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Ohrenberger School

Public Grades 3-8
378th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools
Better than 22% of Massachusetts middle schools
Summary

Ohrenberger School is a public middle school located in West Roxbury, MA, serving grades 3-8 with 448 students. 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. Ohrenberger School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts middle schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 333-432 out of 441-501 schools.

Ohrenberger School consistently underperforms the state and Boston averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments across all grades and subjects. In 2024-2025, only 26.08% of Ohrenberger students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 41.53% statewide and 29.27% in Boston. In math, 30.98% of Ohrenberger students were proficient or better, compared to 40.74% statewide and 27.68% in Boston. Science proficiency was also low at 18.46%, compared to 41.51% statewide and 22.24% in Boston.

Ohrenberger is located in close proximity (within 4-5 miles) to several high-performing middle schools in districts like Newton, Needham, and Canton. These schools significantly outperform Ohrenberger on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations. This highlights the potential for Ohrenberger to learn from and emulate the practices of these higher-achieving schools. While Ohrenberger spends more per student than the state average, its spending is still lower than some of the nearby high-performing districts, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution.

477
Students ?
11.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$37,211
Per pupil spending ?
58.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
39.6%
African American:
38.4%
White:
15.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)
!Science scores 23 pts below the Massachusetts average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school27%
District avg27%
Massachusetts avg41%
Elementary school
599th of 906
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Bottom 34%▲ up 7 pts since 2015
From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
378th of 484
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Bottom 22%▲ up 5 pts since 2015
From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 3Middle Schools in the Boston
298th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202534.5599 of 90633.9%★★☆☆☆
202438.3573 of 91637.4%★★☆☆☆
202347.7493 of 92846.9%★★☆☆☆
202252.0459 of 93250.8%★★★☆☆
202144.4530 of 93643.4%★★☆☆☆
201941.5585 of 94237.9%★★☆☆☆
201844.5547 of 93441.4%★★☆☆☆
201744.9554 of 93840.9%★★☆☆☆
201636.7630 of 93232.4%★★☆☆☆
201533.1664 of 91427.4%★☆☆☆☆
201442.2597 of 92635.5%★★☆☆☆
201335.1658 of 92829.1%★☆☆☆☆
201237.2632 of 93032.0%★★☆☆☆
201125.1735 of 92420.5%★☆☆☆☆
201032.7668 of 92027.4%★☆☆☆☆
200926.1724 of 90920.4%★☆☆☆☆
200828.4711 of 90821.7%★☆☆☆☆
200717.2784 of 91113.9%★☆☆☆☆
200610.9835 of 9118.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20058.3830 of 8876.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200412.8777 of 88211.9%★☆☆☆☆
20038.9806 of 8848.8%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202545.098 of 16942.0%★★☆☆☆
202444.878 of 16753.3%★★★☆☆
202358.457 of 16765.9%★★★☆☆
202251.068 of 17360.7%★★★☆☆
202155.353 of 16668.1%★★★☆☆
201936.0116 of 17232.6%★★☆☆☆
201849.881 of 17453.4%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202275.5103 of 67284.7%★★★★☆
202170.4139 of 63278.0%★★★★☆
201944.6331 of 66550.2%★★★☆☆
201855.8228 of 65665.2%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202547.7110 of 28160.9%★★★☆☆
202445.9122 of 28256.7%★★★☆☆
202349.586 of 26467.4%★★★☆☆
202265.340 of 26785.0%★★★★☆
202152.362 of 24074.2%★★★★☆
201954.770 of 25872.9%★★★★☆
201837.9140 of 24442.6%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202544.2489 of 86943.7%★★☆☆☆
202440.9530 of 88640.2%★★☆☆☆
202359.2381 of 88757.0%★★★☆☆
202258.8375 of 90158.4%★★★☆☆
202150.9444 of 89850.6%★★★☆☆
201949.6488 of 90245.9%★★☆☆☆
201842.7545 of 89339.0%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202551.1186 of 45859.4%★★★☆☆
202461.3109 of 44675.6%★★★★☆
202362.998 of 42076.7%★★★★☆
202259.0107 of 40173.3%★★★★☆
202166.471 of 37981.3%★★★★☆
201960.4121 of 39869.6%★★★☆☆
201865.184 of 37977.8%★★★★☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202557.76 of 2373.9%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202532.6543 of 73626.2%★☆☆☆☆
202440.4464 of 76038.9%★★☆☆☆
202351.3361 of 75752.3%★★★☆☆
202242.9450 of 77241.7%★★☆☆☆
202138.8442 of 70537.3%★★☆☆☆
201935.0496 of 70029.1%★☆☆☆☆
201844.9386 of 68543.6%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202526.6649 of 88426.6%★☆☆☆☆
202437.3568 of 89136.3%★★☆☆☆
202336.1595 of 89633.6%★★☆☆☆
202242.3523 of 90842.4%★★☆☆☆
202136.9578 of 90436.1%★★☆☆☆
201933.0650 of 90728.3%★☆☆☆☆
201845.2518 of 89842.3%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202532.4480 of 71733.1%★★☆☆☆
202441.4393 of 73146.2%★★☆☆☆
202361.5212 of 70369.8%★★★★☆
202250.6412 of 90554.5%★★★☆☆
202145.5468 of 89447.7%★★☆☆☆
201941.6550 of 89638.6%★★☆☆☆
201850.7417 of 88652.9%★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202147.1501 of 92545.8%★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202145.0187 of 39953.1%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202563.9259 of 73764.9%★★★☆☆
