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Hurley K-8 School

Q: Is Hurley K-8 School a good school?

Hurley K-8 School ranks 422 nd of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

422^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Hurley K-8 School is a public elementary school in Boston, MA, serving 349 students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. The school is part of the Boston school district, which is ranked 298 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hurley K-8 School consistently outperforms the Boston district and state averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, 42.22% of Hurley students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 29.27% for Boston and 41.53% for Massachusetts. In Math, 36.11% of Hurley students were proficient or better, compared to 27.68% for Boston and 40.74% for Massachusetts. The school also performs particularly well for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic and White students, who rank in the top 35% and top 1% of Massachusetts elementary schools, respectively, in ELA.

Hurley K-8 School's strong academic performance may be attributed to its relatively high per-student spending of around $24,800 in 2020-2021 and a low student-teacher ratio of 13.9-15.2 over the past few years. While the school generally outperforms nearby schools in the Boston district, such as Orchard Gardens K-8 School, Quincy Elementary School, and Mason Elementary School, it still has room for improvement in addressing achievement gaps for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Special Education students.

335

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,092

Per pupil spending ?

64.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

70 Worcester Street
Boston, MA 02118

(617) 635-8489

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.6%

White:

22.1%

African American:

6.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Boston

✓Above the Massachusetts median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Civics scores 22 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg27%

Massachusetts avg41%

Elementary school

422^nd of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

299^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 65Elementary Schools in the Boston

298^th of 348Boston among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	422 of 906	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	432 of 916	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	384 of 928	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	556 of 932	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	692 of 936	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.3	380 of 942	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	374 of 934	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.7	344 of 938	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.5	320 of 932	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.9	512 of 914	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.8	536 of 926	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.9	575 of 928	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.7	637 of 930	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.6	652 of 924	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.1	798 of 920	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.3	835 of 909	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.5	815 of 908	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	4.0	889 of 911	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.3	902 of 911	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.4	883 of 887	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.7	878 of 882	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.3	883 of 884	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	216 of 281	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	258 of 282	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	50.3	82 of 264	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.8	38 of 267	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	38.9	132 of 240	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	85.3	20 of 258	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	81.0	24 of 244	90.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	485 of 869	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.6	419 of 886	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	379 of 887	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.0	592 of 901	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.2	686 of 898	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.7	279 of 902	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	362 of 893	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	166 of 458	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	125 of 446	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	93 of 420	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	52.8	132 of 401	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.2	244 of 379	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.4	82 of 398	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	40 of 379	89.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	496 of 736	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	463 of 760	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	334 of 757	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	456 of 772	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.1	578 of 705	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.7	288 of 700	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.4	119 of 685	82.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	317 of 884	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	422 of 891	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	388 of 896	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	456 of 908	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	640 of 904	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.6	434 of 907	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	346 of 898	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	509 of 717	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	618 of 731	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.4	444 of 905	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.9	642 of 894	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.5	233 of 896	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	163 of 886	81.6%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	36.4	607 of 925	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	10 of 737	98.6%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	299 of 484	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	230 of 493	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	258 of 501	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	323 of 497	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	338 of 501	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.2	193 of 498	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	254 of 484	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.9	282 of 487	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.8	330 of 482	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.2	355 of 441	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.8	335 of 455	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.6	313 of 455	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.9	320 of 449	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.7	275 of 434	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	78.1	14 of 138	89.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	295 of 473	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.0	190 of 481	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.4	282 of 489	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	269 of 494	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.3	181 of 478	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	184 of 463	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	165 of 376	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	140 of 378	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	132 of 364	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.2	200 of 368	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	182 of 335	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.8	61 of 322	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	58.2	107 of 309	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	318 of 464	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	228 of 469	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	188 of 481	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.6	289 of 489	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	312 of 462	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.5	81 of 452	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	65.2	126 of 438	71.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	52.4	203 of 483	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.1	146 of 489	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	40.5	274 of 485	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	47.7	230 of 503	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.1	290 of 489	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.3	72 of 484	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	60.6	140 of 467	70.0%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	35.9	308 of 491	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

White (2025)99th percentile+45 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile-9 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)34th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile-30 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2019)90th percentile+29 vs school

Male (2024)58th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2022)54th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)37th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%~ state avg

Science40%~ state avg

Mathematics36%-5 vs state

Civics18%-22 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, January 14, 2011

The Hurley's mission is dual immersion bilingual education in English and Spanish. I have 2 kids there and despite no Spanish spoken at home, they're really learning to speak, read and write in 2 languages, so it works. I'm also learning some Spanish by osmosis, which is cool. There is also a very committed school community. We are working to strengthen the challenge work available to offer a kind of in-school AWC experience to challenge kids at whatever level they require, and to give optional additional independent project work in language arts and math in addition to the standard BPS curriculum.

