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Tobin K-8 School

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

Tobin K-8 School ranks in the bottom 7.3% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Tobin K-8 School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 364 students attended Tobin K-8 School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Tobin K-8 School?

Students at Tobin K-8 School are 63% Hispanic, 24% African American, 6% Asian, 5% White, 2% Two or more races.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

840^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Tobin K-8 School is a public elementary school in Roxbury, Massachusetts, serving 375 students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. The school is part of the Boston Public School District, which is ranked 298 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Tobin K-8 School consistently performs below the Boston and Massachusetts averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 13.62% of Tobin students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 29.27% in Boston and 41.53% statewide. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was 12.21% at Tobin, 27.68% in Boston, and 40.74% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20% of Massachusetts elementary schools for male students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students in both subjects.

While Tobin K-8 School spends a relatively high amount per student, at $26,331 in the 2020-2021 school year, its academic performance remains significantly lower than the state and district averages. Nearby schools in the Boston Public School District, such as Hale Elementary School and Hennigan K-8 School, also perform below the state average but generally outperform Tobin K-8 School. In contrast, schools in the Brookline Public School District, such as Lawrence and Brookline Early Education Program at Beacon, consistently outperform Tobin K-8 School and the state average, with proficiency rates above 70% in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.

364

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,130

Per pupil spending ?

80.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

40 Smith St
Roxbury, MA 02120

(617) 635-8393

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.2%

African American:

23.6%

Asian:

6.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (13% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Science scores 30 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg27%

Massachusetts avg41%

Elementary school

840^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

441^st of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

49^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	11.0	840 of 906	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	865 of 916	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	862 of 928	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	881 of 932	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	903 of 936	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	844 of 942	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	901 of 934	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.5	918 of 938	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.3	894 of 932	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.5	892 of 914	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.6	909 of 926	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.1	872 of 928	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.6	804 of 930	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	3.3	911 of 924	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.5	901 of 920	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.5	903 of 909	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.9	899 of 908	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.3	866 of 911	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.3	901 of 911	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.1	877 of 887	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.7	877 of 882	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.7	881 of 884	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	28.1	132 of 167	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	166 of 173	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	161 of 166	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	134 of 172	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	159 of 174	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	232 of 281	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	179 of 282	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	175 of 264	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	212 of 267	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	212 of 240	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.6	71 of 258	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	57.0	67 of 244	72.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	736 of 869	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	736 of 886	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	762 of 887	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	854 of 901	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	870 of 898	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	812 of 902	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	854 of 893	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	375 of 458	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	361 of 446	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	313 of 420	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	338 of 401	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	295 of 379	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	264 of 398	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	289 of 379	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	666 of 736	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	699 of 760	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	673 of 757	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	735 of 772	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	665 of 705	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	552 of 700	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	634 of 685	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	830 of 884	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	882 of 891	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	873 of 896	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	838 of 908	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	867 of 904	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	806 of 907	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	873 of 898	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	676 of 717	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	869 of 905	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	850 of 894	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	727 of 896	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	815 of 886	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	6.9	901 of 925	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	15.4	371 of 399	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	441 of 484	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	450 of 493	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	448 of 501	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	468 of 497	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	497 of 501	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	390 of 498	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	437 of 484	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.4	437 of 487	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.2	453 of 482	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.3	414 of 441	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.5	416 of 455	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.3	416 of 455	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.3	383 of 455	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	7.8	413 of 449	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.3	392 of 434	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.5	370 of 409	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	17.8	343 of 407	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.5	349 of 399	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.4	346 of 399	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.9	320 of 356	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.4	287 of 344	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	11.4	307 of 339	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	205 of 206	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	175 of 202	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	150 of 209	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	199 of 212	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	193 of 193	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2018	23.5	348 of 417	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	377 of 473	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	393 of 481	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	422 of 489	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	449 of 494	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	482 of 483	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	377 of 478	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	444 of 463	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	301 of 376	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	281 of 378	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	279 of 364	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	341 of 368	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	322 of 335	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.6	142 of 322	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.6	236 of 309	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	416 of 464	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	427 of 469	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	403 of 481	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	455 of 489	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	456 of 462	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	267 of 452	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.9	387 of 438	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	467 of 473	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	474 of 483	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	457 of 489	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	463 of 497	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	484 of 485	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	382 of 478	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	439 of 466	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	14.5	460 of 503	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	484 of 489	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.3	248 of 484	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.5	390 of 467	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	4.9	488 of 491	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	8.5	336 of 339	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2023)21st percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)7th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)3rd percentile~ school

Middle school

Female (2025)20th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2018)17th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)9th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)1st percentile-8 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)1st percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)1st percentile~ school

African American (2025)<1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Civics15%-24 vs state

English Language Arts14%-28 vs state

Mathematics12%-29 vs state

Science12%-30 vs state

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Schools Near Tobin K-8 School

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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
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
Hennigan K-8 School	Public	K-8	200 Heath Street	Jamaica Plain	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8264	472	50	9.4		14 (3.0%)	129 (27.3%)	307 (65.0%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.3%)	5.4	890^th of 906 public elementary schools	1.8%		6	899^th of 916 public elementary schools	1.9%	9	12.0	13.5	9.6	9.6	6.3	17.2	11.5	3.9	10.3	7.1	3.8	2.1	10.5	6.3	5.4	3.9	4.6	17.9	$34,544
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
West Zone Early Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-1	200 Heath Street	Jamaica Plain	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8275	76	11	7.2		8 (10.5%)	16 (21.1%)	43 (56.6%)	7 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)								(n/a)																			$42,474
Kennedy John F Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7 Bolster Street	Jamaica Plain	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8127	399	29	13.6		65 (16.3%)	66 (16.5%)	235 (58.9%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	41.6	534^th of 906 public elementary schools	41.1%		38.5	570^th of 916 public elementary schools	37.8%	36	41.7	30.4	35.2	45.5			38.0	44.9	26.1	27.8	51.2			37.0	33.3		33.3		$31,343
Lawrence	Public	K-8	27 Francis Street	Brookline	02446	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	No	(617) 879-4303	630	45	14.0		250 (39.7%)	32 (5.1%)	54 (8.6%)	233 (37.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (9.5%)	92.8	44^th of 906 public elementary schools	95.1%		90.9	62^nd of 916 public elementary schools	93.2%	18	73.3	63.9	68.9	70.2	76.2	84.1	72.0	74.6	76.4	67.2	73.7	80.7	91.1	76.7	78.7	80.0	79.3	86.7	$25,772
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
Higginson Inclusion K0-2 School	Public	PK, KG-2	160 Harrishof Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8247	154	18	8.7		5 (3.2%)	45 (29.2%)	96 (62.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)								(n/a)																			$37,038
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
Mendell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	164 School Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8234	309	29	10.4		77 (24.9%)	80 (25.9%)	114 (36.9%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.8%)	41.8	532^nd of 906 public elementary schools	41.3%		54	428^th of 916 public elementary schools	53.3%	104	23.8	32.5	43.2	46.9			35.8	19.1	42.5	37.8	54.6			37.5	37.8		37.8		$32,752

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What schools do graduates of Tobin K-8 School attend?

What district is Tobin K-8 School in?

Boston

How many students attend Tobin K-8 School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 364 students attended Tobin K-8 School.

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

Students at Tobin K-8 School are 63% Hispanic, 24% African American, 6% Asian, 5% White, 2% Two or more races.

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Tobin K-8 School ranks in the bottom 7.3% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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