Perkins Elementary School (Boston SCH DIST.), Massachusetts - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Perkins Elementary School is a Elementary in South Boston, MA. It currently serves 149 students (grades PK-06). The school is part of the Boston School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

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Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:149

Number of Teachers: 22

Student/Teacher Ratio: 6.92

Location Info

Location: 50 Burke Street, South Boston, MA 02127

Mailing Address: 50 Burke Street, South Boston, MA 02127

Phone: (617)635-8601

Website: http://www.bostonpublicschools.org

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	24
Grade 2	19
Grade 3	24
Grade 4	21
Grade 5	13
Grade 6	17
Kindergarten	26
Pre-Kindergarten	5

Gender/Sex of Perkins Elementary School Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	82	55.03
Female	67	44.97

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Perkins Elementary School Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.67
Asian	10	6.71
Black or African American	50	33.56
Hispanic/Latino	65	43.62
Two or more races	8	5.37
White	15	10.07

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1.22
Asian	7	8.54
Black or African American	23	28.05
Hispanic/Latino	43	52.44
Two or more races	3	3.66
White	5	6.10

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	3	4.48
Black or African American	27	40.30
Hispanic/Latino	22	32.84
Two or more races	5	7.46
White	10	14.93

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	8.33
Black or African American	9	37.50
Hispanic/Latino	7	29.17
Two or more races	3	12.50
White	3	12.50

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	10.53
Black or African American	5	26.32
Hispanic/Latino	9	47.37
White	3	15.79

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	4.17
Black or African American	5	20.83
Hispanic/Latino	15	62.50
Two or more races	2	8.33
White	1	4.17

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	4.76
Asian	2	9.52
Black or African American	11	52.38
Hispanic/Latino	5	23.81
Two or more races	1	4.76
White	1	4.76

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	7	53.85
Hispanic/Latino	5	38.46
White	1	7.69

Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	5.88
Black or African American	6	35.29
Hispanic/Latino	9	52.94
White	1	5.88

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	7.69
Black or African American	5	19.23
Hispanic/Latino	12	46.15
Two or more races	2	7.69
White	5	19.23

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	2	40.00
Hispanic/Latino	3	60.00