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Hernandez K-8 School

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Hernandez K-8 School ranks 641 st of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

641^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Hernandez K-8 School is a public elementary school in Roxbury, MA, serving 407 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 Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hernandez K-8 School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Massachusetts elementary schools, with a ranking between 641-858 out of 906-942 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is significantly below the state and Boston district averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 30.65% of Hernandez K-8 students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 41.53% statewide and 29.27% in Boston. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 29.5%, compared to 40.74% statewide and 27.68% in Boston.

Hernandez K-8 School performs significantly worse than the nearby Trotter Elementary School, Kennedy John F Elementary School, Curley K-8 School, and Hale Elementary School on MCAS assessments. These nearby schools, while still part of the Boston Public School District, have higher academic performance, higher school rankings, and better student outcomes.

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: Rebounding — 9th percentile in 2019 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2025) from a 9th-percentile low (2019)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Civics scores 17 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg27%

Massachusetts avg41%

Elementary school

641^st of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

345^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^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	29.3	641 of 906	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	608 of 916	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	677 of 928	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	758 of 932	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	842 of 936	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	858 of 942	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	731 of 934	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.9	802 of 938	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.8	716 of 932	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	48.9	510 of 914	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	29.4	701 of 926	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.2	712 of 928	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.7	756 of 930	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.1	664 of 924	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.8	690 of 920	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.4	782 of 909	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.7	696 of 908	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.6	663 of 911	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.6	672 of 911	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.3	678 of 887	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.6	656 of 882	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	27.2	665 of 884	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	132 of 281	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	71 of 282	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	34.1	184 of 264	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	168 of 267	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	196 of 240	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	122 of 258	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	46 of 244	81.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	611 of 869	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	605 of 886	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.9	715 of 887	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	790 of 901	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	873 of 898	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	850 of 902	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	752 of 893	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	226 of 458	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	153 of 446	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	188 of 420	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.5	220 of 401	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	305 of 379	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	304 of 398	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.0	167 of 379	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	620 of 736	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	572 of 760	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	606 of 757	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	696 of 772	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	685 of 705	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	629 of 700	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	474 of 685	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	615 of 884	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	571 of 891	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	612 of 896	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	658 of 908	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	740 of 904	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	776 of 907	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	634 of 898	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	488 of 717	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	480 of 731	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.7	810 of 905	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	879 of 894	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	799 of 896	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.4	563 of 886	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	12.8	819 of 925	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	345 of 484	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	386 of 493	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	388 of 501	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	418 of 497	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	390 of 501	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	387 of 498	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	354 of 484	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.4	391 of 487	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.6	387 of 482	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.1	310 of 441	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.1	409 of 455	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.5	386 of 455	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.4	364 of 455	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.2	315 of 449	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.3	331 of 434	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.3	342 of 409	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.6	247 of 407	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.0	200 of 399	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	40.5	263 of 399	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.8	241 of 356	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	15.7	301 of 344	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	17.7	287 of 339	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	41.7	78 of 155	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	52 of 154	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	43 of 138	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.4	7 of 127	94.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	351 of 473	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	439 of 481	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	404 of 489	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	448 of 494	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	438 of 483	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	392 of 478	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	342 of 463	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	162 of 376	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.0	254 of 378	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	169 of 364	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.6	243 of 368	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	178 of 335	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	205 of 322	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	141 of 309	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	220 of 464	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	18.8	415 of 469	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	364 of 481	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	403 of 489	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.8	251 of 462	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	316 of 452	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	252 of 438	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	324 of 473	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	307 of 483	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	277 of 489	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	372 of 497	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	24.6	406 of 503	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.0	299 of 489	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	328 of 484	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	220 of 467	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	24.1	369 of 491	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-13 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 (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-11 vs state

Mathematics30%-11 vs state

Science25%-16 vs state

Civics22%-17 vs state

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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
Hernandez K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	61 School Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8187	372	27	13.8		56 (15.1%)	11 (3.0%)	292 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	29.3	641^st of 906 public elementary schools	29.2%		33.5	608^th of 916 public elementary schools	33.6%	33	38.6	23.8	31.0	22.5		38.7	30.7	48.8	19.1	27.9	22.5		28.1	29.5	32.6	15.6	25.3	21.9	$32,356
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
Ellis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	302 Walnut Avenue	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8257	391	31	12.4		14 (3.6%)	111 (28.4%)	256 (65.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	7.2	873^rd of 906 public elementary schools	3.6%		8.1	876^th of 916 public elementary schools	4.4%	3	13.5	7.0	10.0	28.0			13.1	9.3	2.3	9.3	4.0			6.6	16.3		16.3		$36,446
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
Trotter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	135 Humboldt Avenue	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8225	352	33	10.7		10 (2.8%)	175 (49.7%)	143 (40.6%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.3%)	14.2	796^th of 906 public elementary schools	12.1%		14.5	810^th of 916 public elementary schools	11.6%	14	16.7	23.5	18.8	36.1			23.6	9.5	8.8	9.4	16.7			11.1	21.9		21.9		$37,313
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
Bridge Boston Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	435 Warren St.	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Bridge Boston Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(857) 229-1601	329	30	10.7		3 (0.9%)	194 (59.0%)	119 (36.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	32.6	614^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.2%		24.4	697^th of 916 public elementary schools	23.9%	83	18.9	33.3	30.6	50.0	29.6	45.0	33.2	24.3	30.8	41.7	39.3	25.9	55.0	34.8	16.7	20.0	17.9	25.0	$31,986
Curley K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	493 Centre St.	Jamaica Plain	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8176	902	113	7.9		283 (31.4%)	158 (17.5%)	354 (39.2%)	41 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (7.2%)	49.9	453^rd of 906 public elementary schools	50.0%		57.9	391^st of 916 public elementary schools	57.3%	62	32.3	44.4	39.6	52.9	8.7	4.1	32.1	36.2	46.4	40.2	42.4	2.9	4.1	30.8	39.8	2.8	23.1	1.4	$36,836
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hernandez K-8 School

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

Students who attend Hernandez K-8 School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Frederick Pilot Middle School
Middle : Higginson-Lewis K-8 School
Middle : Ohrenberger School
High : Albert D Holland School of Technology
High : Another Course To College
High : Boston Adult Technical Academy
High : Boston Arts Academy
High : Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter School
High : Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School
High : Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy
High : Boston Latin Academy
High : Boston Latin School
High : Brighton High School
High : Carter School
High : Charlestown High School
High : Community Academy
High : Community Academy of Science and Health
High : Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy
High : East Boston High School
High : Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann
High : English High School
High : Excel High School
High : Fenway High School
High : Greater Egleston High School
High : Lyon High School
High : Madison Park Technical Vocational High School
High : Margarita Muniz Academy
High : New Mission High School
High : O'Bryant School of Math & Science
High : Quincy Upper School
High : Ruth Batson Academy
High : Snowden International High School
High : TechBoston Academy

How many students attend Hernandez K-8 School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended Hernandez K-8 School.

Is Hernandez K-8 School a good school?

Hernandez K-8 School ranks 641^st of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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

Students at Hernandez K-8 School are 78% Hispanic, 15% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Hernandez K-8 School in?

Boston

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