We're very happy with the school and with the school community; the teachers and principal are responsive, and there are a lot of involved families working together to help the school. I'd give it 5 stars but leave one off to indicate that it's not perfect, but continues to improve year by year. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Hurley K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	70 Worcester Street	Boston	02118	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8489	335	28	12.1		74 (22.1%)	20 (6.0%)	223 (66.6%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	53.3	422^nd of 906 public elementary schools	53.4%		53.7	432^nd of 916 public elementary schools	52.8%	10	48.8	28.6	50.0	55.2	18.2	35.3	42.2	36.6	28.6	62.5	31.0	9.1	17.7	36.1	55.0	5.9	40.4	17.7	$32,092
Blackstone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	380 Shawmut Avenue	Boston	02118	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8471	582	60	9.6		23 (4.0%)	157 (27.0%)	383 (65.8%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	6	883^rd of 906 public elementary schools	2.5%		6.1	894^th of 916 public elementary schools	2.4%	11	14.1	11.9	6.1	12.5			11.0	14.3	5.6	4.2	14.0			9.1	2.8		2.8		$34,711
Orchard Gardens K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	906 Albany Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-1656	689	68	10.2		17 (2.5%)	379 (55.0%)	267 (38.8%)	11 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	9 (1.3%)	8	866^th of 906 public elementary schools	4.4%		6.1	895^th of 916 public elementary schools	2.3%	29	14.0	4.6	6.2	19.8	11.3	10.5	11.5	18.6	14.9	6.2	11.0	7.0	10.3	11.1	9.2	2.6	5.6	9.0	$35,513
Quincy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	885 Washington Street	Boston	02111	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8497	731	61	12.0		130 (17.8%)	96 (13.1%)	80 (10.9%)	370 (50.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.4%)	72.7	249^th of 906 public elementary schools	72.5%		61.8	349^th of 916 public elementary schools	61.9%	100	54.2	40.0	52.3				49.1	66.7	51.0	68.5				62.4	56.8		56.8		$34,081
Mason Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Norfolk Avenue	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8405	205	22	9.4		10 (4.9%)	104 (50.7%)	82 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	7.5	871^st of 906 public elementary schools	3.9%		11.4	848^th of 916 public elementary schools	7.4%	23	21.4	12.1	0.0				12.1	7.1	18.2	9.1				12.1	9.1		9.1		$39,624
Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6 Shirley Street	Boston	02119	Suffolk County	Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 227-8055	293	19	15.4		10 (3.4%)	165 (56.3%)	110 (37.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	14.9	788^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.0%		15.2	800^th of 916 public elementary schools	12.7%	12	27.8	17.8	23.5				22.6	25.0	6.7	14.7				14.8	26.5		26.5		$21,094
Tobin K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	40 Smith St	Roxbury	02120	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8393	364	38	9.6		17 (4.7%)	86 (23.6%)	230 (63.2%)	22 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	11	840^th of 906 public elementary schools	7.3%		9.7	865^th of 916 public elementary schools	5.6%	25	25.0	7.9	4.8	13.5	5.9	18.0	13.6	25.0	5.4	4.8	22.2	2.9	7.3	12.2	14.3	10.5	11.9	15.4	$35,130
Hale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	51 Cedar Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8205	162	15	10.6		24 (14.8%)	80 (49.4%)	33 (20.4%)	11 (6.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.0%)	62.6	342^nd of 906 public elementary schools	62.3%		67.8	303^rd of 916 public elementary schools	66.9%	39	47.6	63.6	45.5	40.0			49.4	33.3	72.7	50.0	35.0			48.2	54.6		54.6		$32,936
Condon K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	200 D Street	South Boston	02127	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8608	518	61	8.5		53 (10.2%)	186 (35.9%)	228 (44.0%)	27 (5.2%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (2.9%)	5.2	892^nd of 906 public elementary schools	1.5%		9.9	861^st of 916 public elementary schools	6.0%	31	6.7	4.4	14.0	10.3	12.2	13.8	10.2	5.1	0.0	7.3	5.8	10.2	1.7	5.0	15.0	3.5	8.3	10.7	$36,798
Winthrop Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	35 Brookford Street	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8379	226	25	9.2		8 (3.5%)	114 (50.4%)	86 (38.1%)	6 (2.7%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (4.0%)	36.7	581^st of 906 public elementary schools	35.9%		29.5	644^th of 916 public elementary schools	29.7%	63	20.0	20.0	40.0	52.4			31.3	20.0	28.0	30.0	66.7			34.4	45.0		45.0		$35,779

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What is the racial makeup of Hurley K-8 School?

Students at Hurley K-8 School are 67% Hispanic, 22% White, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Hurley K-8 School a good school?

Hurley K-8 School ranks 422^nd of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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How many students attend Hurley K-8 School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 335 students attended Hurley K-8 School.

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