McKay K-8 School

Regular School · East Boston, MA

McKay K-8 School is a regular school school in East Boston, Massachusetts, serving grades PK–08 with 640 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 9.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

640

Teachers (FTE)

67.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

9.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	559	87%
White	49	8%
Black or African American	21	3%
Asian	6	1%
Two or more races	4	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	640	321M / 319F

English Language Learners: 305 (48% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	8.0% -28.7pp	36.7%	502
Reading Proficiency	20.0% -29.2pp	49.2%	517
Science Proficiency	10-14%	—	122

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.25 grade levels

Math

+0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

14.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	640	100%

Contact & Location

122 Cottage Street

East Boston, MA 02128

Phone: (617)635-8510

http://www.bostonpublicschools.org

District

Boston

Per-pupil expenditure: $45,516

District enrollment: 46,001

Other Schools in District

Adams Elementary School Elementary
Alighieri Dante Montessori School Elementary
Baldwin Early Learning Pilot Academy Elementary
Bates Elementary School Elementary
Beethoven Elementary School Elementary
Blackstone Elementary School Elementary
Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot Elementary
Bradley Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 02128) → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

250279000224

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD