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Russell Elementary School

Regular School · Dorchester, MA

Russell Elementary School is a regular school school in Dorchester, Massachusetts, serving grades PK–05 with 356 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.9:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
356
Teachers (FTE)
30.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
11.9:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 211 59%
Black or African American 110 31%
White 22 6%
Asian 8 2%
Two or more races 3 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2 1%
Total enrollment 356 185M / 171F

English Language Learners: 156 (44% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 15-19% 36.7% 120
Reading Proficiency 30-34% 49.2% 121
Science Proficiency 11-19% 41

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)
-0.01 grade levels
Math
+0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
88
24.7% 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.) 356 100%

Contact & Location

750 Columbia Road

Dorchester, MA 02125

Phone: (617)635-8803

http://www.bostonpublicschools.org

District

Boston

Per-pupil expenditure: $45,516

District enrollment: 46,001

NCES ID

250279000337

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