Guild Elementary School

www.bostonpublicschools.org

251 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 6th

School Overview

The Curtis Guild Elementary School, located on Leyden Street in East Boston, is a public school serving students within the Boston Public Schools (BPS) district. As a neighborhood school, it plays a vital role in the East Boston community, focusing on providing foundational education to its diverse student population. The school is part of a larger urban school system that prioritizes academic growth, social-emotional development, and equitable access to resources for students in the Greater Boston area.

Like many schools within the BPS network, the Curtis Guild emphasizes a supportive learning environment that caters to the specific cultural and linguistic needs of its community. By leveraging the district’s broader curriculum standards and resources, the school aims to prepare its young learners for success in middle school and beyond. For parents and community members, the school serves as a central hub for educational engagement, often coordinating with the district office to implement initiatives that bolster literacy, mathematics, and community-based enrichment programs.

251

Total Students

31.5

Full-Time Teachers

8.0

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Guild Elementary School
Demographic	Student Count
White	43
Hispanic	198
Black	6
Asian	1
Two or More	3

Hispanic
198 (78.9 %)
White
43 (17.1 %)
Black
6 (2.4 %)
Two or More
3 (1.2 %)
Asian
1 (0.4 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Boston
Phone:	(617)635-8523
Website:	http://www.bostonpublicschools.org
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 6th
Total Students:	251
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	31.5
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	8.0
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 33

Kindergarten 27

Grade 1 33

Grade 2 32

Grade 3 40

Grade 4 32

Grade 5 28

Grade 6 26