202458.3305 of 75359.5%★★★☆☆
202359.3300 of 76260.6%★★★☆☆
202277.3133 of 76482.6%★★★★☆
202161.2283 of 76563.0%★★★☆☆
201974.7166 of 78078.7%★★★★☆
201871.4198 of 77274.4%★★★★☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202522.1378 of 48421.9%★☆☆☆☆
202415.9421 of 49314.6%★☆☆☆☆
202331.5333 of 50133.5%★★☆☆☆
202225.1376 of 49724.3%★☆☆☆☆
202121.2392 of 50121.8%★☆☆☆☆
201921.4394 of 49820.9%★☆☆☆☆
201821.2388 of 48419.8%★☆☆☆☆
201718.5402 of 48717.5%★☆☆☆☆
201613.4432 of 48210.4%★☆☆☆☆
201518.8368 of 44116.6%★☆☆☆☆
201417.6380 of 45516.5%★☆☆☆☆
201324.8355 of 45522.0%★☆☆☆☆
201219.5371 of 45518.5%★☆☆☆☆
201126.0350 of 44922.0%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202527.9156 of 20624.3%★☆☆☆☆
202422.2173 of 20214.4%★☆☆☆☆
202323.1181 of 20913.4%★☆☆☆☆
202232.9141 of 21233.5%★★☆☆☆
202132.5140 of 19327.5%★☆☆☆☆
201931.0143 of 19526.7%★☆☆☆☆
201827.2130 of 17224.4%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202261.7106 of 44576.2%★★★★☆
202138.4237 of 43145.0%★★☆☆☆
201922.3353 of 42416.7%★☆☆☆☆
201829.4298 of 41728.5%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202556.930 of 18183.4%★★★★☆
202441.185 of 18052.8%★★★☆☆
202342.873 of 15552.9%★★★☆☆
202257.222 of 15485.7%★★★★☆
202160.218 of 13586.7%★★★★☆
201945.053 of 13861.6%★★★☆☆
201846.147 of 12763.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202524.1357 of 47324.5%★☆☆☆☆
202420.1384 of 48120.2%★☆☆☆☆
202338.3291 of 48940.5%★★☆☆☆
202235.3314 of 49436.4%★★☆☆☆
202125.3366 of 48324.2%★☆☆☆☆
201923.5379 of 47820.7%★☆☆☆☆
201816.9399 of 46313.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202534.3243 of 37635.4%★★☆☆☆
202427.7282 of 37825.4%★☆☆☆☆
202335.7217 of 36440.4%★★☆☆☆
202227.2282 of 36823.4%★☆☆☆☆
202130.6239 of 33528.7%★☆☆☆☆
201931.4228 of 32229.2%★☆☆☆☆
201841.0185 of 30940.1%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202553.715 of 4264.3%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202527.4357 of 46423.1%★☆☆☆☆
202415.5429 of 4698.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202326.0383 of 48120.4%★☆☆☆☆
202225.6384 of 48921.5%★☆☆☆☆
202125.6371 of 46219.7%★☆☆☆☆
201919.7390 of 45213.7%★☆☆☆☆
201820.5378 of 43813.7%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202521.5374 of 47320.9%★☆☆☆☆
202414.6427 of 48311.6%★☆☆☆☆
202326.6352 of 48928.0%★☆☆☆☆
202216.1429 of 49713.7%★☆☆☆☆
202118.3400 of 48517.5%★☆☆☆☆
201920.0391 of 47818.2%★☆☆☆☆
201825.7349 of 46625.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202538.0226 of 43548.0%★★☆☆☆
202426.3340 of 44122.9%★☆☆☆☆
202351.4157 of 44464.6%★★★☆☆
202229.7370 of 50326.4%★☆☆☆☆
202125.4397 of 48918.8%★☆☆☆☆
201923.1412 of 48414.9%★☆☆☆☆
201828.1369 of 46721.0%★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202123.2374 of 49123.8%★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202124.3263 of 33922.4%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202548.1179 of 38653.6%★★★☆☆
202371.988 of 40378.2%★★★★☆
202267.1107 of 40473.5%★★★★☆
202150.6181 of 40154.9%★★★☆☆
201955.6167 of 39657.8%★★★☆☆
201843.5220 of 39544.3%★★☆☆☆
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
Disabled (2022)85th percentile+34 vs school
Homeless (2025)74th percentile+40 vs school
White (2025)65th percentile+31 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile+27 vs school
Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+26 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)53rd percentile+10 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)46th percentile~ school
Female (2025)44th percentile+10 vs school
African American (2025)42nd percentile+8 vs school
Special Education (2025)33rd percentile~ school
Male (2025)27th percentile-7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile-8 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)83rd percentile+62 vs school
Disabled (2022)76th percentile+52 vs school
Homeless (2025)64th percentile+42 vs school
White (2025)54th percentile+32 vs school
Special Education (2025)48th percentile+26 vs school
Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+13 vs school
Female (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school
African American (2025)24th percentile~ school
Tested In Person (2021)24th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school
Tested Remotely (2021)22nd percentile~ school
Male (2025)21st percentile~ school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics31%-10 vs state
English Language Arts26%-15 vs state
Science18%-23 vs state
Civics18%-21 vs state

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Open Quote The teachers, principal, and support staff are all wonderful at the Ohrenberger. My child is receiving an amazing education, and I am confident that the administration is thoroughly evaluating what our students do well and where there is more room for improvement. My daughter is a better person both academically and socially because she attends the Ohrenberger. Close Quote





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Ohrenberger School ranks in the bottom 21.9% of Massachusetts middle schools.

Students who attend Ohrenberger School usually go on to attend Albert D Holland School of Technology

Students at Ohrenberger School are 40% Hispanic, 38% African American, 15% White, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 477 students attended Ohrenberger School.


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