Joseph P. Tynan Elementary School

Public Pre-K, Elementary School | Grade Pre-K-6

650 E 4th St, South Boston, MA

South Boston Neighborhood

Boston Public Schools

197 Students

C+

Niche Grade

GreatSchools Rating

School Details

Head of School
Leslie Gant

Student Teacher Ratio
8:1

Math Proficiency
12%

Reading Proficiency
17%

Academics

Teachers

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Niche Grade Details

Academics

Reading Proficiency

17%

Math Proficiency

12%

Teachers

Student Teacher Ratio

8:1

Teachers

Full Time Teachers

Teachers in First or Second Year

Test Scores

Equity

Source: GreatSchools

GreatSchools Rating Details

Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor

244:1

Student Diversity

Male

60.4%

Female

39.6%

Hispanic

35.5%

Black

32%

White

17.8%

Two or more races

7.6%

Asian or Pacific Islander

6.6%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

<1%

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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

5.0 parent

1/23/2022

The Tynan is an amazing school with dedicated teachers and faculty. It is diverse, ethnically and economically, which is a huge strength for the kids as they play and learn together. The teachers are of the highest caliber and the student to teacher ratio is low. Low test scores can almost certainly...

1.0 parent

9/13/2017

The experience is bad we couldn't see our child's class nor we can't make sure our child eats breakfast. This school is hard on the parents and not with the staff. Each year this school seems to be getting worse. The first days of school some parents want to see if there child in a good school envir...

1.0 parent

11/6/2015

The principal (Ms. Gant) is very rude to parents and even to her own staff.

5.0 parent

12/3/2014

I absolutely love this school! I have 1 son that graduated from tynan to middle school, and 2 sons that currently attend and are in Autism strand classes. The teachers go out of their way to care for their students needs, and foster a love of learning. My boys love their former teachers just as much...

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