O'Donnell Elementary School

Summary:

O'Donnell Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in East Boston, MA, with 281 students, the majority of whom are Hispanic. Despite its small class sizes, the school consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Massachusetts elementary schools academically, with only 11.02% of students scoring proficient or better in ELA and 21.19% in Math, far below state averages.

O'Donnell Elementary's academic struggles are not unique to the school itself, as other nearby schools in East Boston, such as McKay K-8 School and Mario Umana Academy, also rank in the bottom 10-20% of Massachusetts elementary schools. This suggests the challenges facing O'Donnell are reflective of broader educational challenges in the East Boston area. Despite spending around $26,000 per student, which is higher than the state average, O'Donnell has not shown significant improvement in its academic outcomes or school ranking over the past decade.

The complex factors contributing to O'Donnell Elementary's underperformance, such as its student demographics and resource needs, will likely require a multi-faceted, sustained approach to drive meaningful improvements. Addressing the educational barriers faced by the school's predominantly Hispanic student population, which includes high rates of English Language Learners, will be crucial in helping O'Donnell and other struggling schools in the Boston Public School district improve academic outcomes.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

33 Trenton Street
East Boston, MA 02128

(617) 635-8454

District: Boston

SchoolDigger Rank:
824^th of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $26,109

Students who attend O'Donnell Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Frederick Pilot Middle School
	Higginson-Lewis K-8 School
	Ohrenberger School
	UP Academy Charter School of Boston
High:	Another Course To College
	Boston Adult Technical Academy
	Boston Arts Academy
	Boston Community Leadership Academy
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	Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter School
	Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School
	Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy
	Boston Latin Academy
	Boston Latin School
	Brighton High School
	Burke High School
	Carter School
	Charlestown High School
	Community Academy
	Community Academy of Science and Health
	Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy
	East Boston High School
	Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann
	English High School
	Excel High School
	Fenway High School
	Greater Egleston High School
	Lyon High School
	Madison Park Technical Vocational High School
	Margarita Muniz Academy
	New Mission High School
	O'Bryant School of Math & Science
	Quincy Upper School
	Snowden International High School
	TechBoston Academy

Student/teacher ratio: 11.5

Number of students: 275

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.1%

White:

5.1%

African American:

2.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 74.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details O'Donnell Elementary School ranks worse than 90% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks 46^th among 66 ranked elementary schools in the Boston School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.93. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (89.1%), White (5.1%), African American (2.9%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at O'Donnell Elementary School is 11.5. 57 elementary schools in the Boston School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare O'Donnell Elementary School employs 23.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at O'Donnell Elementary School is $26,109. 60 elementary schools in the Boston School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

O'Donnell Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks O'Donnell Elementary School 824^th of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See O'Donnell Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

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Male students:

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Boston:

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

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Rank History for O'Donnell Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at O'Donnell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MA State Percentile
2003	35.41	614^th	884	30.5%
2004	49.82	483^rd	882	45.2%
2005	22.00	718^th	887	19.1%
2006	61.58	363^rd	911	60.2%
2007	45.22	558^th	911	38.7%
2008	46.57	538^th	908	40.7%
2009	43.41	558^th	909	38.6%
2010	23.76	743^rd	920	19.2%
2011	15.72	794^th	924	14.1%
2012	6.58	884^th	930	4.9%
2013	17.22	792^nd	928	14.7%
2014	13.38	838^th	926	9.5%
2015	17.71	780^th	914	14.7%
2016	9.68	867^th	932	7.0%
2017	15.74	825^th	938	12.0%
2018	10.15	870^th	934	6.9%
2019	6.08	911^th	942	3.3%
2021	10.53	864^th	936	7.7%
2022	14.90	810^th	932	13.1%
2023	12.06	842^nd	928	9.3%
2024	12.93	824^th	916	10.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at O'Donnell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MA State Percentile
2018	55.25	77^th	244	68.4%
2019	47.35	103^rd	258	60.1%
2021	36.23	151^st	240	37.1%
2022	62.44	45^th	267	83.1%
2023	42.46	127^th	264	51.9%
2024	48.87	106^th	282	62.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at O'Donnell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MA State Percentile
2018	27.17	725^th	886	18.2%
2019	16.25	841^st	896	6.1%
2021	20.58	784^th	894	12.3%
2022	29.71	678^th	905	25.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at O'Donnell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MA State Percentile
2018	30.54	541^st	685	21.0%
2019	13.59	671^st	700	4.1%
2021	22.33	612^th	705	13.2%
2022	30.85	577^th	772	25.3%
2023	26.07	620^th	757	18.1%
2024	26.54	622^nd	760	18.2%

