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Hernandez Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6
375th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools
Better than 58% of Massachusetts elementary schools
Summary

Hernandez Elementary School is a PK–6 school with 372 students at 61 School Street in Roxbury, part of Boston Public Schools, and its 2025–2026 results stand out against a district context that ranks 299th of 351 districts statewide (15th percentile, 1 star). In 2025–2026, the school ranked 375th of 899 schools (58th percentile, 3 stars), and its all-grades MCAS Next Generation proficiency was 46.58% in English Language Arts, 45.34% in math, and 43.59% in science, above both district and state averages.

The dominant story is rapid improvement: the school moved from 641st of 906 (29th percentile, 1 star) in 2024–2025 to 375th of 899 (58th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–2026. Proficiency rose sharply in the same period—ELA from 30.65% to 46.58%, math from 29.50% to 45.34%, and science from 25.33% to 43.59%—so it now exceeds state averages in all three subjects. Among tested nearby schools, it is second only to Hale Elementary School, which ranks 214th of 899 (76th percentile, 4 stars) with higher ELA, math, and science proficiency. It is clearly ahead of Trotter Elementary School, Ellis Elementary School, and Hennigan Elementary School, which rank near the bottom of the state. Bridge Boston Charter School has comparable math proficiency but much lower science proficiency.

Grade-level results are uneven: third grade is a major strength (ELA 68.18%, math 61.36%) and fifth grade is also strong (ELA 51.28%, math 51.28%, science 43.59%), while fourth grade is the weakest area (ELA 25.00%, math 31.82%) and sixth-grade math is 35.29%. Subgroup effectiveness is a bright spot for Hispanic students (80th percentile, 4 stars) and English Language Learner students (79th percentile, 4 stars); special education improved to the 60th percentile, up from the 32nd. Low socioeconomic status students rank at the 43rd percentile, up from the 16th but still a focus area. Resource context does not simply explain the results: the school reported $24,061 per student in 2020–2021, the lowest among listed nearby schools, and its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 13.8, the highest in that group. The key question is whether this large one-year jump becomes a durable turnaround.

372
Students ?
13.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$32,356
Per pupil spending ?
66.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 61 School Street
       Roxbury, MA  02119

(617) 635-8187

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
78.5%
White:
15.1%
Two or more races:
3.5%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 58th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (46% vs 41% meeting standards)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2016
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Boston
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school46%
District avg29%
Massachusetts avg41%
375th of 899
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Top 42%▲ up 35 pts since 2016
From bottom 23% (2016) to top 42% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
14th 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
202657.4375 of 89958.3%★★★☆☆
202529.3641 of 90629.2%★☆☆☆☆
202433.5608 of 91633.6%★★☆☆☆
202326.6677 of 92827.0%★☆☆☆☆
202219.6758 of 93218.7%★☆☆☆☆
202111.7842 of 93610.0%★☆☆☆☆
201912.7858 of 9428.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201825.2731 of 93421.7%★☆☆☆☆
201717.9802 of 93814.5%★☆☆☆☆
201627.8716 of 93223.2%★☆☆☆☆
201548.9510 of 91444.2%★★☆☆☆
201429.4701 of 92624.3%★☆☆☆☆
201328.2712 of 92823.3%★☆☆☆☆
201220.7756 of 93018.7%★☆☆☆☆
201133.1664 of 92428.1%★☆☆☆☆
201030.8690 of 92025.0%★☆☆☆☆
200917.4782 of 90914.0%★☆☆☆☆
200829.7696 of 90823.3%★☆☆☆☆
200734.6663 of 91127.2%★☆☆☆☆
200631.6672 of 91126.2%★☆☆☆☆
200526.3678 of 88723.6%★☆☆☆☆
200428.6656 of 88225.6%★☆☆☆☆
200327.2665 of 88424.8%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202661.761 of 29179.0%★★★★☆
202544.0132 of 28153.0%★★★☆☆
202454.971 of 28274.8%★★★★☆
202334.1184 of 26430.3%★★☆☆☆
202236.8168 of 26737.1%★★☆☆☆
202131.4196 of 24018.3%★☆☆☆☆
201944.0122 of 25852.7%★★★☆☆
201864.246 of 24481.1%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202662.2332 of 86961.8%★★★☆☆
202531.0611 of 86929.7%★☆☆☆☆
202432.2605 of 88631.7%★★☆☆☆
202320.9715 of 88719.4%★☆☆☆☆
202214.8790 of 90112.3%★☆☆☆☆
20217.6873 of 8982.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.1850 of 9025.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.4752 of 89315.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202668.294 of 47580.2%★★★★☆
202546.1226 of 45850.7%★★★☆☆
202453.9153 of 44665.7%★★★☆☆
202347.7188 of 42055.2%★★★☆☆
202240.5220 of 40145.1%★★☆☆☆
202126.9305 of 37919.5%★☆☆☆☆
201930.7304 of 39823.6%★☆☆☆☆
201851.0167 of 37955.9%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202642.8423 of 74243.0%★★☆☆☆
202525.4620 of 73615.8%★☆☆☆☆
202431.8572 of 76024.7%★☆☆☆☆
202327.5606 of 75719.9%★☆☆☆☆
202219.0696 of 7729.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.3685 of 7052.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.5629 of 70010.1%★☆☆☆☆
201837.8474 of 68530.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202649.9438 of 87950.2%★★★☆☆
202530.8615 of 88430.4%★★☆☆☆
202436.6571 of 89135.9%★★☆☆☆
202334.3612 of 89631.7%★★☆☆☆
202228.9658 of 90827.5%★☆☆☆☆
202119.1740 of 90418.1%★☆☆☆☆
201918.2776 of 90714.4%★☆☆☆☆
201833.1634 of 89829.4%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202651.2286 of 70959.7%★★★☆☆
202532.0488 of 71731.9%★★☆☆☆
202433.4480 of 73134.3%★★☆☆☆
202218.7810 of 90510.5%★☆☆☆☆
20219.7879 of 8941.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201920.9799 of 89610.8%★☆☆☆☆
201839.4563 of 88636.5%★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202112.8819 of 92511.5%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202526.4345 of 48428.7%★☆☆☆☆
202420.7386 of 49321.7%★☆☆☆☆
202321.7388 of 50122.6%★☆☆☆☆
202217.4418 of 49715.9%★☆☆☆☆
202121.3390 of 50122.2%★☆☆☆☆
201922.9387 of 49822.3%★☆☆☆☆
201827.9354 of 48426.9%★☆☆☆☆
201720.4391 of 48719.7%★☆☆☆☆
201623.6387 of 48219.7%★☆☆☆☆
201534.1310 of 44129.7%★☆☆☆☆
201411.1409 of 45510.1%★☆☆☆☆
201316.5386 of 45515.2%★☆☆☆☆
201221.4364 of 45520.0%★☆☆☆☆
201137.2315 of 44929.8%★★☆☆☆
201029.3331 of 43423.7%★☆☆☆☆
200920.3342 of 40916.4%★☆☆☆☆
200843.6247 of 40739.3%★★☆☆☆
200755.0200 of 39949.9%★★★☆☆
200640.5263 of 39934.1%★★☆☆☆
200537.8241 of 35632.3%★★☆☆☆
200415.7301 of 34412.5%★☆☆☆☆
200317.7287 of 33915.3%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202341.778 of 15549.7%★★★☆☆
202246.752 of 15466.2%★★★☆☆
201950.143 of 13868.8%★★★☆☆
201875.47 of 12794.5%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202525.0351 of 47325.8%★☆☆☆☆
202412.6439 of 4818.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.9404 of 48917.4%★☆☆☆☆
202212.2448 of 4949.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.1438 of 4839.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201920.9392 of 47818.0%★☆☆☆☆
201830.0342 of 46326.1%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202547.7162 of 37656.9%★★★☆☆
202431.0254 of 37832.8%★★☆☆☆
202344.7169 of 36453.6%★★★☆☆
202232.6243 of 36834.0%★★☆☆☆
202140.9178 of 33546.9%★★☆☆☆
201937.7205 of 32236.3%★★☆☆☆
201849.6141 of 30954.4%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202546.7220 of 46452.6%★★★☆☆
202418.8415 of 46911.5%★☆☆☆☆
202329.7364 of 48124.3%★☆☆☆☆
202223.0403 of 48917.6%★☆☆☆☆
202142.8251 of 46245.7%★★☆☆☆
201934.6316 of 45230.1%★★☆☆☆
201845.2252 of 43842.5%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202530.6324 of 47331.5%★★☆☆☆
202432.7307 of 48336.4%★★☆☆☆
202340.7277 of 48943.4%★★☆☆☆
202225.5372 of 49725.2%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202224.6406 of 50319.3%★☆☆☆☆
202137.0299 of 48938.9%★★☆☆☆
201935.4328 of 48432.2%★★☆☆☆
201848.8220 of 46752.9%★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202124.1369 of 49124.8%★☆☆☆☆
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
Hispanic (2026)80th percentile+22 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)79th percentile+21 vs school
Female (2026)62nd percentile+4 vs school
Special Education (2026)60th percentile~ school
Male (2026)50th percentile-8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile-15 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)11th percentile~ school
Middle school
Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+28 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+24 vs school
English Language Learner (2023)50th percentile+27 vs school
Male (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)25th percentile+3 vs school
Special Education (2022)19th percentile+3 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts47%+7 vs state
Mathematics45%+4 vs state
Science44%+3 vs state

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Hernandez Elementary School ranks 375th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended Hernandez Elementary School.

Students at Hernandez Elementary School are 78% Hispanic, 15% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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