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Orchard Gardens K-8 School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
893rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools
Better than 1% of Massachusetts elementary schools
Summary

Orchard Gardens K-8 School is a PK–8 school at 906 Albany Street in Roxbury, part of the Boston school district, serving 689 students — the largest enrollment among the ten nearby schools we compared. By statewide measures it sits at the very bottom of Massachusetts: in 2025–2026 it ranked 893rd of 899 schools (1st percentile, zero stars), and it has landed in the 1st–4th percentile in every reporting year for the past decade, with no upward trend.

Proficiency rates are far below both Boston and the state. In 2025–2026, 5.98% of students met expectations in English language arts, 5.75% in math, 4.20% in science, and 6.41% in 8th-grade civics — roughly 23–24 points behind the district and 34–37 points behind Massachusetts in every core subject. All ten nearby schools outscore Orchard Gardens. The sharpest contrast is Hale Elementary School, 0.78 miles away: 162 students, a similar student-teacher ratio (10.6) and lower per-student spending, yet it posts 55.68% ELA and 57.95% math proficiency and ranks 214th of 899 — about nine to ten times Orchard Gardens' rate.

Neither class size nor money appears to be the constraint: the student-teacher ratio is 10.2, and per-student spending of $26,493 (2020–21) is mid-to-high for the neighborhood. Two patterns stand out for families. The middle grades are the weakest point, especially 7th grade, where 2.13% met expectations in ELA and the school reported 0% proficient in math. English learners are a real bright spot: they rank in the 29th–33rd percentile of schools statewide serving English learners in each of the last three years — well above the school's overall standing and stable over time.

689
Students ?
10.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$35,513
Per pupil spending ?
83.0%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.
 906 Albany Street
       Roxbury, MA  02119

