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

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Shaw Elementary School is a Elementary in Dorchester, MA. It currently serves 201 students (grades PK-05). 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:201

Number of Teachers: 18

Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.47

Location Info

Location: 429 Norfolk Street, Dorchester, MA 02124

Mailing Address: 429 Norfolk Street, Dorchester, MA 02124

Phone: (617)635-8777

Website: http://0

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	32
Grade 2	20
Grade 3	29
Grade 4	21
Grade 5	20
Kindergarten	35
Pre-Kindergarten	44

Gender/Sex of Shaw Elementary School Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	98	48.76
Female	103	51.24

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Shaw Elementary School Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.50
Black or African American	118	58.71
Hispanic/Latino	71	35.32
Two or more races	8	3.98
White	3	1.49

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1.02
Black or African American	54	55.10
Hispanic/Latino	37	37.76
Two or more races	4	4.08
White	2	2.04

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	64	62.14
Hispanic/Latino	34	33.01
Two or more races	4	3.88
White	1	0.97

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 (%)
Black or African American	22	68.75
Hispanic/Latino	9	28.13
Two or more races	1	3.13

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	11	55.00
Hispanic/Latino	7	35.00
Two or more races	2	10.00

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	3.45
Black or African American	17	58.62
Hispanic/Latino	8	27.59
Two or more races	2	6.90
White	1	3.45

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	13	61.91
Hispanic/Latino	7	33.33
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	13	65.00
Hispanic/Latino	5	25.00
Two or more races	1	5.00
White	1	5.00

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	15	42.86
Hispanic/Latino	18	51.43
Two or more races	2	5.71

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	27	61.36
Hispanic/Latino	17	38.64