The top reported proficiency rate is 10% in Math. The lowest is 3% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Mildred Avenue K-8 School
Mildred Avenue K-8 School is a regular public school serving students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston. It operates as part of the Boston Public Schools system, one of the largest districts in Massachusetts. The school’s enrollment is moderate for a school of its grade span, and its student body is predominantly Black and Hispanic, with small shares of white students and students from other racial and ethnic backgrounds. The school was not flagged as a charter or magnet school, and data on economic disadvantage and English learner status was not available.
On the Massachusetts Next-Generation MCAS assessments, proficiency rates across all tested subjects and grades are low. In math and English language arts, the share of students scoring at the proficient or higher level is in the single digits, and science proficiency is similarly low. Among eighth graders, the social studies proficiency rate is also very low. Viewed over time, the school’s math and English proficiency rates have declined notably since the years before the pandemic; in the most recent year, rates reached their lowest point in the available multi-year sequence. Compared with other districts in Suffolk County, the school’s overall proficiency index falls in the bottom quartile.
Mildred Avenue K-8 School does not serve high school grades, so it does not have a graduation rate. Information on chronic absenteeism, discipline, staffing, and course access was not available in the data provided. A parent considering this school may want to ask the school directly about academic support programs, how it addresses the learning needs of its students, and what strategies are in place to raise achievement.
The neighborhood of Mattapan is predominantly residential, with a dense grid of single-family homes, two- and three-family houses (a common housing type in Boston), and some small apartment buildings and public housing. Its commercial core runs along Blue Hill Avenue and at Mattapan Square. The population is diverse, with a large African American and Caribbean immigrant community, including the largest Haitian population in Massachusetts. The area has moderate walkability along the main commercial corridors, and the Mattapan MBTA trolley station and bus loop provide transit links to the rest of Boston. Major employers include a community health center, the city government, and the transit authority, alongside many immigrant-owned businesses. Recent city planning has focused on transit-oriented development, with new zoning that allows accessory dwelling units and a mixed-use project proposed near the Mattapan station. For housing, the typical home value in the area sits roughly at the middle of the range for Boston, while rents are above the national average, and median household income in the broader region is in the lower to middle tier for the metropolitan area. No recent district-level policy or program changes were identified for Boston Public Schools as a whole from the available search.
For a family, Mildred Avenue K-8 School offers a pre-K through eighth grade pathway in a neighborhood with strong community identity, transit connectivity, and ongoing development. The academic results are a clear soft spot, and any family considering the school would want to understand the classroom experience and support services in more detail. The school’s composition reflects the diversity of its surrounding community.
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