time.

The stark contrast between Gardner Pilot Academy's performance and that of nearby high-performing schools, such as Haggerty and Florida Ruffin Ridley School in the Cambridge and Brookline districts, highlights the importance of district-level factors and the need for systemic change to support struggling schools like Gardner Pilot Academy.

364

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,314

Per pupil spending ?

72.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30 Athol Street
Allston, MA 02134

(617) 635-8365

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.6%

African American:

13.7%

White:

12.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 31st percentile in 2022 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 31st-percentile peak (2022) to 18th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg27%

Massachusetts avg41%

Elementary school

746^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

350^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	746 of 906	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	693 of 916	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	696 of 928	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	644 of 932	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.6	740 of 936	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	838 of 942	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	898 of 934	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.2	886 of 938	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.3	817 of 932	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.2	797 of 914	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.4	869 of 926	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.3	851 of 928	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.0	794 of 930	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.2	812 of 924	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.6	789 of 920	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.7	774 of 909	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.3	782 of 908	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.0	810 of 911	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.2	824 of 911	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.4	781 of 887	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.5	807 of 882	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	7.1	827 of 884	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	39.2	375 of 672	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	438 of 632	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.9	617 of 665	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	604 of 656	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	219 of 281	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	192 of 282	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.3	99 of 264	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	65 of 267	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	41.7	111 of 240	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.3	125 of 258	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.0	189 of 244	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	641 of 869	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	569 of 886	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	689 of 887	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	604 of 901	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.0	713 of 898	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	803 of 902	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	863 of 893	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	335 of 458	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.6	261 of 446	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	242 of 420	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	134 of 401	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.0	223 of 379	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	294 of 398	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	322 of 379	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	565 of 736	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	536 of 760	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	490 of 757	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.3	369 of 772	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.5	496 of 705	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	549 of 700	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	643 of 685	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	738 of 884	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	743 of 891	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	697 of 896	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	673 of 908	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	736 of 904	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	759 of 907	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	836 of 898	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	681 of 717	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	654 of 731	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.1	484 of 905	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	666 of 894	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	680 of 896	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	848 of 886	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	19.5	742 of 925	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	350 of 484	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	345 of 493	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	285 of 501	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	315 of 497	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.1	389 of 501	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	466 of 498	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	371 of 484	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.1	424 of 487	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.4	360 of 482	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.4	371 of 441	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.7	407 of 455	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	40.2	229 of 431	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.0	394 of 424	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	48.3	174 of 417	58.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	69.8	11 of 135	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	43.9	57 of 138	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.9	88 of 127	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	392 of 473	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	305 of 481	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	316 of 489	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	292 of 494	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	356 of 483	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	462 of 478	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	366 of 463	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	178 of 376	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	193 of 378	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.0	111 of 364	69.5%	★★★★☆
2022	45.5	173 of 368	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.4	189 of 335	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.6	291 of 322	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	199 of 309	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	266 of 464	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	257 of 469	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.1	124 of 481	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	51.0	204 of 489	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.4	290 of 462	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.7	418 of 452	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	39.9	284 of 438	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	294 of 473	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.2	368 of 483	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.7	276 of 489	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	361 of 497	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	395 of 485	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	423 of 478	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	345 of 466	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	227 of 435	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.5	196 of 503	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.3	274 of 489	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.8	450 of 484	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	315 of 467	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	23.8	373 of 491	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	30.5	237 of 339	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Disabled (2022)44th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-13 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2021)92nd percentile+69 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2021)47th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile+10 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)30th percentile+8 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)24th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-17 vs state

Mathematics21%-20 vs state

Civics16%-24 vs state

Science12%-30 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, September 7, 2019

The school needs more attention regarding bullying and putting more attention to the students complaints.
The school doesn’t take immediate action when a parent have an issue regarding their kids. Specially when children are being bother by another student. Close Quote