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Rank History for Female students at O'Donnell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MA State Percentile
2018	8.70	848^th	893	5.0%
2019	9.63	860^th	902	4.7%
2021	13.99	795^th	898	11.5%
2022	12.45	817^th	901	9.3%
2023	9.00	844^th	887	4.8%
2024	8.10	856^th	886	3.4%

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Rank History for Male students at O'Donnell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MA State Percentile
2018	14.03	812^th	898	9.6%
2019	5.01	891^st	907	1.8%
2021	10.20	851^st	904	5.9%
2022	19.69	745^th	908	18.0%
2023	13.68	803^rd	896	10.4%
2024	17.00	766^th	891	14.0%

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Rank History for Tested In Person students at O'Donnell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	7.93	887^th	925	4.1%

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Rank History for Tested Remotely students at O'Donnell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	30.69	261^st	399	34.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at O'Donnell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MA State Percentile
2018	35.84	258^th	379	31.9%
2019	23.50	340^th	398	14.6%
2021	31.74	265^th	379	30.1%
2022	40.51	219^th	401	45.4%
2023	30.41	315^th	420	25.0%
2024	33.38	312^th	446	30.0%

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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.

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for O'Donnell Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	221	11	70	40	1	n/a	n/a	0	343
1989	215	8	70	46	0	n/a	n/a	0	339
1990	209	18	53	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	313
1991	185	20	59	55	1	n/a	n/a	0	320
1992	171	19	54	72	0	n/a	n/a	0	316
1993	154	21	70	67	1	n/a	n/a	0	313
1994	160	46	68	98	1	n/a	n/a	0	373
1995	135	55	67	103	1	n/a	n/a	0	361
1996	135	55	67	103	1	n/a	n/a	0	361
1997	131	51	51	110	1	n/a	n/a	0	344
1998	126	50	44	124	2	n/a	n/a	0	346
1999	122	41	40	118	1	n/a	n/a	0	322
2000	97	34	39	130	0	n/a	n/a	0	300
2001	93	22	39	132	0	n/a	n/a	0	286
2002	65	14	26	135	0	n/a	n/a	0	240
2003	65	14	26	135	0	n/a	n/a	0	240
2004	65	15	18	137	0	n/a	n/a	0	235
2005	57	12	14	134	0	n/a	n/a	0	217
2006	52	12	11	142	0	n/a	n/a	2	219
2007	49	8	12	165	0	n/a	n/a	3	237
2008	46	10	14	179	0	n/a	n/a	2	251
2009	49	9	14	189	0	0	3	0	264
2010	38	8	13	207	0	0	2	0	268
2011	28	7	10	230	0	0	0	0	275
2012	28	6	15	240	0	0	0	0	289
2013	32	13	15	231	0	0	3	0	294
2014	33	12	11	232	0	0	5	0	293
2015	26	6	7	248	0	0	5	0	292
2016	21	4	3	262	0	0	5	0	295
2017	11	2	7	248	0	0	4	0	272
2018	13	4	5	222	0	0	3	0	247
2019	21	4	6	231	0	0	3	0	265
2020	27	3	7	223	1	0	2	0	263
2021	22	1	7	241	0	0	1	0	272
2022	22	3	4	230	0	0	2	0	261
2023	15	8	3	251	1	0	3	0	281
2024	14	8	6	245	0	0	2	0	275

