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Shaw-Taylor Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

863^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Shaw-Taylor Elementary School is a PK–6 Boston public school in Dorchester, MA, serving 528 students. For 2025–2026, it ranked 863rd of 899 Massachusetts schools — the 4th percentile, with a 0-star rating — and it has stayed in the bottom tier for four straight years, between the 4th and 8th percentile each year. Its district, Boston, also ranks low statewide, at 299th of 351 districts.

In 2025–2026, 15.46% of students met proficiency in English language arts, 10.19% in math, and 8.33% in science. That is well below district rates (29.41% ELA, 29.12% math, 24.94% science) and state rates (40.03%, 41.11%, 40.98%). Math and science are the larger relative weaknesses: math is roughly 35% of the district rate and science about 33%, while ELA is about 53%. Grade-level results vary widely — 5th grade math was just 4.17%, the lowest among nearby schools reporting that data, and 5th grade science was 8.33%. Meanwhile 5th grade ELA was 18.75%, 6th grade ELA 11.63%, and 6th grade math 13.95%.

Neighboring schools show higher results are possible in the same area: Haley Pilot School (39th percentile), KIPP Academy Boston Charter School (24th), Holmes Elementary School (21st), Lee K-8 School (14th) and Mattahunt Elementary School (14th) all rank above Shaw-Taylor, which sits ahead of only Greenwood Sarah K-8 School (3rd percentile) and roughly level with Young Achievers Elementary School (4th). Resources do not clearly explain the gap: at $28,247 per student, spending is mid-pack locally, and its student-teacher ratio of 9.3 is not the largest in the area. Subgroup results are uneven — homeless students ranked in the 59th percentile with 3 stars, and English language learners in the 34th percentile, while special education students (6th percentile) and male students (3rd percentile) rank very low. Note that free/reduced-lunch data is unavailable here, spending figures are from 2020–2021 while test scores are from 2025–2026, and K-8 comparisons include middle grades Shaw-Taylor does not serve.

528

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,794

Per pupil spending ?

59.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

429 Norfolk Street
Dorchester, MA 02124

(617) 635-8777

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.9%

Hispanic:

26.5%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2023 → 4th in 2026

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)

!Science scores 33 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg29%

Massachusetts avg41%

863^rd of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 4 pts since 2023

From bottom 8% (2023) to bottom 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

57^th of 63Elementary Schools in the Boston

299^th of 351Boston 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	7.9	863 of 899	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.8	859 of 906	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	875 of 916	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	857 of 928	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	160 of 188	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.0	131 of 169	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	159 of 167	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	135 of 167	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	191 of 291	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.2	179 of 281	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	10.6	812 of 869	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	789 of 869	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	832 of 886	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	833 of 887	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	431 of 475	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	417 of 458	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	9 of 22	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.0	13 of 23	43.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	677 of 742	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	652 of 736	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	727 of 760	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	741 of 757	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	7.9	850 of 879	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.4	843 of 884	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	670 of 709	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2026)59th percentile+55 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)34th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2026)15th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)9th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)7th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts15%-25 vs state

