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Mattahunt Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

754^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Mattahunt Elementary School is a public elementary school in Mattapan, MA, serving 512 students in grades PK-6 as part of the Boston Public School District. While the school has relatively high per-student spending, its academic performance consistently falls below the Boston and Massachusetts averages on MCAS assessments.

Mattahunt Elementary's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the district and state, with only 25.12% and 21.6% of students meeting or exceeding standards, respectively, compared to 29.27% and 27.68% in Boston, and 41.53% and 40.74% statewide. The school's performance also varies widely across different student subgroups, ranking in the top 50% for African American and Hispanic students but in the bottom 25% for female, male, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

Nearby schools in the Boston district, such as Young Achievers K-8 School, Mildred Avenue K-8 School, and Chittick Elementary School, also perform significantly below state averages. However, the higher-performing Philbrick Elementary School demonstrates that schools in the same district can achieve better academic outcomes. Mattahunt's declining statewide ranking and high student-teacher ratio suggest the need for the school to re-evaluate its instructional strategies and support for underperforming student populations.

581

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,399

Per pupil spending ?

123 Alabama St
Mattapan, MA 02126

(617) 635-8792

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

African American:

70.6%

Hispanic:

24.3%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2021 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2021

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Science scores 25 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg28%

Massachusetts avg41%

754^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 9 pts since 2021

From bottom 8% (2021) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

40^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	754 of 906	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	796 of 916	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	776 of 928	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	799 of 932	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	865 of 936	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	92 of 169	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	72 of 167	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	78 of 167	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	77 of 173	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.6	142 of 166	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	34.6	419 of 672	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	142 of 281	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.4	95 of 282	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	98 of 264	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.6	24 of 267	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	47.2	85 of 240	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	755 of 869	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	759 of 886	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	685 of 887	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	729 of 901	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	801 of 898	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	165 of 458	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	224 of 446	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.6	233 of 420	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	258 of 401	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	458 of 736	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	517 of 760	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	486 of 757	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	545 of 772	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	599 of 705	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	700 of 884	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	771 of 891	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	777 of 896	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	805 of 908	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	833 of 904	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	411 of 717	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	585 of 731	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	534 of 703	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	659 of 905	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	794 of 894	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	12.5	823 of 925	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	25.6	292 of 399	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+47 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile+23 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)27th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)11th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-16 vs state

Mathematics22%-19 vs state

Science16%-25 vs state

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Schools Near Mattahunt Elementary School

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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
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%)	18.5	754^th of 906 public elementary schools	16.8%		15.5	796^th of 916 public elementary schools	13.1%	42	32.7	28.8	18.4	19.6			25.1	28.9	21.3	14.3	21.6			21.6	16.3		16.3		$36,399
KIPP Academy Boston Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	37 Babson Street	Mattapan	02126	Suffolk County	KIPP Academy Boston Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 393-5682	646	48	13.5		4 (0.6%)	382 (59.1%)	235 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	17.3	771^st of 906 public elementary schools	14.9%		17.6	769^th of 916 public elementary schools	16.0%	2	26.0	17.1	13.9	17.7	18.0	22.4	19.2	33.8	32.9	11.1	19.4	23.0	24.6	24.3	20.8	26.3	23.3	42.9	$29,085
Young Achievers K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Outlook Road	Mattapan	02126	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6804	489	46	10.7		4 (0.8%)	207 (42.3%)	263 (53.8%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	8.7	861^st of 906 public elementary schools	5.0%		10.4	855^th of 916 public elementary schools	6.7%	6	17.3	12.5	9.8	25.8	8.9	2.8	12.7	15.4	10.0	7.3	3.3	9.3	2.9	8.7	17.1	0.0	9.9	2.9	$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		16 (2.7%)	331 (55.1%)	220 (36.6%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	9.3	855^th of 906 public elementary schools	5.6%		9.7	864^th of 916 public elementary schools	5.7%	9	21.2	13.3	8.6	4.9	0.0	9.1	8.4	18.2	27.1	8.8	8.8	1.5	3.4	10.0	14.3	2.3	6.9	3.4	$33,544
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
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		4 (2.1%)	100 (52.6%)	75 (39.5%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)								(n/a)	22.2						22.2	25.9						25.9					$42,802
Haley Pilot School	Public	PK, KG-8	570 American Legion Hwy	Roslindale	02131	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8169	360	44	8.2		73 (20.3%)	153 (42.5%)	112 (31.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	26.2	670^th of 906 public elementary schools	26.0%		28.9	648^th of 916 public elementary schools	29.3%	22	35.7	28.3	20.9	26.8		5.9	25.9	35.7	26.1	27.9	22.0		5.9	25.9	32.6	0.0	23.3	5.9	$35,549
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		5 (0.9%)	364 (68.9%)	140 (26.5%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	8.8	859^th of 906 public elementary schools	5.2%		8.1	875^th of 916 public elementary schools	4.5%	16	17.0	14.5	17.1	8.9			14.1	12.8	19.4	9.8	8.9			13.1	14.6		14.6		$32,794
Philbrick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	40 Philbrick Street	Roslindale	02131	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8069	131	13	9.8		27 (20.6%)	42 (32.1%)	52 (39.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.9%)	68.2	299^th of 906 public elementary schools	67.0%		54.6	421^st of 916 public elementary schools	54.0%	122	46.7	43.8	54.6	55.6			50.0	66.7	43.8	45.5	55.6			53.3	54.6		54.6		$35,906
Tucker	Public	PK, KG-5	187 Blue Hills Pkwy	Milton	02186	Norfolk County	Milton	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 696-4291	454	35	12.8		175 (38.5%)	135 (29.7%)	56 (12.3%)	33 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.9%)	71.2	270^th of 906 public elementary schools	70.2%		73	261^st of 916 public elementary schools	71.5%	9	49.3	63.6	50.0				54.2	52.2	60.6	42.9				51.7	60.9		60.9		$18,757

Frequently Asked Questions about Mattahunt Elementary School

Is Mattahunt Elementary School a good school?

Mattahunt Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.8% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

How many students attend Mattahunt Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 581 students attended Mattahunt Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Mattahunt Elementary School?

Students at Mattahunt Elementary School are 71% African American, 24% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% White.

What district is Mattahunt Elementary School in?

Boston

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