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 O'Donnell Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	343	n/a	n/a	n/a
1989	339	n/a	n/a	n/a
1990	313	n/a	n/a	n/a
1991	320	n/a	n/a	n/a
1992	316	n/a	n/a	n/a
1993	313	n/a	0.0	n/a
1994	373	n/a	n/a	n/a
1995	361	n/a	0.0	n/a
1996	361	n/a	0.0	n/a
1997	344	n/a	0.0	n/a
1998	346	n/a	0.0	n/a
1999	322	n/a	0.0	90.7
2000	300	n/a	0.0	89.7
2001	286	n/a	0.0	89.5
2002	240	n/a	n/a	90.8
2003	240	n/a	n/a	90.8
2004	235	15.5	15.2	90.6
2005	217	17.0	12.8	90.8
2006	219	14.0	15.6	94
2007	237	17.0	13.9	94
2008	251	15.0	16.7	91.6
2009	264	16.8	15.7	88.6
2010	268	15.3	17.5	88.8
2011	275	18.7	14.6	92
2012	289	19.9	14.4	55.4
2013	294	17.5	16.7	71.4
2014	293	18.1	16.1	81.6
2015	292	19.0	15.3	74.7
2016	295	19.0	15.5	n/a
2017	272	15.4	17.6	n/a
2018	247	18.4	13.3	n/a
2019	265	17.3	15.3	n/a
2020	263	19.4	13.5	n/a
2021	272	24.4	11.1	n/a
2022	261	22.9	11.3	n/a
2023	281	24.6	11.4	n/a
2024	275	23.9	11.5	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 O'Donnell Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	343	n/a	n/a	n/a
1989	339	n/a	n/a	n/a
1990	313	n/a	n/a	n/a
1991	320	n/a	n/a	n/a
1992	316	n/a	n/a	n/a
1993	313	n/a	0.0	n/a
1994	373	n/a	n/a	n/a
1995	361	n/a	0.0	n/a
1996	361	n/a	0.0	n/a
1997	344	n/a	0.0	n/a
1998	346	n/a	0.0	n/a
1999	322	n/a	0.0	90.7
2000	300	n/a	0.0	89.7
2001	286	n/a	0.0	89.5
2002	240	n/a	n/a	90.8
2003	240	n/a	n/a	90.8
2004	235	15.5	15.2	90.6
2005	217	17.0	12.8	90.8
2006	219	14.0	15.6	94
2007	237	17.0	13.9	94
2008	251	15.0	16.7	91.6
2009	264	16.8	15.7	88.6
2010	268	15.3	17.5	88.8
2011	275	18.7	14.6	92
2012	289	19.9	14.4	55.4
2013	294	17.5	16.7	71.4
2014	293	18.1	16.1	81.6
2015	292	19.0	15.3	74.7
2016	295	19.0	15.5	n/a
2017	272	15.4	17.6	n/a
2018	247	18.4	13.3	n/a
2019	265	17.3	15.3	n/a
2020	263	19.4	13.5	n/a
2021	272	24.4	11.1	n/a
2022	261	22.9	11.3	n/a
2023	281	24.6	11.4	n/a
2024	275	23.9	11.5	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.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for O'Donnell Elementary School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$1,648 (7.4%)	$20,486 (92.6%)	$22,134
2020	$1,657 (7.0%)	$22,146 (93.0%)	$23,803
2021	$2,304 (8.8%)	$23,805 (91.2%)	$26,109

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on O'Donnell Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 911^th of 942 Elementary schools	Ranks 842^nd of 928 Elementary schools	6%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (O'Donnell Elementary School)	24	15.6	8.4%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Boston)	39	32.2	6.8%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)	56	43.9	12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (O'Donnell Elementary School)	5	29.4	24.4%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Boston)	34	27.7	6.3%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)	49	41	8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (O'Donnell Elementary School)	16	0	16%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Boston)	33	26.1	6.9%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)	52	39.7	12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (O'Donnell Elementary School)	31	3	28%
4th Grade Mathematics (Boston)	33	27.6	5.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)	49	45	4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (O'Donnell Elementary School)	25	13.8	11.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Boston)	38	31.6	6.4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)	52	43.8	8.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (O'Donnell Elementary School)	22	6.9	15.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Boston)	34	24.8	9.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)	49	40.9	8.2%
5th Grade Science (O'Donnell Elementary School)	6	17.2	11.2%
5th Grade Science (Boston)	24	23.5	0.5%
5th Grade Science (Massachusetts)	48	41.6	6.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (O'Donnell Elementary School)	22	13.7	8.3%
All Grades English Language Arts (Boston)	36	29.3	6.7%
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)	52	42.3	9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (O'Donnell Elementary School)	20	15.1	4.9%
All Grades Mathematics (Boston)	33	25.6	7.4%
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)	49	40.6	8.4%
All Grades Science (O'Donnell Elementary School)	6	17.2	11.2%
All Grades Science (Boston)	25	23.1	1.9%
All Grades Science (Massachusetts)	47	41.2	5.8%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	265	281	6%
African American	4	8	100%
American Indian	0	1
Asian	6	3	50%
Hispanic	231	251	8.7%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	21	15	28.6%
Two or More Races	3	3

