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Mario Umana Academy

Q: Is Mario Umana Academy a good school?

Mario Umana Academy ranks in the bottom 3.2% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Mario Umana Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 634 students attended Mario Umana Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Mario Umana Academy?

Students at Mario Umana Academy are 93% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% African American.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

877^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Mario Umana Academy is an elementary school in East Boston, MA that serves 632 students in grades PK-8. Despite consistently high spending and low student-teacher ratios, the school has struggled academically, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Mario Umana Academy has failed to show meaningful improvement over the past decade.

On the latest MCAS Next Generation assessments, only 7.61% of Mario Umana Academy students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 29.27% in Boston and 41.53% statewide. In math, the proficiency rate was 8.47% at Mario Umana Academy, compared to 27.68% in Boston and 40.74% across Massachusetts. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Massachusetts elementary schools for Hispanic, English Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

While nearby schools in the Boston Public School District, such as Kennedy Patrick J Elementary, McKay K-8, and O'Donnell Elementary, also struggle academically, they generally outperform Mario Umana Academy. Addressing the unique needs of the school's diverse student population and implementing effective, evidence-based strategies across the district may be necessary to drive meaningful and sustainable improvements at Mario Umana Academy.

634

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,059

Per pupil spending ?

75.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

312 Border Street
East Boston, MA 02128

(617) 635-8481

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.7%

White:

3.0%

African American:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (8% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg27%

Massachusetts avg41%

Elementary school

877^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

473^rd of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

59^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	6.9	877 of 906	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	886 of 916	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	912 of 928	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	916 of 932	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	927 of 936	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	887 of 942	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	884 of 934	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.9	890 of 938	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.0	833 of 932	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.8	770 of 914	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.8	789 of 926	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	17.4	627 of 665	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	485 of 656	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	214 of 281	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	257 of 282	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	217 of 264	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	176 of 267	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	215 of 240	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	118 of 258	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.6	130 of 244	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	829 of 869	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	860 of 886	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	863 of 887	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	874 of 901	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	877 of 898	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	867 of 902	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	853 of 893	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	415 of 458	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	387 of 446	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	402 of 420	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	384 of 401	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	363 of 379	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	332 of 398	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	308 of 379	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	721 of 736	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	739 of 760	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	747 of 757	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	759 of 772	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	689 of 705	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	638 of 700	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	612 of 685	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	857 of 884	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	868 of 891	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	885 of 896	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	895 of 908	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	897 of 904	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	838 of 907	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	840 of 898	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	515 of 717	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	626 of 731	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	626 of 703	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	893 of 905	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	878 of 894	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	816 of 896	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	781 of 886	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	6.5	904 of 925	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	11.6	391 of 399	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	473 of 484	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	473 of 493	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	475 of 501	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	460 of 497	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	431 of 501	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	444 of 498	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	442 of 484	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	18.9	399 of 487	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.9	418 of 482	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.7	392 of 441	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.9	388 of 455	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	30.6	295 of 445	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.2	345 of 431	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	318 of 424	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	296 of 417	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	104 of 181	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	118 of 180	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	112 of 155	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.3	58 of 154	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.5	39 of 135	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	52.6	39 of 138	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	47.5	42 of 127	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	464 of 473	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	465 of 481	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	460 of 489	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	451 of 494	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	407 of 483	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	444 of 478	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	437 of 463	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	355 of 376	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	350 of 378	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	341 of 364	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	333 of 368	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	242 of 335	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	242 of 322	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	243 of 309	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	33 of 42	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	448 of 464	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	440 of 469	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	451 of 481	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	454 of 489	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	378 of 462	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	384 of 452	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	398 of 438	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	450 of 473	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	464 of 483	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	470 of 489	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	472 of 497	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	437 of 485	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	421 of 478	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	430 of 466	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	14.8	458 of 503	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	382 of 489	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	411 of 484	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	402 of 467	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	9.8	454 of 491	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	31.2	233 of 339	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	2.4	404 of 404	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	378 of 395	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2019)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile+40 vs school

Disabled (2022)34th percentile+26 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)31st percentile+17 vs school

