Harvard-Kent Elementary School

Summary:

Harvard-Kent Elementary School is a public elementary school in Charlestown, MA that serves 342 students from pre-kindergarten to 6th grade. The school has shown improvements in academic performance in recent years, with its MCAS proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics exceeding the Boston district average.

Harvard-Kent Elementary School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 8.5 to 8.8 students per teacher, which is lower than nearby schools like Eliot K-8 Innovation School (14.2) and McKay K-8 School (10.8). The school also has the highest per-student spending among nearby schools, at $29,741 per student in the 2020-2021 school year, compared to $24,377 at Eliot K-8 Innovation School and $24,520 at Otis Elementary School.

While Harvard-Kent Elementary School has struggled to achieve consistently high academic performance across all student subgroups, its performance for certain subgroups, such as Hispanic and English Language Learner students, has been notably stronger than the overall school performance and the Boston district average. This suggests the school may be able to leverage its diverse student population and targeted support for specific subgroups to improve its overall academic outcomes and continue closing the achievement gap with higher-performing nearby schools like Warren-Prescott K-8 School.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 50 Bunker Hill Street
       Charlestown, MA  02129


(617) 635-8358

District: Boston

SchoolDigger Rank:
465th of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $29,741 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  8.4 Help
Number of students:  340

Racial breakdown:

White:
38.8%
Hispanic:
27.9%
African American:
14.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  82.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Harvard-Kent Elementary School ranks worse than 50.8% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks 19th among 66 ranked elementary schools in the Boston School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.68. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Harvard-Kent Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (38.8%), Hispanic (27.9%), African American (14.4%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Harvard-Kent Elementary School is 8.4, which is the 11th best among 66 elementary schools in the Boston School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Harvard-Kent Elementary School is $29,741, which is the 18th highest among 66 elementary schools in the Boston School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Harvard-Kent Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Harvard-Kent Elementary School 465th of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Harvard-Kent Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Boston:

SchoolDigger ranks Boston 305th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Harvard-Kent Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Harvard-Kent Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 2.66 872nd 884 1.4%
2004 4.22 860th 882 2.5%
2005 9.60 817th 887 7.9%
2006 18.12 775th 911 14.9%
2007 19.77 761st 911 16.5%
2008 20.18 763rd 908 16.0%
2009 12.69 818th 909 10.0%
2010 16.29 803rd 920 12.7%
2011 29.77 692nd 924 25.1%
2012 19.29 762nd 930 18.1%
2013 22.58 757th 928 18.4%
2014 19.78 777th 926 16.1%
2015 19.82 765th 914 16.3%
2016 34.41 649th 932 30.4%
2017 28.05 712th 938 24.1%
2018 34.63 647th 934 30.7%
2019 43.46 564th 942 40.1%
2021 33.58 637th 936 31.9%
2022 45.05 513th 932 45.0%
2023 51.31 462nd 928 50.2%
2024 50.68 465th 916 49.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Harvard-Kent Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.89 22nd 244 91.0%
2019 98.88 4th 258 98.4%
2021 54.75 52nd 240 78.3%
2022 78.45 19th 267 92.9%
2024 78.59 18th 282 93.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Harvard-Kent Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.54 238th 886 73.1%
2019 75.90 137th 896 84.7%
2021 54.44 361st 894 59.6%
2022 71.12 197th 905 78.2%
2023 63.32 198th 703 71.8%
2024 50.93 293rd 731 59.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Harvard-Kent Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.53 182nd 685 73.4%
2019 70.53 141st 700 79.9%
2021 63.24 201st 705 71.5%
2022 73.77 135th 772 82.5%
2023 67.13 169th 757 77.7%
2024 60.12 251st 760 67.0%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Harvard-Kent Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.05 664th 893 25.6%
2019 28.26 690th 902 23.5%
2021 37.22 587th 898 34.6%
2022 41.25 539th 901 40.2%
2023 51.13 446th 887 49.7%
2024 49.55 456th 886 48.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Harvard-Kent Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.50 424th 656 35.4%
2019 73.00 123rd 665 81.5%
2021 56.04 219th 632 65.3%
2022 81.59 70th 672 89.6%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for Disabled Students!

