Mather Elementary School

Regular School · Dorchester, MA

Mather Elementary School is a regular school school in Dorchester, Massachusetts, serving grades PK–06 with 473 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.8:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

473

Teachers (FTE)

43.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

10.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	168	36%
Asian	156	33%
Hispanic/Latino	93	20%
White	32	7%
Two or more races	18	4%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	473	236M / 237F

English Language Learners: 197 (42% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	10-14%	36.7%	197
Reading Proficiency	25-29%	49.2%	198
Science Proficiency	<=10%	—	60

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)

-0.17 grade levels

Math

+0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

110

23.3% 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.)	473	100%

Contact & Location

1 Parish Street

Dorchester, MA 02122

Phone: (617)635-8757

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 02122) → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

250279000289

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