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Middle Schools in Boston

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At a glance

DistrictBoston299^th of 351 Massachusetts districtsFull district overview →

Schools

690

Students

Top rankedOhrenberger School406^th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools

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Summary:

There are two middle schools in this Boston data set—Ohrenberger School and Higginson-Lewis K-8 School—both serving grades 3–8 in the Boston district, with Ohrenberger in West Roxbury (477 students) and Higginson-Lewis in Roxbury (213 students). Both schools rank in the bottom quartile statewide across three years; Ohrenberger has held 1 star, while Higginson-Lewis has held 0 stars. Boston district itself ranks 299 of 351, at the 15th percentile with 1 star.

In 2025–2026 all-grade proficiency, Ohrenberger is the stronger school: ELA 24.42%, math 28.77%, and science 22.79%. That is close to the Boston district in math (29.12%) and science (24.94%), but below the district in ELA (29.41%) and below Massachusetts in all three subjects (40.03% ELA, 41.11% math, 40.98% science). Higginson-Lewis is far lower: ELA 9.46%, math 5.00%, and science 8.00%. Its math rate is roughly one-sixth of Boston and one-eighth of the state. Grade-level results are uneven at both schools. Ohrenberger shines in 4th-grade math (54.32%), 5th-grade math (44.00%), and 5th-grade ELA (41.33%), all above state averages, but drops to 4.17% in 7th-grade ELA, 5.48% in 7th-grade math, and 14.52% on four 8th-grade measures. Higginson-Lewis reports 0% in 3rd- and 8th-grade math; its highest results are 6th-grade ELA and math at 16.13%, 7th-grade ELA at 14.58%, and 8th-grade civics at 4.55%.

Resources do not track with outcomes in this snapshot. Higginson-Lewis has smaller classes (student-teacher ratio 9.2 vs. 11.2) and higher historical per-student spending from 2020–2021 ($31,329 vs. $27,123), yet much lower proficiency and rank. Free/reduced-lunch data is unknown or blank for both, so that context is missing. The main takeaway for parents: Ohrenberger is closer to district norms and has real upper-elementary math and ELA strengths, while Higginson-Lewis has severe math underperformance and consistently bottom-ranked results. Both schools remain bottom-quartile in Massachusetts, and Boston is also a lower-performing district statewide, so families should look closely at grade-level results and ask about supports for the middle grades.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Ohrenberger School	Public	3-8	175 W Boundary Road	West Roxbury	02132	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8157	477	42	11.2	70.6%	72 (15.1%)	183 (38.4%)	189 (39.6%)	14 (2.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	15.9	406^th of 478 public middle schools	15.1%		22.1	378^th of 484 public middle schools	21.9%	28	20.6	35.0	41.3	27.4	4.2	14.5	24.4	16.4	54.3	44.0	31.5	5.5	14.5	28.8	29.7	14.5	22.8	14.5	$37,211
Higginson-Lewis K-8 School	Public	3-8	131 Walnut Avenue	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8247	213	23	9.2	90.6%	10 (4.7%)	78 (36.6%)	117 (54.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	8.2	457^th of 478 public middle schools	4.4%		9.4	451^st of 484 public middle schools	6.8%	6	6.3	2.8	6.5	16.1	14.6	9.1	9.5	0.0	2.9	6.5	16.1	6.4	0.0	5.0	12.9	4.6	8.0	4.6	$41,639

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brookline	0.24 mi	12	16^th
Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School (District)	0.64 mi	1	343^rd
Match Charter Public School (District)	1.22 mi	1
Cambridge	1.72 mi	16	71^st
Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers: A Horace Mann	1.83 mi	1	338^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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