Rank History for Male students at Harvard-Kent Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.36 558th 898 37.9%
2019 57.34 388th 907 57.2%
2021 31.43 635th 904 29.8%
2022 49.08 465th 908 48.8%
2023 51.40 437th 896 51.2%
2024 51.99 434th 891 51.3%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Tested In Person students at Harvard-Kent Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 28.68 666th 925 28.0%
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Rank History for Tested Remotely students at Harvard-Kent Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 51.60 160th 399 59.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Harvard-Kent Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.46 111th 154 27.9%
2019 47.34 92nd 155 40.6%
2021 29.12 113th 141 19.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Harvard-Kent Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.05 95th 174 45.4%
2019 65.58 43rd 172 75.0%
2021 43.00 83rd 166 50.0%
2022 60.01 49th 173 71.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Harvard-Kent Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.09 213th 379 43.8%
2019 53.41 164th 398 58.8%
2021 56.45 117th 379 69.1%
2022 59.78 105th 401 73.8%
2023 61.13 106th 420 74.8%
2024 54.54 149th 446 66.6%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Harvard-Kent Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.47 506th 772 34.5%
2023 52.52 368th 762 51.7%
2024 83.53 84th 753 88.8%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Harvard-Kent Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 132 157 142 27 1 n/a n/a 0 459
1989 139 170 153 29 1 n/a n/a 0 492
1990 130 167 180 27 0 n/a n/a 0 504
1991 169 149 198 39 2 n/a n/a 0 557
1992 179 150 196 44 2 n/a n/a 0 571
1993 165 149 216 54 0 n/a n/a 0 584
1994 179 152 220 57 3 n/a n/a 0 611
1995 150 142 190 77 4 n/a n/a 0 563
1996 150 142 190 77 4 n/a n/a 0 563
1997 147 135 190 85 4 n/a n/a 0 561
1998 154 106 193 86 4 n/a n/a 0 543
1999 132 97 175 93 4 n/a n/a 0 501
2000 110 94 154 115 2 n/a n/a 0 475
2001 110 92 150 120 2 n/a n/a 0 474
2002 87 88 118 112 1 n/a n/a 0 406
2003 87 88 118 112 1 n/a n/a 0 406
2004 78 98 148 113 0 n/a n/a 0 437
2005 61 96 176 127 0 n/a n/a 0 460
2006 62 87 162 128 3 n/a n/a 5 447
2007 53 89 145 137 3 n/a n/a 4 431
2008 53 92 152 139 3 n/a n/a 7 446
2009 44 111 136 158 4 0 7 0 460
2010 44 96 135 172 3 0 6 0 456
2011 41 91 128 181 1 0 6 0 448
2012 48 100 129 225 0 0 12 0 514
2013 56 114 133 226 1 0 11 0 541
2014 52 122 168 213 1 0 14 0 570
2015 51 122 145 216 1 1 19 0 555
2016 51 118 134 199 1 1 16 0 520
2017 50 114 144 171 1 1 14 0 495
2018 60 111 128 158 1 1 14 0 473
2019 60 94 106 139 1 1 12 0 413
2020 74 84 80 115 1 0 11 0 365
2021 88 85 76 122 1 0 16 0 388
2022 103 61 69 100 0 0 14 0 347
2023 120 54 54 100 0 0 14 0 342
2024 132 49 48 95 0 0 16 0 340

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Harvard-Kent Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 459 n/a n/a n/a
1989 492 n/a n/a n/a
1990 504 n/a n/a n/a
1991 557 n/a n/a n/a
1992 571 n/a n/a n/a
1993 584 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 611 n/a n/a n/a
1995 563 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 563 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 561 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 543 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 501 n/a 0.0 92.8
2000 475 n/a 0.0 92
2001 474 n/a 0.0 91.1
2002 406 n/a n/a 90.6
2003 406 n/a n/a 90.6
2004 437 30.4 14.4 90.4
2005 460 38.0 12.1 90.2
2006 447 37.0 12.1 94.3
2007 431 42.0 10.3 93.2
2008 446 41.4 10.8 93.6
2009 460 43.4 10.6 93.9
2010 456 44.4 10.2 94.1
2011 448 41.9 10.6 92.9
2012 514 39.6 12.9 71.6
2013 541 44.6 12.1 78.4
2014 570 39.6 14.3 83.7
2015 555 42.0 13.2 82.5
2016 520 39.0 13.3 n/a
2017 495 34.5 14.3 n/a
2018 473 41.9 11.2 n/a
2019 413 41.1 10.0 n/a
2020 365 39.0 9.3 n/a
2021 388 45.2 8.5 n/a
2022 347 39.2 8.8 n/a
2023 342 39.1 8.7 n/a
2024 340 40.0 8.4 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Harvard-Kent Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 459 n/a n/a n/a
1989 492 n/a n/a n/a
1990 504 n/a n/a n/a
1991 557 n/a n/a n/a
1992 571 n/a n/a n/a
1993 584 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 611 n/a n/a n/a
1995 563 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 563 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 561 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 543 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 501 n/a 0.0 92.8
2000 475 n/a 0.0 92
2001 474 n/a 0.0 91.1
2002 406 n/a n/a 90.6
2003 406 n/a n/a 90.6
2004 437 30.4 14.4 90.4
2005 460 38.0 12.1 90.2
2006 447 37.0 12.1 94.3
2007 431 42.0 10.3 93.2
2008 446 41.4 10.8 93.6
2009 460 43.4 10.6 93.9
2010 456 44.4 10.2 94.1
2011 448 41.9 10.6 92.9
2012 514 39.6 12.9 71.6
2013 541 44.6 12.1 78.4
2014 570 39.6 14.3 83.7
2015 555 42.0 13.2 82.5
2016 520 39.0 13.3 n/a
2017 495 34.5 14.3 n/a
2018 473 41.9 11.2 n/a
2019 413 41.1 10.0 n/a
2020 365 39.0 9.3 n/a
2021 388 45.2 8.5 n/a
2022 347 39.2 8.8 n/a
2023 342 39.1 8.7 n/a
2024 340 40.0 8.4 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Harvard-Kent Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,733 (6.7%) $23,991 (93.3%) $25,724
2020 $1,608 (5.8%) $26,304 (94.2%) $27,912
2021 $2,239 (7.5%) $27,502 (92.5%) $29,741

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Harvard-Kent Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 564th of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 462nd of 928 Elementary schools
 10.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Harvard-Kent Elementary School)6369.1
 6.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Boston)3932.2
 6.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Harvard-Kent Elementary School)5669.1
 13.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Boston)3427.7
 6.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Harvard-Kent Elementary School)4428.6
 15.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Boston)3326.1
 6.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Harvard-Kent Elementary School)5243.9
 8.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Boston)3327.6
 5.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Harvard-Kent Elementary School)4633.3
 12.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Boston)3831.6
 6.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5243.8
 8.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Harvard-Kent Elementary School)4444.4
 0.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Boston)3424.8
 9.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.9
 8.2%
5th Grade Science (Harvard-Kent Elementary School)3816.7
 21.3%
   5th Grade Science (Boston)2423.5
 0.5%
   5th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4841.6
 6.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Harvard-Kent Elementary School)5043.3
 6.7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Boston)3629.3
 6.7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Harvard-Kent Elementary School)5049.4
 0.6%
   All Grades Mathematics (Boston)3325.6
 7.4%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (Harvard-Kent Elementary School)3816.7
 21.3%
   All Grades Science (Boston)2523.1
 1.9%
   All Grades Science (Massachusetts)4741.2
 5.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students413342
 17.2%
African American9454
 42.6%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian10654
 49.1%
Hispanic139100
 28.1%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White60120
 100%
Two or More Races1214
 16.7%


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Harvard-Kent Elementary School ranks 465th of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 340 students attended Harvard-Kent Elementary School.

Students at Harvard-Kent Elementary School are 39% White, 28% Hispanic, 14% African American, 14% Asian, 5% Two or more races.


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