by a citizen
Thursday, September 9, 2010

This school is a well kept secret. The teachers are amazing, they have an enrichment program every week with professional artists giving them tools that they'll have for a lifetime of learning. 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
Gardner Pilot Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	30 Athol Street	Allston	02134	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8365	364	38	9.4		44 (12.1%)	50 (13.7%)	235 (64.6%)	17 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	19.4	746^th of 906 public elementary schools	17.7%		25.2	693^rd of 916 public elementary schools	24.3%	53	22.2	25.0	13.9	33.3	19.4	31.3	24.2	19.4	22.2	10.8	38.5	14.7	18.8	21.0	10.8	12.5	11.6	15.6	$36,314
Morse	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Granite Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 349-6575	328	32	10.1		134 (40.9%)	70 (21.3%)	34 (10.4%)	53 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.0%)	82.4	153^rd of 906 public elementary schools	83.1%		79.9	186^th of 916 public elementary schools	79.7%	33	62.8	63.8	59.4				62.3	67.4	57.5	62.5				62.3	56.3		56.3		$38,648
Martin Luther King Junior	Public	PK, KG-5	102 Putnam Avenue	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6562	340	33	10.2		70 (20.6%)	39 (11.5%)	10 (2.9%)	127 (37.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	93 (27.4%)	96.4	10^th of 906 public elementary schools	98.9%		95.6	15^th of 916 public elementary schools	98.4%	5	84.8	68.8	90.2				80.7	84.8	70.8	85.4				80.0	92.7		92.7		$36,532
Florida Ruffin Ridley School	Public	PK, KG-8	345 Harvard Street	Brookline	02446	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 879-4400	857	62	13.8		444 (51.8%)	50 (5.8%)	117 (13.7%)	143 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (12.0%)	85.8	117^th of 906 public elementary schools	87.1%		83.3	140^th of 916 public elementary schools	84.7%	23	57.9	66.3	58.5	62.2	68.0	68.0	63.3	67.7	69.8	65.9	63.2	74.7	71.6	68.8	64.2	61.8	63.1	72.0	$26,139
Baldwin Early Learning Pilot Academy	Public	PK, KG-1	121 Corey Road	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8409	165	18	9.3		22 (13.3%)	22 (13.3%)	71 (43.0%)	35 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.1%)								(n/a)																			$38,717
Amigos School	Public	PK, KG-8	15 Upton Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6567	413	38	10.9		131 (31.7%)	24 (5.8%)	210 (50.8%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.2%)	88.7	89^th of 906 public elementary schools	90.2%		83.3	139^th of 916 public elementary schools	84.8%	50	71.1	69.8	58.3	79.6	64.9	75.0	70.2	77.8	60.5	61.1	68.2	67.6	68.3	67.5	61.1	73.2	67.5	72.5	$32,666
Michael Driscoll	Public	PK, KG-8	725 Washington St	Brookline	02446	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	No	(617) 879-4250	567	42	13.6		271 (47.8%)	30 (5.3%)	76 (13.4%)	111 (19.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (13.6%)	89.5	75^th of 906 public elementary schools	91.7%		89	86^th of 916 public elementary schools	90.6%	11	65.9	64.8	60.0	78.2	81.1	70.2	69.9	59.1	62.0	76.4	74.6	84.6	79.0	72.5	81.8	59.7	70.5	66.1	$26,692
Winship Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	54 Dighton Street	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8399	353	25	13.8		99 (28.0%)	32 (9.1%)	128 (36.3%)	66 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.6%)	71.6	266^th of 906 public elementary schools	70.6%		70.6	274^th of 916 public elementary schools	70.1%	8	66.7	50.0	60.9	52.1			57.4	60.0	43.2	50.0	45.8			49.7	56.5		56.5		$31,481
Haggerty	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Cushing Street	Cambridge	02138	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6555	250	30	8.3		87 (34.8%)	47 (18.8%)	26 (10.4%)	63 (25.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.8%)	79	193^rd of 906 public elementary schools	78.7%		69.9	280^th of 916 public elementary schools	69.4%	87	62.5	51.0	64.0				57.6	65.6	61.2	52.0				60.4	60.0		60.0		$39,237
Lyon K-8 School	Public	K-8	50 Beechcroft Street	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-7945	143	21	6.7		35 (24.5%)	30 (21.0%)	59 (41.3%)	8 (5.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.0%)	34.4	600^th of 906 public elementary schools	33.8%		47.2	500^th of 916 public elementary schools	45.4%	100	35.7	37.5	9.1	35.3	10.5	5.3	21.9	42.9	31.3	18.2	41.2	15.8	0.0	24.0	27.3	5.3	13.3	15.8	$51,787

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Students at Gardner Pilot Academy are 65% Hispanic, 14% African American, 12% White, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Gardner Pilot Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 364 students attended Gardner Pilot Academy.

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Boston

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Gardner Pilot Academy ranks in the bottom 17.7% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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