(617) 635-1656

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

African American:
55.0%
Hispanic:
38.8%
White:
2.5%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (6% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)
!Science scores 37 pts below the Massachusetts average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school6%
District avg29%
Massachusetts avg41%
Elementary school
893rd of 899
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
472nd of 478
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Bottom 1%▼ down 10 pts since 2016
From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
62nd 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
20264.4893 of 8990.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20258.0866 of 9064.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.1895 of 9162.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.4920 of 9280.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.6918 of 9321.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.8931 of 9360.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.3928 of 9421.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.4926 of 9340.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20172.7930 of 9380.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20164.3916 of 9321.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20157.2883 of 9143.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20149.8863 of 9266.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20139.3855 of 9287.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201213.2826 of 93011.2%★☆☆☆☆
201112.5820 of 92411.3%★☆☆☆☆
20102.9907 of 9201.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20090.8908 of 9090.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20081.1906 of 9080.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20071.1908 of 9110.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20061.4910 of 9110.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20051.7887 of 8870.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20041.3882 of 8820.0%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202611.5184 of 1882.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202515.4164 of 1693.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.5163 of 1672.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.7166 of 1670.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.6169 of 1732.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.1164 of 1661.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.2161 of 1726.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.1171 of 1741.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202221.6587 of 67212.6%★☆☆☆☆
202125.3495 of 63221.7%★☆☆☆☆
201913.2653 of 6651.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.5642 of 6562.1%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202634.1207 of 29128.9%★☆☆☆☆
202534.9191 of 28132.0%★★☆☆☆
202434.5190 of 28232.6%★★☆☆☆
202326.6238 of 2649.8%★☆☆☆☆
202232.8194 of 26727.3%★☆☆☆☆
202130.4205 of 24014.6%★☆☆☆☆
201930.5185 of 25828.3%★☆☆☆☆
201829.0188 of 24423.0%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20265.3858 of 8691.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20259.0830 of 8694.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.2874 of 8861.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.8880 of 8870.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.7881 of 9012.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.4885 of 8981.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.7884 of 9022.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.3884 of 8931.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202620.5426 of 47510.3%★☆☆☆☆
202537.6285 of 45837.8%★★☆☆☆
202423.7383 of 44614.1%★☆☆☆☆
202317.3392 of 4206.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.0378 of 4015.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.6356 of 3796.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201928.4316 of 39820.6%★☆☆☆☆
201818.5343 of 3799.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202610.2728 of 7421.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202516.3690 of 7366.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.7737 of 7603.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.9743 of 7571.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.1746 of 7723.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.9691 of 7052.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.5672 of 7004.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.8669 of 6852.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20265.5868 of 8791.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20258.6840 of 8845.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.0867 of 8912.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.3886 of 8961.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.0896 of 9081.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.0899 of 9040.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.6889 of 9072.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.0887 of 8981.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202617.7671 of 7095.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202515.8685 of 7174.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.0699 of 7314.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.3675 of 7034.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.1883 of 9052.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.6884 of 8941.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.6874 of 8962.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.3872 of 8861.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20214.4920 of 9250.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202112.3387 of 3993.0%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20265.6472 of 4781.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20259.7448 of 4847.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.3460 of 4936.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.8480 of 5014.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.8475 of 4974.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.1470 of 5016.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.9479 of 4983.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.5458 of 4845.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20178.5456 of 4876.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201614.4428 of 48211.2%★☆☆☆☆
201519.7361 of 44118.1%★☆☆☆☆
201415.8390 of 45514.3%★☆☆☆☆
201325.8352 of 45522.6%★☆☆☆☆
201222.3361 of 45520.7%★☆☆☆☆
20118.1410 of 4498.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20101.8430 of 4340.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20091.1406 of 4090.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20081.5404 of 4070.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20071.9397 of 3990.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20061.8398 of 3990.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20052.7352 of 3561.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20042.5344 of 3440.0%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202612.6209 of 2152.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202518.5188 of 2068.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.9189 of 2026.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.3197 of 2095.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.6203 of 2124.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.4183 of 1935.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.5182 of 1956.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.7140 of 17218.6%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202227.4331 of 44525.6%★☆☆☆☆
202125.2344 of 43120.2%★☆☆☆☆
201916.5405 of 4244.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.3408 of 4172.2%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202635.6133 of 19331.1%★★☆☆☆
202535.3136 of 18124.9%★☆☆☆☆
202436.4131 of 18027.2%★☆☆☆☆
202332.5147 of 1555.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202234.2137 of 15411.0%★☆☆☆☆
202148.538 of 13571.9%★★★★☆
201934.597 of 13829.7%★★☆☆☆
201833.798 of 12722.8%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20264.9464 of 4680.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20259.9444 of 4736.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.5453 of 4815.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.8469 of 4894.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.9478 of 4943.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.5470 of 4832.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.4467 of 4782.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.6453 of 4632.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202612.1374 of 3832.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202522.2319 of 37615.2%★☆☆☆☆
202425.2300 of 37820.6%★☆☆☆☆
202319.0331 of 3649.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202223.0312 of 36815.2%★☆☆☆☆
202128.5254 of 33524.2%★☆☆☆☆
201921.2278 of 32213.7%★☆☆☆☆
201821.0274 of 30911.3%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202423.931 of 3613.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20269.2449 of 4612.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202516.4417 of 46410.1%★☆☆☆☆
202416.4424 of 4699.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.3447 of 4817.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.7444 of 4899.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.7409 of 46211.5%★☆☆☆☆
201912.1425 of 4526.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.9405 of 4387.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20267.0457 of 4702.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20259.9443 of 4736.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.0448 of 4837.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.5468 of 4894.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.9468 of 4975.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.8439 of 4859.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.4459 of 4784.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.6433 of 4667.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202620.0397 of 4368.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202516.9424 of 4352.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202428.8314 of 44128.8%★☆☆☆☆
202319.0422 of 4445.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.4468 of 5037.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.9447 of 4898.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.3461 of 4844.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.8447 of 4674.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20219.2459 of 4916.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202113.7322 of 3395.0%☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)29th percentile+28 vs school
Disabled (2022)13th percentile+11 vs school
Hispanic (2026)10th percentile+10 vs school
Special Education (2026)5th percentile+5 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)3rd percentile~ school
African American (2026)2nd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school
Female (2026)1st percentile~ school
Male (2026)1st percentile~ school
Tested In Person (2021)1st percentile~ school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2026)31st percentile+30 vs school
Disabled (2022)26th percentile+21 vs school
Homeless (2024)14th percentile+7 vs school
Special Education (2026)9th percentile+8 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)7th percentile~ school
Tested Remotely (2021)5th percentile~ school
African American (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile~ school
Female (2026)1st percentile~ school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?
Civics6%-33 vs state
English Language Arts6%-34 vs state
Mathematics6%-35 vs state
Science4%-37 vs state

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Orchard Gardens K-8 School ranks in the bottom 0.7% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 689 students attended Orchard Gardens K-8 School.

Students at Orchard Gardens K-8 School are 55% African American, 39% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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