Mattahunt Elementary School

Mattahunt Elementary School in Mattapan, MA, is a PK–6 school in the Boston district with 581 students. In 2025–2026, it ranked 775th of 899 elementary schools, at the 14th percentile with 1 star; the Boston district itself ranked 299th of 351 districts, at the 15th percentile with 1 star, so Mattahunt is roughly at the district’s low overall level. Its student-teacher ratio worsened from 8.7 in 2022–2023 to 11.1 in 2024–2025.

All-grade MCAS proficiency in 2025–2026 was 22.02% in ELA, 20.64% in math, and 15.69% in science—below Boston district averages and far below state averages. Compared with nearby schools, Mattahunt outperforms Young Achievers, Mildred Avenue, and Shaw-Taylor in all three subjects, and beats Chittick in ELA and math while trailing in science. However, it trails Haley Pilot, Conley, KIPP, and Tucker in most subjects. Tucker, 1.15 miles away in Milton, ranks at the 80th percentile with 4 stars and posts 57.35 ELA, 62.75 math, and 56.52 science—about 35 to 42 points higher—while spending far less per student and having a higher student-teacher ratio. KIPP, 0.56 miles away, also outperforms Mattahunt in all three subjects with lower per-student spending and a higher student-teacher ratio, so funding and class size alone do not explain the gaps. Ellison-Parks posts higher all-grade ELA and math, but it only serves PK–3.

Mattahunt’s overall low rank hides sharp subgroup variation. Its Hispanic students rank at the 79th percentile with 4 stars, and its English Language Learner students rank at the 62nd percentile with 3 stars; these are the school’s clearest relative strengths. African American students rank at the 46th percentile with 2 stars, while special education, low-socio-economic-status, and gender subgroups rank closer to or below the overall school percentile. Grade-level analysis shows 6th grade as a clear weak spot: 10% proficient in both ELA and math, far below Boston district 6th grade averages of 29.33 in ELA and 29.81 in math. Science is the weakest all-grade subject at 15.69, below the Boston district’s 24.94 and the state’s 40.98. Overall proficiency has not shown a durable upward trend.