Mather Elementary School
1 Parish Street, Dorchester, MA, 02122 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Mather Elementary School
School Level Primary school
Grades Offered Grades PK - 5
County Suffolk County, MA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 477 students
% Male / % Female 52%  /  48%
Total Classroom Teachers 34 teachers
Students by Grade
Pre-K - 19 students
Kind - 62 students
Grade 1 - 76 students
Grade 2 - 80 students
Grade 3 - 73 students
Grade 4 - 87 students
Grade 5 - 80 students
This School
(MA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:14 1:14
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(MA) School Average
% American Indian 1% n/a
% Asian 32% 5%
% Hispanic 13% 14%
% Black 51% 8%
% White 3% 71%
Additional Student Information
This School
(MA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 73% 24%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 9% 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:
  • A guilty plea in crossing guard’s death (Boston Globe)
    posted on August 14, 2009 at 04:46:23 am
    A tearful 87-year-old man - saying, “We cannot bring her back’’ - pleaded guilty to motor vehicle homicide yesterday in the killing of a beloved crossing guard who saved a 10-year-old child before she was struck.
  • Family's heartening act of forgiveness (Boston Herald)
    posted on August 14, 2009 at 04:11:42 am
    The bereaved sons and daughter of a beloved Boston crossing guard who gave up her own life to save a child's forgave the disabled elderly driver who ran their mother...
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (02122)
School Zip (02122)
(MA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 24,548 people 6,259,314 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 22% 40%
Population Average Age 31 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 2.9 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $40,021 $49,959
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.1 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 (02122)


Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 37% / 63% 58% / 42%
School Map:
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2. Lucy Stone Elementary School - 162 students - 0.2 mi. away - view location
3. John Marshall Elementary School - 618 students - 0.3 mi. away - view location
4. Sarah Greenwood Elementary School - 392 students - 0.3 mi. away - view location
5. Joseph Lee Elementary School - 441 students - 0.4 mi. away - view location
View all schools in: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Zip 02122 
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Note: Data has been gathered from several government and commercial data sources. School data reflects 2006 statistics (most recent year available).

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