Mathematics10%-31 vs state

Science8%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	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 (2015)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Shaw-Taylor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	429 Norfolk Street	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8777	528	56	9.3	59.4%	5 (0.9%)	364 (68.9%)	140 (26.5%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	7.9	863^rd of 899 public elementary schools	4.0%		8.8	859^th of 906 public elementary schools	5.2%	4	15.6	15.4	18.8	11.6			15.5	9.5	13.5	4.2	14.0			10.2	8.3		8.3		$32,794
Young Achievers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Outlook Road	Mattapan	02126	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6804	489	46	10.7	74.2%	4 (0.8%)	207 (42.3%)	263 (53.8%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	7.5	867^th of 899 public elementary schools	3.6%		8.7	861^st of 906 public elementary schools	5.0%	6	23.8	8.8	10.0	17.7	30.0	11.8	15.0	7.1	12.3	6.7	8.8	0.0	8.8	8.7	6.9	9.1	8.1	8.8	$34,610
Mildred Avenue K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	5 Mildred Avenue	Mattapan	02126	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-1642	601	57	10.6	76.7%	16 (2.7%)	331 (55.1%)	220 (36.6%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	10.2	839^th of 899 public elementary schools	6.7%		9.3	855^th of 906 public elementary schools	5.6%	16	15.0	21.2	12.3	12.7	3.6	10.0	11.4	5.0	26.9	17.5	4.8	2.4	1.2	8.5	8.8	0.0	3.6	6.3	$33,544
KIPP Academy Boston Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	37 Babson Street	Mattapan	02126	Suffolk County	KIPP Academy Boston Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 393-5682	646	48	13.5	86.8%	4 (0.6%)	382 (59.1%)	235 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	24.6	681^st of 899 public elementary schools	24.2%		17.3	771^st of 906 public elementary schools	14.9%	90	28.6	25.6	22.2	38.3	30.7	39.3	30.2	25.7	33.3	19.4	25.0	20.3	39.3	27.0	25.0	28.6	26.6	35.7	$29,085
Ellison-Parks Early Education School	Public	PK, KG-3	108 Babson Street	Mattapan	02126	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-7680	190	19	9.7	65.4%	4 (2.1%)	100 (52.6%)	75 (39.5%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)								(n/a)	28.0						28.0	40.0						40.0					$42,802
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	78.9%	20 (3.6%)	264 (47.9%)	230 (41.7%)	14 (2.5%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.1%)	16.1	776^th of 899 public elementary schools	13.7%		5.5	889^th of 906 public elementary schools	1.9%	113	14.8	19.2	25.0	17.7	11.5	9.4	15.9	16.7	8.3	37.5	17.7	1.6	0.0	13.0	20.8	1.9	10.8	0.0	$38,625
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	73.6%	10 (5.1%)	84 (43.1%)	85 (43.6%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)								(n/a)	18.8						18.8	21.9						21.9					$36,501
Mattahunt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	123 Alabama St	Mattapan	02126	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8792	581	52	11.1		7 (1.2%)	410 (70.6%)	141 (24.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	16.1	775^th of 899 public elementary schools	13.8%		18.5	754^th of 906 public elementary schools	16.8%	21	23.7	23.5	27.5	10.0			22.0	25.0	23.5	19.6	10.0			20.6	15.7		15.7		$36,399
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	84.3%	6 (1.7%)	38 (10.6%)	307 (86.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	5.8	876^th of 899 public elementary schools	2.6%		6.9	876^th of 906 public elementary schools	3.3%		15.0	2.6	12.2	6.4	0.0	9.1	8.0	10.0	0.0	7.5	6.4	0.0	22.7	7.1	17.5	10.0	15.0	9.1	$37,061
Haley Pilot School	Public	PK, KG-6	570 American Legion Hwy	Roslindale	02131	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8169	360	44	8.2	49.4%	73 (20.3%)	153 (42.5%)	112 (31.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	39.1	546^th of 899 public elementary schools	39.3%		26.2	670^th of 906 public elementary schools	26.0%	124	31.1	29.8	39.5	40.9			35.1	48.9	31.9	21.1	40.9			36.2	30.6		30.6		$35,549

Frequently Asked Questions about Shaw-Taylor Elementary School

Is Shaw-Taylor Elementary School a good school?

Shaw-Taylor Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.0% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

How many students attend Shaw-Taylor Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 528 students attended Shaw-Taylor Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Shaw-Taylor Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Shaw-Taylor Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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 : Charlestown High School
High : Community Academy
High : Community Academy of Science and Health
High : Dearborn STEM Academy
High : East Boston High School
High : Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers: A 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
Alternative : Carter School

What district is Shaw-Taylor Elementary School in?

Boston

What is the racial makeup of Shaw-Taylor Elementary School?

Students at Shaw-Taylor Elementary School are 69% African American, 27% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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