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Kenny Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

703^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Kenny Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Dorchester, MA, serving 338 students in grades PK-6. 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.

Over the past 10 years, Kenny Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of Massachusetts elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school consistently underperforms compared to the Boston district and Massachusetts state averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 25.44% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 29.27% in Boston and 41.53% statewide. Additionally, the school struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 25% of Massachusetts elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, English Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

Despite spending significantly more per student than the state average at $26,635 in 2020-2021, Kenny Elementary has not been able to translate this higher spending into improved academic outcomes. The nearby schools, such as Greenwood Sarah K-8 School, Mather Elementary School, and Murphy K-8 School, also struggle academically, but they generally outperform Kenny Elementary on key metrics, suggesting that the challenges facing the school may be systemic within the Boston school district.

329

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,896

Per pupil spending ?

71.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19 Oakton Avenue
Dorchester, MA 02122

(617) 635-8789

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

32.8%

African American:

27.4%

White:

18.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg28%

Massachusetts avg41%

703^rd of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^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	22.1	703 of 906	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	768 of 916	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	743 of 928	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	715 of 932	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	714 of 936	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	788 of 942	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	797 of 934	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.9	817 of 938	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.5	816 of 932	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.1	864 of 914	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.3	905 of 926	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.6	910 of 928	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.4	912 of 930	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.5	896 of 924	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.1	868 of 920	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.7	860 of 909	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.7	863 of 908	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.5	863 of 911	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.8	828 of 911	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.3	840 of 887	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.1	842 of 882	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	4.5	851 of 884	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	125 of 169	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	122 of 167	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	144 of 167	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.9	96 of 173	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	75 of 166	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.6	113 of 172	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	145 of 174	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	20.3	598 of 672	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	564 of 632	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	416 of 665	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	308 of 656	53.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	230 of 281	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	242 of 282	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	164 of 267	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	129 of 240	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	80 of 258	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	90.4	11 of 244	95.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	593 of 869	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.9	652 of 886	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	602 of 887	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	541 of 901	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	611 of 898	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	700 of 902	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	745 of 893	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	370 of 458	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	427 of 446	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	398 of 420	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	307 of 401	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	228 of 379	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	186 of 398	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	173 of 379	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	699 of 736	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	741 of 760	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	730 of 757	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	680 of 772	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	512 of 705	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	466 of 700	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	506 of 685	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	765 of 884	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	802 of 891	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	796 of 896	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	849 of 908	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	761 of 904	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	793 of 907	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	734 of 898	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	697 of 717	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	680 of 731	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	631 of 703	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	766 of 905	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	684 of 894	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	630 of 896	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	587 of 886	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	23.1	711 of 925	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	31.8	256 of 399	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Tested Remotely (2021)36th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)23rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-16 vs state

Mathematics23%-17 vs state

Science14%-28 vs state

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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
Kenny Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	19 Oakton Avenue	Dorchester	02122	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8789	329	32	10.2		62 (18.8%)	90 (27.4%)	108 (32.8%)	42 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.9%)	22.1	703^rd of 906 public elementary schools	22.4%		17.6	768^th of 916 public elementary schools	16.2%	65	42.5	29.2	27.0	4.6			25.4	37.5	27.1	19.4	9.3			23.4	13.9		13.9		$32,896
Murphy K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Worrell Street	Dorchester	02122	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8781	855	71	12.0		99 (11.6%)	162 (18.9%)	137 (16.0%)	423 (49.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.5%)	53.4	421^st of 906 public elementary schools	53.5%		52.9	440^th of 916 public elementary schools	52.0%	19	34.1	42.3	48.6	45.8	23.1	30.4	39.4	50.6	41.4	33.9	50.4	15.9	31.0	39.2	41.5	19.3	33.7	21.1	$33,972
Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Lower	Public	PK, KG-1	1669 Dorchester Avenue	Dorchester	02122	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8725	196	25	7.7		27 (13.8%)	55 (28.1%)	64 (32.7%)	29 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	16 (8.2%)								(n/a)																			$20,887
Lee Academy	Public	PK, KG-3	25 Dunbar Avenue	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8618	195	17	11.2		10 (5.1%)	84 (43.1%)	85 (43.6%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)								(n/a)	6.9						6.9	24.1						24.1					$36,501
UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	35 Westville Street	Boston	02124	Suffolk County	UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8810	640	58	11.0		8 (1.3%)	324 (50.6%)	279 (43.6%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.5%)	13.1	812^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.4%		11.5	844^th of 916 public elementary schools	7.9%	32	14.9	16.9	22.8	36.1	16.7	27.3	22.3	11.9	11.3	8.9	9.8	16.7	15.2	12.3	20.0	7.6	13.2	40.9	$22,029
Holmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	40 School Street	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8681	283	30	9.4		2 (0.7%)	150 (53.0%)	114 (40.3%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	25.1	676^th of 906 public elementary schools	25.4%		17.3	772^nd of 916 public elementary schools	15.7%	96	36.1	21.9	17.7	52.9			32.4	18.4	34.4	11.8	18.2			20.4	23.5		23.5		$38,138
Lee K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	155 Talbot Avenue	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8687	551	59	9.3		20 (3.6%)	264 (47.9%)	230 (41.7%)	14 (2.5%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.1%)	5.5	889^th of 906 public elementary schools	1.9%		5.1	906^th of 916 public elementary schools	1.1%	17	8.0	9.1	4.9	14.8	5.7	14.0	9.6	4.0	10.9	9.8	3.7	1.9	6.0	5.9	12.2	6.0	8.8	10.2	$38,625
Greenwood Sarah K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	189 Glenway Street	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8710	357	38	9.3		6 (1.7%)	38 (10.6%)	307 (86.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	6.9	876^th of 906 public elementary schools	3.3%		5.7	901^st of 916 public elementary schools	1.6%	25	9.1	5.3	18.2	7.7	8.3	9.5	10.2	0.0	0.0	15.9	7.7	12.5	15.0	8.1	13.6	0.0	9.4	4.8	$37,061
Montclair	Public	K-5	8 Belmont Street	Quincy	02171	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8708	365	30	12.3		79 (21.6%)	15 (4.1%)	27 (7.4%)	226 (61.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	73.3	243^rd of 906 public elementary schools	73.2%		69.1	288^th of 916 public elementary schools	68.6%	45	42.6	54.6	38.5				45.4	57.4	75.4	63.6				66.0	63.1		63.1		$19,675
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 Kenny Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Kenny Elementary School?

Students at Kenny Elementary School are 33% Hispanic, 27% African American, 19% White, 13% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

Is Kenny Elementary School a good school?

Kenny Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.4% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What district is Kenny Elementary School in?

Boston

What schools do graduates of Kenny Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Kenny 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 Kenny Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 329 students attended Kenny Elementary School.

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