King Elementary School

Regular School · Dorchester, MA

King Elementary School is a regular school school in Dorchester, Massachusetts, serving grades PK–06 with 464 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 9.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

464

Teachers (FTE)

46.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

9.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	230	50%
Hispanic/Latino	194	42%
White	21	5%
Two or more races	13	3%
Asian	4	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	464	265M / 199F

English Language Learners: 147 (32% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	11.0% -25.7pp	36.7%	258
Reading Proficiency	22.0% -27.2pp	49.2%	260
Science Proficiency	11-19%	—	50

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)

-0.42 grade levels

Math

-0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

180

38.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	464	100%

Contact & Location

77 Lawrence Avenue

Dorchester, MA 02121

Phone: (617)635-8212

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 02121) → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

250279002669

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