Homeless (2025)21st percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2022)9th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)8th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2022)<1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science11%-31 vs state

Mathematics8%-32 vs state

English Language Arts8%-34 vs state

Civics7%-33 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
Mario Umana Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	312 Border Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8481	634	63	10.0		19 (3.0%)	19 (3.0%)	588 (92.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	6.9	877^th of 906 public elementary schools	3.2%		7.1	886^th of 916 public elementary schools	3.3%	9	8.7	8.5	13.1	10.5	1.4	5.0	7.6	8.7	5.1	14.8	10.9	5.6	6.5	8.5	13.1	8.2	10.7	6.6	$35,059
O'Donnell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	33 Trenton Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8454	256	25	10.3		16 (6.3%)	7 (2.7%)	228 (89.1%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.1	797^th of 906 public elementary schools	12.0%		12.9	824^th of 916 public elementary schools	10.0%	27	16.7	6.5	15.2	11.5			12.7	27.8	22.6	24.2	26.9			25.4	12.1		12.1		$32,340
Otis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	218 Marion Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8372	408	30	13.3		85 (20.8%)	10 (2.5%)	294 (72.1%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	50.4	449^th of 906 public elementary schools	50.4%		46.8	505^th of 916 public elementary schools	44.9%	56	45.5	44.4	29.4	44.4			41.9	41.8	29.6	44.1	58.3			41.9	44.1		44.1		$31,543
Alighieri Dante Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	37 Gove Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8529	109	12	9.3		36 (33.0%)	3 (2.8%)	62 (56.9%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	64.4	332^nd of 906 public elementary schools	63.4%		58.9	381^st of 916 public elementary schools	58.4%	49	50.0	36.4		72.7			58.1	41.7	45.5		63.6			55.8					$37,674
Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	343 Saratoga Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8466	279	26	10.8		12 (4.3%)	8 (2.9%)	257 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	31.4	620^th of 906 public elementary schools	31.6%		15	802^nd of 916 public elementary schools	12.4%	182	31.6	24.2	22.2	32.0			27.6	50.0	45.7	19.4	28.0			37.2	16.1		16.1		$34,762
East Boston Early Education Center	Public	PK, KG-1	135 Grove Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6456	176	16	11.2		45 (25.6%)	5 (2.8%)	113 (64.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.3%)								(n/a)																			$37,803
McKay K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	122 Cottage Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8510	640	67	9.5		49 (7.7%)	21 (3.3%)	559 (87.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	4.5	897^th of 906 public elementary schools	1.0%		9.1	868^th of 916 public elementary schools	5.2%	29	6.3	6.0	4.7	8.5	30.4	19.2	13.8	7.8	11.9	1.6	6.8	17.6	5.4	9.1	7.8	8.1	8.0	10.8	$33,998
Shurtleff Early Childhood	Public	PK, KG-1	99 Hawthorn Street	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5150	779	58	13.4		39 (5.0%)	47 (6.0%)	682 (87.5%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)								(n/a)																			$23,468
Harvard-Kent Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	50 Bunker Hill Street	Charlestown	02129	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8358	334	37	9.0		137 (41.0%)	49 (14.7%)	94 (28.1%)	41 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	48.7	470^th of 906 public elementary schools	48.1%		50.7	465^th of 916 public elementary schools	49.2%	5	64.3	47.4	36.8	23.1			43.3	66.7	31.6	42.1	23.1			41.4	31.6		31.6		$38,235
Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	165 Webster Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8383	237	34	7.0		37 (15.6%)	12 (5.1%)	171 (72.2%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	21.3	719^th of 906 public elementary schools	20.6%		21.2	728^th of 916 public elementary schools	20.5%	9	31.0	23.1	9.7	28.6			22.4	48.3	26.9	6.5	28.6			27.1	3.2		3.2		$38,082

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What district is Mario Umana Academy in?

Boston

What is the racial makeup of Mario Umana Academy?

Students at Mario Umana Academy are 93% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% African American.

How many students attend Mario Umana Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 634 students attended Mario Umana Academy.

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Mario Umana Academy ranks in the bottom 3.2% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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