John Marshall Elementary School
35 Westville Street, Dorchester, MA, 02124-1099 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
John Marshall Elementary School
School Level Primary school
Grades Offered Grades PK - 5
County Suffolk County, MA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 618 students
% Male / % Female 50%  /  50%
Total Classroom Teachers 43 teachers
Students by Grade
Pre-K - 31 students
Kind - 105 students
Grade 1 - 97 students
Grade 2 - 107 students
Grade 3 - 96 students
Grade 4 - 95 students
Grade 5 - 87 students
This School
(MA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:14 1:14
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(MA) School Average
% American Indian 2% n/a
% Asian 2% 5%
% Hispanic 35% 14%
% Black 57% 8%
% White 2% 71%
% Unknown 2 % 3%
Additional Student Information
This School
(MA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 72% 24%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 4% 5%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(MA) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Boston School District
This School's Agency
(MA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 139 5
Number of Students Managed 62,687 students 2,252 students
District Total Revenue $1,090,975,000 $29,096,000
District Expenditure $1,039,801,000 $28,663,000
District Revenue / Student $17,404 $12,920
District Expenditure / Student $16,587 $12,728
In the News:
  • Shooting brings calls for action (Boston Globe)
    posted on November 11, 2009 at 07:02:53 am
    Fourth-grade teacher Seducia Brown stood in front of concerned parents, neighbors, and fellow teachers at an emergency meeting at the John Marshall Elementary School in Dorchester last night and recounted the terror that pulsed through her last week when she heard gunshots outside her classroom window.
  • Boston Blotter: Election Day Shooting in Dorchester, Muggings in JP (Bostonist)
    posted on November 4, 2009 at 10:04:55 pm
    -- Some Dorchester voters had more on their minds yesterday than the Boston mayoral contest. A 23-year-old man was shot and killed yesterday morning in front of the John Marshall Elementary School, which serves Dorchester as a polling place. Voting was briefly disrupted, and classes were dismissed early as a result of the violence. [ Herald ] -- In JP, cops working the polls at English High ...
  • Man slain outside Dorchester school (Boston Globe)
    posted on November 4, 2009 at 07:34:04 am
    Violence returned yesterday to the neighborhood surrounding the John Marshall Elementary School in Dorchester when a young man was shot to death at an intersection about 100 yards from the school.
  • Voters shook up by deadly Dorchester shooting (Boston Herald)
    posted on November 4, 2009 at 05:18:33 am
    A brazen daylight shooting that cut down a young man near a Dorchester elementary school yesterday morning forced police to put the building in "safe mode" and keep...
  • Man killed near Dorchester school, polling place (WBZ News Radio Boston)
    posted on November 3, 2009 at 08:13:34 pm
    An elementary school in Dorchester was briefly placed in "safe mode" after a man was shot and killed nearby. The John Marshall Elementary School was also being used as a polling place for Tuesday's elections.  Boston Police say shortly before noon a 23-year-old man was shot several times on Bowdoin Street. He was taken to Boston Medical Center where he later died.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (02124)
School Zip (02124)
(MA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 50,781 people 6,259,314 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 23% 40%
Population Average Age 31 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 2.9 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $36,025 $49,959
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.2 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 70 years old 55 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (02124)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 37% / 63% 58% / 42%
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