Schools Near O'Donnell Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2024)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2024)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
O'Donnell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	33 Trenton Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8454	275	24	11.5		14 (5.1%)	8 (2.9%)	245 (89.1%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	12.9	824^th of 916 public elementary schools	10.0%		12.1	842^nd of 928 public elementary schools	9.3%	18	13.8	5.9	7.4	17.9			11.0	13.8	35.3	3.7	28.6			21.2	3.7		3.7	$26,109	$2,305	$23,805
Mario Umana Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	312 Border Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8481	632	60	10.5		19 (3.0%)	15 (2.4%)	587 (92.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	7.1	886^th of 916 public elementary schools	3.3%		5.4	912^th of 928 public elementary schools	1.7%	26	10.9	11.5	12.8	3.4	8.9	3.9	8.5	5.5	8.2	13.0	14.0	5.4	0.0	7.7	9.3	4.1	6.5	$26,091	$2,289	$23,802
Otis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	218 Marion Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8372	402	31	12.8		82 (20.4%)	9 (2.2%)	295 (73.4%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	46.8	505^th of 916 public elementary schools	44.9%		43.3	535^th of 928 public elementary schools	42.3%	30	34.6	34.6	42.5	51.4			39.6	25.5	37.0	50.0	36.8			36.4	50.0		50.0	$24,520	$2,196	$22,324
Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	343 Saratoga Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8466	267	26	10.2		14 (5.2%)	6 (2.2%)	243 (91.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15	802^nd of 916 public elementary schools	12.4%		25.5	686^th of 928 public elementary schools	26.1%	116	12.1	16.2	19.1	8.8			13.6	36.4	18.9	23.8	14.7			23.2	19.1		19.1	$26,921	$2,307	$24,614
Alighieri Dante Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	37 Gove Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8529	108	12	8.9		38 (35.2%)	3 (2.8%)	58 (53.7%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.5%)	58.9	381^st of 916 public elementary schools	58.4%		35.5	615^th of 928 public elementary schools	33.7%	234		58.3	41.7				56.1		75.0	33.3				58.5	25.0		25.0	$27,401	$2,227	$25,174
East Boston Early Education Center	Public	PK, KG-1	135 Grove Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6456	196	16	12.6		48 (24.5%)	11 (5.6%)	119 (60.7%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.7%)								(n/a)																		$31,906	$2,198	$29,708
McKay K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	122 Cottage Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8510	670	66	10.2		55 (8.2%)	23 (3.4%)	583 (87.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	9.1	868^th of 916 public elementary schools	5.2%		5.4	913^th of 928 public elementary schools	1.6%	45	12.3	8.2	10.2	12.9	20.6	17.7	13.6	13.7	12.8	11.9	19.8	7.4	3.8	11.8	10.2	16.9	14.0	$25,732	$2,260	$23,472
Shurtleff Early Childhood	Public	PK, KG-1	99 Hawthorn Street	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5150	806	59	13.6		59 (7.3%)	37 (4.6%)	702 (87.1%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$19,518	$2,654	$16,864
Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	165 Webster Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8383	251	30	8.3		39 (15.5%)	12 (4.8%)	188 (74.9%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	21.2	728^th of 916 public elementary schools	20.5%		18.8	756^th of 928 public elementary schools	18.5%	28	20.0	22.7	22.7	20.0			21.6	50.0	20.5	22.7	5.0			25.9	18.2		18.2	$31,169	$2,337	$28,832
Harvard-Kent Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	50 Bunker Hill Street	Charlestown	02129	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8358	340	40	8.4		132 (38.8%)	49 (14.4%)	95 (27.9%)	48 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	50.7	465^th of 916 public elementary schools	49.2%		51.3	462^nd of 928 public elementary schools	50.2%	3	65.9	33.3	22.5	26.7			38.6	63.6	61.5	30.0	40.0			49.7	23.1		23.1	$29,741	$2,239	$27,502

Frequently Asked Questions about O'Donnell Elementary School

What schools do graduates of O'Donnell Elementary School attend?

Students who attend O'Donnell Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Frederick Pilot Middle School
Middle : Higginson-Lewis K-8 School
Middle : Ohrenberger School
Middle : UP Academy Charter School of Boston
High : Another Course To College
High : Boston Adult Technical Academy
High : Boston Arts Academy
High : Boston Community Leadership 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 : Burke High School
High : Carter School
High : Charlestown High School
High : Community Academy
High : Community Academy of Science and Health
High : Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy
High : East Boston High School
High : Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (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 : Snowden International High School
High : TechBoston Academy

What district is O'Donnell Elementary School in?

Boston

How many students attend O'Donnell Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 275 students attended O'Donnell Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of O'Donnell Elementary School?

Students at O'Donnell Elementary School are 89% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

Is O'Donnell Elementary School a good school?

O'Donnell Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.0% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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