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Channing Elementary School

Q: Is Channing Elementary School a good school?

Channing Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.4% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Channing Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 194 students attended Channing Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Channing Elementary School?

Students at Channing Elementary School are 49% African American, 40% Hispanic, 8% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

757^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Massachusetts elementary schools

194

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,516

Per pupil spending ?

71.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

35 Sunnyside Street
Hyde Park, MA 02136

(617) 635-8722

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.0%

Hispanic:

40.2%

White:

7.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 24th percentile in 2022 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 24th-percentile peak (2022) to 16th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg28%

Massachusetts avg41%

757^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^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	18.2	757 of 906	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	862 of 916	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	772 of 928	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	706 of 932	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	767 of 936	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	868 of 942	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	833 of 934	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.8	882 of 938	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.7	868 of 932	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.0	829 of 914	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.1	885 of 926	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.9	921 of 928	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.0	907 of 930	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.6	806 of 924	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.9	772 of 920	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.0	746 of 909	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.3	777 of 908	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.7	701 of 911	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.2	793 of 911	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.3	795 of 887	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.6	796 of 882	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	11.2	785 of 884	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	29.4	134 of 166	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	118 of 172	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.4	164 of 174	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	28.0	655 of 898	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	672 of 902	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	841 of 893	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	7.9	446 of 446	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	246 of 420	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.1	72 of 379	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	88.0	16 of 379	95.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	572 of 736	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	709 of 760	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	47.0	404 of 757	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	481 of 772	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	519 of 705	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	449 of 700	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	528 of 685	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	705 of 884	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	846 of 891	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	741 of 896	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	644 of 908	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	700 of 904	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	878 of 907	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	889 of 898	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	46.2	481 of 905	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	653 of 894	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	632 of 896	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	663 of 886	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	18.4	753 of 925	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	35.6	235 of 399	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2022)47th percentile+23 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)41st percentile+23 vs school

Female (2021)27th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2021)19th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)19th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)<1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-15 vs state

Mathematics19%-22 vs state

Science16%-26 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, September 25, 2019

My son has been there for 3 years now. It has exited its turnaround status and I can honestly say, is amazing. Dr. P has done wonders. The teachers, staff and students are great. I'm on the parent council and we have got that up and awesome things planned for the next few years!! 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
Channing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	35 Sunnyside Street	Hyde Park	02136	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8722	194	21	9.1		15 (7.7%)	95 (49.0%)	78 (40.2%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	18.2	757^th of 906 public elementary schools	16.4%		9.7	862^nd of 916 public elementary schools	5.9%	105	28.0	37.5	15.0	26.3			26.3	20.0	25.0	11.1	21.1			19.2	15.8		15.8		$37,516
Boston Renaissance Charter Public School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	1415 Hyde Park Ave	Hyde Park	02136	Suffolk County	Boston Renaissance Charter Public	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 357-0900	938	84	11.1		11 (1.2%)	510 (54.4%)	387 (41.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.2%)	18	763^rd of 906 public elementary schools	15.8%		17.7	764^th of 916 public elementary schools	16.6%	1	23.8	21.9	20.6	32.9			24.1	19.7	14.8	26.8	16.7			19.3	29.9		29.9		$22,796
Grew Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	40 Gordon Avenue	Hyde Park	02136	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8715	198	20	9.9		22 (11.1%)	73 (36.9%)	84 (42.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.6%)	49.2	462^nd of 906 public elementary schools	49.0%		20.4	736^th of 916 public elementary schools	19.7%	274	31.6	52.4	44.4	50.0			42.2	29.0	47.6	48.2	12.5			35.3	59.3		59.3		$34,110
Roosevelt K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	95 Needham Road	Hyde Park	02136	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8676	364	35	10.3		62 (17.0%)	133 (36.5%)	129 (35.4%)	15 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.3%)	28.4	649^th of 906 public elementary schools	28.4%		29.6	640^th of 916 public elementary schools	30.1%	9	25.7	40.0	26.7	47.2	5.9	15.4	25.8	25.7	20.0	10.0	34.3	2.9	5.3	16.1	20.0	7.7	13.0	7.9	$36,783
Oakdale	Public	1-5	147 Cedar Street	Dedham	02026	Norfolk County	Dedham	No	No	No	No	(781) 310-6000	262	24	10.7		187 (71.4%)	24 (9.2%)	31 (11.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.9%)	62.1	346^th of 906 public elementary schools	61.8%		68.1	300^th of 916 public elementary schools	67.2%	46	58.5	44.0	45.6				49.4	50.9	44.0	43.1				46.0	53.5		53.5		$24,208
Beethoven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	5125 Washington Street	West Roxbury	02132	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8149	287	24	11.8		70 (24.4%)	87 (30.3%)	107 (37.3%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)								(n/a)																			$35,159
Avery	Public	1-5	336 High Street	Dedham	02026	Norfolk County	Dedham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 310-5000	321	31	10.2		166 (51.7%)	34 (10.6%)	92 (28.7%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.2%)	36.1	585^th of 906 public elementary schools	35.4%		34.7	601^st of 916 public elementary schools	34.4%	16	39.1	41.7	24.6				35.5	37.5	31.9	32.8				34.0	32.8		32.8		$25,356
Conley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	450 Poplar Street	Roslindale	02131	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8099	148	20	7.5		25 (16.9%)	37 (25.0%)	74 (50.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	7 (4.7%)	21.7	712^th of 906 public elementary schools	21.4%		22.5	713^th of 916 public elementary schools	22.2%	1	28.6	6.7	26.3				22.2	33.3	28.6	15.8				24.2	31.6		31.6		$39,853
Bates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	426 Beech Street	Roslindale	02131	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8064	281	28	10.1		118 (42.0%)	55 (19.6%)	83 (29.5%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.3%)	48.2	474^th of 906 public elementary schools	47.7%		51.5	455^th of 916 public elementary schools	50.3%	19	47.4	27.8	42.1	35.5			38.5	50.0	33.3	36.8	45.2			41.3	47.4		47.4		$34,753
Chittick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	154 Ruskindale Road	Mattapan	02126	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8652	248	27	9.3		13 (5.2%)	143 (57.7%)	84 (33.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	19.4	748^th of 906 public elementary schools	17.4%		26	677^th of 916 public elementary schools	26.1%	71	13.8	16.7	38.1	17.7			20.9	6.9	8.3	42.9	23.5			18.7	30.0		30.0		$41,884

Frequently Asked Questions about Channing Elementary School

What district is Channing Elementary School in?

Boston

What is the racial makeup of Channing Elementary School?

Students at Channing Elementary School are 49% African American, 40% Hispanic, 8% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Channing Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 194 students attended Channing Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Channing Elementary School attend?

Is Channing Elementary School a good school?

Channing Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.4% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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