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Hurley K-8 School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
569th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools
Better than 37% of Massachusetts elementary schools
Summary

Hurley K-8 School is a PK–8 school at 70 Worcester Street in Boston, MA, with 335 students, part of the Boston district. In 2025–2026, it ranked 569th of 899 Massachusetts schools, placing it in the 37th percentile with 2 stars—down from the 53rd percentile a year earlier and from the 66th percentile in 2015–2016. That makes it below average statewide, though still above most of its immediate neighbors.

On the 2025–2026 MCAS, the school’s all-grade proficiency was 34.24% in ELA, 31.72% in Math, 16.98% in Science, and 18.18% in 8th-grade Civics. That is above the district in ELA and Math but below it in Science and Civics, and below the state in every subject. Among nearby schools, the school ranks third, behind Hale Elementary School (76th percentile) and Quincy Elementary School (65th), and ahead of Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School, Mason Elementary School, Tobin K-8 School, Winthrop Elementary School, Blackstone Elementary School, Clap Elementary School, Condon K-8 School, and Orchard Gardens K-8 School. The gap to the top nearby school is large: ELA 55.68 vs. 34.24, Math 57.95 vs. 31.72, and Science 50.00 vs. 16.98. Grade results also vary widely: 6th grade was strong (ELA 58.33%, Math 51.35%), while 8th grade was very low (ELA 0%, Math 18.18%, Science 9.09%, Civics 18.18%) and 7th-grade Math was 8.33%.

Subgroup results show equity gaps: low-income students fell to the 13th percentile in 2025–2026, while English learners and students with disabilities improved to the 33rd percentile but remain below average. Male students generally outperformed female students in recent years. Resources may be part of the picture: the school spent $24,831 per student in 2020–2021, less than many nearby schools, and its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio of 12.1 is higher than most nearby schools. Yet the top nearby school gets stronger results with slightly lower spending and a lower ratio, so money and staffing alone do not explain the differences. Also note that free/reduced-lunch data are unknown, spending data are only through 2020–2021, and small subgroup sizes can make year-to-year changes volatile.

