State/Public Elementary Open

Shaw Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 429 Norfolk Street, Dorchester, Suffolk County, 02124

187
Pupils
9.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Shaw Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dorchester, Suffolk County. The school has 187 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Boston school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“4 in an urban setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Boston

Enrollment & staffing

Shaw Elementary School enrolls 187 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“4. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.

Male students
95 (51%)
Female students
92 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student-teacher ratio
9.8:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“4

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Black or African American, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 4.3% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American11159%
Hispanic or Latino6233%
Two or more races84.3%
White31.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native21.1%
Asian1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“4

Shaw Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-70, state senate district 1, state house district 189.

School district: Boston

Shaw Elementary School is one of 109 schools in Boston, based in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The district serves 46,094 students district-wide and employs 4,311 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 187 students, Shaw Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 423 students per school.

46,094
District students
109
Schools
4,311
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

10%
Reading proficient
10%
Math proficient
23%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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