East Boston Early Education Center
Public · Grades Pre-K–1 · 176 students
McKay K-8 School
122 Cottage Street, East Boston, MA 02128
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary
Students
640
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
9.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Boston
Suffolk County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 919 Massachusetts elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Massachusetts elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About McKay K-8 School
McKay K-8 School is a public elementary school in East Boston, Massachusetts, serving grades Pre-K–8. It is part of Boston. The school is located in a large city in Suffolk County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 640 students were enrolled, with about 9.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Massachusetts elementary school (11.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 919 Massachusetts elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 640 students
- Students per teacher
- 9.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Boston
- County
- Suffolk County
- NCES school ID
- 250279000224
Schools near McKay K-8 School
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.