Bean Town Times

The majority of students in Suffolk County schools were Hispanic in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Of the 63,210 pupils attending Suffolk County schools, 50.3% were Hispanic. African American students were the second largest ethnic group, making up 21.7% of the Suffolk County student body.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students were also the most common group in Suffolk County schools, representing 49.1% of the student body.

Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Lower had the most even distribution of races among county schools, which included 34.8% of African American students, 25.7% of Hispanic students, 17.1% of white students, 11.8% of Asian students, and 1.1% of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 1.8% compared to the previous year.

Students in Massachusetts are predominantly white, according to state data from 2020. 35% of students were considered people of color.

Across the state, Hispanic and Latino students suffered the highest high school dropout rates.

Underrepresentation is also found among educators in Massachusetts. The Rennie Center reported that only 9% of teachers are people of color.

School name	Most Prevalent Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
A. C. Whelan Elementary School	Hispanic	57.4%	723
Abraham Lincoln School	Hispanic	55.5%	602
Adams Elementary School	Hispanic	73.9%	249
Alighieri Dante Montessori School	Hispanic	52.8%	108
Another Course To College	Hispanic	50.9%	230
Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School	White	75.9%	431
Baldwin Early Learning Pilot Academy	Hispanic	31.4%	172
Bates Elementary School	White	38.3%	277
Beachmont Veterans Memorial School	Hispanic	53.6%	336
Beethoven Elementary School	Hispanic	33.8%	263
Blackstone Elementary School	Hispanic	64.4%	537
Boston Adult Tech Academy	Hispanic	58.7%	121
Boston Arts Academy	Hispanic	48.8%	494
Boston Collaborative High School	Hispanic	50.6%	178
Boston Community Leadership Academy	Hispanic	57.7%	598
Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy	Hispanic	62.3%	472
Boston Latin Academy	Hispanic	27.7%	1,723
Boston Latin School	White	38.4%	2,423
Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot School	Hispanic	36.8%	299
Bradley Elementary School	Hispanic	45%	289
Brighton High School	Hispanic	57.5%	532
Burke High School	African American	53.8%	420
Carter School	African American	50%	26
Channing Elementary School	African American	45%	189
Charlestown High School	Hispanic	62.8%	792
Chelsea High School	Hispanic	89.2%	1,611
Chelsea Opportunity Academy	Hispanic	94.8%	115
Chelsea Virtual Learning Academy	Hispanic	83%	47
Chittick Elementary School	African American	61.2%	232
CityLab Innovation High School	Hispanic	63.2%	95
Clap Elementary School	Hispanic	43.6%	110
Clark Avenue School	Hispanic	89.9%	671
Community Academy	African American	67.3%	55
Community Academy of Science and Health	African American	55.3%	347
Condon K-8 School	Hispanic	44.1%	635
Conley Elementary School	Hispanic	49.7%	163
Curley K-8 School	Hispanic	39.2%	931
Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy	African American	57.1%	541
Dever Elementary School	Hispanic	62.6%	374
East Boston Early Education Center	Hispanic	63.1%	187
East Boston High School	Hispanic	81.4%	1,276
Edgar A. Hooks Elementary School	Hispanic	82.1%	498
Edison K-8 School	Hispanic	58.1%	618
Eliot K-8 Innovation School	White	63.4%	809
Ellis Elementary School	Hispanic	61%	318
Ellison-Parks Early Education School	African American	49.2%	191
English High School	Hispanic	57.8%	651
Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy	Hispanic	86.7%	451
Everett Elementary School	African American	38.3%	269
Excel High School	Hispanic	41.7%	434
Fenway High School	Hispanic	61.3%	377
Frank M. Sokolowski Elementary School	Hispanic	87.1%	495
Frederick Pilot Middle School	Hispanic	52%	323
Gardner Pilot Academy	Hispanic	67.4%	386