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: Declining — 66th percentile in 2016 → 37th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school31%
District avg29%
Massachusetts avg41%
Elementary school
569th of 899
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Bottom 37%▼ down 29 pts since 2016
From top 34% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
220th of 478
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Top 46%▲ up 22 pts since 2016
From bottom 32% (2016) to top 46% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
24th of 63Elementary Schools in the Boston
299th of 351Boston 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202636.7569 of 89936.7%★★☆☆☆
202553.3422 of 90653.4%★★★☆☆
202453.7432 of 91652.8%★★★☆☆
202359.5384 of 92858.6%★★★☆☆
202240.7556 of 93240.3%★★☆☆☆
202126.4692 of 93626.1%★☆☆☆☆
201960.3380 of 94259.7%★★★☆☆
201862.2374 of 93460.0%★★★☆☆
201763.7344 of 93863.3%★★★☆☆
201665.5320 of 93265.7%★★★☆☆
201548.9512 of 91444.0%★★☆☆☆
201448.8536 of 92642.1%★★☆☆☆
201342.9575 of 92838.0%★★☆☆☆
201236.7637 of 93031.5%★★☆☆☆
201134.6652 of 92429.4%★☆☆☆☆
201017.1798 of 92013.3%★☆☆☆☆
200910.3835 of 9098.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200812.5815 of 90810.2%★☆☆☆☆
20074.0889 of 9112.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20063.3902 of 9111.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20052.4883 of 8870.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20041.7878 of 8820.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20031.3883 of 8840.1%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202636.2195 of 29133.0%★★☆☆☆
202531.1216 of 28123.1%★☆☆☆☆
202424.7258 of 2828.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202350.382 of 26468.9%★★★☆☆
202265.838 of 26785.8%★★★★☆
202138.9132 of 24045.0%★★☆☆☆
201985.320 of 25892.2%★★★★★
201881.024 of 24490.2%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202630.9593 of 86931.8%★★☆☆☆
202544.4485 of 86944.2%★★☆☆☆
202453.6419 of 88652.7%★★★☆☆
202359.3379 of 88757.3%★★★☆☆
202235.0592 of 90134.3%★★☆☆☆
202124.2686 of 89823.6%★☆☆☆☆
201967.7279 of 90269.1%★★★☆☆
201861.2362 of 89359.5%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202634.9321 of 47532.4%★★☆☆☆
202553.5166 of 45863.8%★★★☆☆
202458.8125 of 44672.0%★★★★☆
202364.993 of 42077.9%★★★★☆
202252.8132 of 40167.1%★★★☆☆
202134.2244 of 37935.6%★★☆☆☆
201968.482 of 39879.4%★★★★☆
201878.940 of 37989.4%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202621.9649 of 74212.5%★☆☆☆☆
202536.5496 of 73632.6%★★☆☆☆
202440.6463 of 76039.1%★★☆☆☆
202354.0334 of 75755.9%★★★☆☆
202242.5456 of 77240.9%★★☆☆☆
202126.1578 of 70518.0%★☆☆☆☆
201955.7288 of 70058.9%★★★☆☆
201872.4119 of 68582.6%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202646.6474 of 87946.1%★★☆☆☆
202563.8317 of 88464.1%★★★☆☆
202453.2422 of 89152.6%★★★☆☆
202356.3388 of 89656.7%★★★☆☆
202250.2456 of 90849.8%★★☆☆☆
202130.7640 of 90429.2%★☆☆☆☆
201953.6434 of 90752.1%★★★☆☆
201862.0346 of 89861.5%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202633.8475 of 70933.0%★★☆☆☆
202530.4509 of 71729.0%★☆☆☆☆
202421.3618 of 73115.5%★☆☆☆☆
202248.4444 of 90550.9%★★★☆☆
202131.9642 of 89428.2%★☆☆☆☆
201965.5233 of 89674.0%★★★★☆
201873.3163 of 88681.6%★★★★☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202136.4607 of 92534.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202688.444 of 73494.0%★★★★★
202594.910 of 73798.6%★★★★★
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202647.8220 of 47854.0%★★★☆☆
202533.9299 of 48438.2%★★☆☆☆
202448.7230 of 49353.3%★★★☆☆
202346.1258 of 50148.5%★★☆☆☆
202233.1323 of 49735.0%★★☆☆☆
202130.2338 of 50132.5%★★☆☆☆
201959.2193 of 49861.2%★★★☆☆
201848.4254 of 48447.5%★★☆☆☆
201742.9282 of 48742.1%★★☆☆☆
201634.8330 of 48231.5%★★☆☆☆
201522.2355 of 44119.5%★☆☆☆☆
201429.8335 of 45526.4%★☆☆☆☆
201336.6313 of 45531.2%★★☆☆☆
201135.9320 of 44928.7%★☆☆☆☆
201043.7275 of 43436.6%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
201978.114 of 13889.9%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202534.0295 of 47337.6%★★☆☆☆
202457.0190 of 48160.5%★★★☆☆
202339.4282 of 48942.3%★★☆☆☆
202242.6269 of 49445.5%★★☆☆☆
201961.3181 of 47862.1%★★★☆☆
201860.9184 of 46360.3%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202635.9233 of 38339.2%★★☆☆☆
202547.4165 of 37656.1%★★★☆☆
202452.0140 of 37863.0%★★★☆☆
202356.8132 of 36463.7%★★★☆☆
202241.2200 of 36845.7%★★☆☆☆
202140.4182 of 33545.7%★★☆☆☆
201972.861 of 32281.1%★★★★☆
201858.2107 of 30965.4%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202638.8270 of 46141.4%★★☆☆☆
202533.1318 of 46431.5%★★☆☆☆
202446.5228 of 46951.4%★★★☆☆
202356.0188 of 48160.9%★★★☆☆
202239.6289 of 48940.9%★★☆☆☆
202135.0312 of 46232.5%★★☆☆☆
201972.581 of 45282.1%★★★★☆
201865.2126 of 43871.2%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202452.4203 of 48358.0%★★★☆☆
202366.1146 of 48970.1%★★★★☆
202140.5274 of 48543.5%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202247.7230 of 50354.3%★★★☆☆
202138.1290 of 48940.7%★★☆☆☆
201974.372 of 48485.1%★★★★☆
201860.6140 of 46770.0%★★★★☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202135.9308 of 49137.3%★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)94th percentile+57 vs school
Male (2026)46th percentile+9 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)34th percentile+8 vs school
Special Education (2026)33rd percentile-4 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)33rd percentile-4 vs school
Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile-4 vs school
Female (2026)32nd percentile-5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile-24 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2019)90th percentile+29 vs school
Male (2024)58th percentile+5 vs school
Special Education (2022)54th percentile+19 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile-13 vs school
Hispanic (2026)39th percentile-15 vs school
Female (2025)38th percentile~ school
Tested In Person (2021)37th percentile+5 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts34%-6 vs state
Mathematics32%-9 vs state
Civics18%-22 vs state
Science17%-24 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, January 14, 2011

Open Quote 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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Hurley K-8 School ranks 569th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 335 students attended 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.

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