Garfield Elementary School	Hispanic	68.8%	685
Garfield Middle School	Hispanic	63.7%	546
George F. Kelly Elementary School	Hispanic	94.6%	478
Greater Egleston High School	Hispanic	48.9%	90
Greenwood Sarah K-8 School	Hispanic	84.8%	374
Grew Elementary School	Hispanic	42.5%	212
Guild Elementary School	Hispanic	78.9%	251
Hale Elementary School	African American	47.3%	169
Haley Pilot School	African American	38.3%	371
Harvard-Kent Elementary School	White	35.1%	342
Haynes Early Education Center	African American	46.8%	203
Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Lower	African American	34.8%	187
Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Upper	African American	44%	666
Hennigan K-8 School	Hispanic	64.4%	509
Hernandez K-8 School	Hispanic	81.4%	425
Higginson Inclusion K0-2 School	Hispanic	62.5%	120
Higginson-Lewis K-8 School	Hispanic	58.2%	177
Holmes Elementary School	African American	55.4%	280
Horace Mann School for the Deaf Hard of Hearing	Hispanic	48.6%	70
Hurley K-8 School	Hispanic	70.7%	352
Joseph A. Browne School	Hispanic	84.7%	511
Kennedy John F. Elementary School	Hispanic	54.7%	375
Kennedy Patrick J. Elementary School	Hispanic	90.2%	264
Kenny Elementary School	African American	30.7%	316
Kilmer K-8 School	White	47%	396
King Elementary School	African American	52.3%	442
Lee Academy	African American	51.9%	187
Lee K-8 School	African American	53.8%	541
Lyndon K-8 School	White	57.3%	586
Lyon High School	Hispanic	50.9%	116
Lyon K-8 School	Hispanic	34.9%	126
Madison Park Technical Vocational High School	Hispanic	53.8%	1,087
Manning Elementary School	White	51.9%	160
Margarita Muniz Academy	Hispanic	93%	314
Mario Umana Academy	Hispanic	92.3%	581
Mason Elementary School	African American	54.8%	188
Mather Elementary School	African American	43.1%	485
Mattahunt Elementary School	African American	64.4%	483
McKay K-8 School	Hispanic	85.8%	681
McKinley Schools School	African American	45.6%	158
Mendell Elementary School	White	32.1%	312
Mildred Avenue K-8 School	African American	59.1%	618
Mozart Elementary School	White	45.5%	176
Murphy K-8 School	Asian	51.2%	836
New Mission High School	African American	47.9%	614
O'Bryant School of Math & Science	Hispanic	35.1%	1,567
O'Donnell Elementary School	Hispanic	89%	281
Ohrenberger School	Hispanic	38.8%	451
Orchard Gardens K-8 School	African American	52.1%	724
Otis Elementary School	Hispanic	73.7%	414
Parlin School	Hispanic	77.3%	1,014
Paul Revere School	Hispanic	56.8%	456
Perkins Elementary School	African American	38%	158
Perry Elementary School	White	63.2%	182
Philbrick Elementary School	African American	40.4%	114
Quincy Elementary School	Asian	56.8%	738
Quincy Upper School	Asian	51.3%	530
Revere High School	Hispanic	63.4%	2,084
Roosevelt K-8 School	Hispanic	36.6%	355
Rumney Marsh Academy	Hispanic	61.8%	568
Russell Elementary School	Hispanic	54.5%	363
Shaw Elementary School	African American	59.4%	187
Shurtleff Early Childhood School	Hispanic	87%	823
Snowden International High School	Hispanic	57.5%	463
Staff Sargent James J. Hill Elementary School	Hispanic	68.9%	646
Sumner Elementary School	Hispanic	55.8%	538
Sumner G. Whittier School	Hispanic	74.3%	630
Susan B. Anthony Middle School	Hispanic	65.9%	557
Taylor Elementary School	African American	74.9%	358
TechBoston Academy	African American	57.5%	871
Tobin K-8 School	Hispanic	62.7%	426
Trotter Elementary School	African American	54.2%	297
Tynan Elementary School	Hispanic	35%	197
UP Academy Holland	African American	47.8%	636
Warren-Prescott K-8 School	White	59.7%	523
Webster School Extension	Hispanic	48.6%	173
West Zone Early Learning Center	Hispanic	54.1%	111
William A. Berkowitz Elementary School	Hispanic	86.1%	453
William P. Gorman/Fort Banks Elementary School	White	75.8%	491
Winship Elementary School	Hispanic	38.2%	338
Winthrop Elementary School	African American	57.4%	237
Winthrop High School	White	72.9%	594
Winthrop Middle School	White	78.4%	425
Young Achievers K-8 School	Hispanic	51.6%	483