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Higginson-Lewis K-8 School

Public Grades 3-8
451st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools
Better than 7% of Massachusetts middle schools
Summary

Higginson-Lewis K-8 School is a public middle school located in Roxbury, MA, serving grades 3-8 with 169 students. The school is part of the Boston school district, which is ranked 298 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Higginson-Lewis K-8 School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-20% of Massachusetts middle schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Higginson-Lewis K-8 School significantly underperforms the state and Boston district averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 8.6% of students were proficient or better in ELA compared to 41.53% statewide, and only 4.84% were proficient or better in Math compared to 40.74% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and African American and Hispanic students.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($31,329 in 2020-2021) compared to the state average, Higginson-Lewis K-8 School's academic outcomes do not reflect this higher level of funding. Neighboring schools, such as Ohrenberger School and Frederick Pilot Middle School, also perform poorly compared to state averages, suggesting broader systemic challenges in the Boston school district. However, some schools like Cambridge Street Upper School and Putnam Avenue Upper School demonstrate that high performance is possible within the district.

213
Students ?
9.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$41,639
Per pupil spending ?
88.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 9 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (7% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)
!Mathematics scores 36 pts below the Massachusetts average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school7%
District avg27%
Massachusetts avg41%
Elementary school
870th of 906
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Bottom 4%▬ steady since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
451st of 484
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Bottom 7%▲ up 3 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd 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
20257.7870 of 9064.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.1878 of 9164.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.1915 of 9281.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.3901 of 9323.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.3932 of 9360.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20191.4939 of 9420.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20181.7930 of 9340.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20172.5932 of 9380.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20167.6889 of 9324.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20157.3882 of 9143.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20147.8883 of 9264.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20132.3919 of 9281.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20121.0927 of 9300.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20112.5915 of 9241.0%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202528.5137 of 16918.9%★☆☆☆☆
202428.8136 of 16718.6%★☆☆☆☆
201913.7166 of 1723.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.6166 of 1744.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202220.6595 of 67211.5%★☆☆☆☆
202114.5622 of 6321.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.6652 of 6652.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.5636 of 6563.0%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202522.2273 of 2812.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202152.659 of 24075.4%★★★★☆
201930.6183 of 25829.1%★☆☆☆☆
201827.0197 of 24419.3%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20257.0849 of 8692.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.0857 of 8863.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.1862 of 8872.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.1879 of 9012.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.2887 of 8981.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20191.8900 of 9020.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20181.6890 of 8930.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202516.0433 of 4585.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202426.5370 of 44617.0%★☆☆☆☆
202317.3391 of 4206.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202223.3351 of 40112.5%★☆☆☆☆
202118.3354 of 3796.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.8395 of 3980.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.1378 of 3790.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202512.0709 of 7363.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.0705 of 7607.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.3734 of 7573.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.9725 of 7726.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.4701 of 7050.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.6694 of 7000.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20186.1677 of 6851.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202510.2828 of 8846.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.6836 of 8916.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.6876 of 8962.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.8836 of 9087.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.6901 of 9040.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20192.7903 of 9070.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.8894 of 8980.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202527.6545 of 71724.0%★☆☆☆☆
202418.1669 of 7318.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.0699 of 7030.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.5866 of 9054.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.6890 of 8940.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.5893 of 8960.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.0882 of 8860.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20214.1922 of 9250.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202111.2395 of 3991.0%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20259.4451 of 4846.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.6483 of 4932.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.9498 of 5010.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.2489 of 4971.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.2491 of 5012.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20191.7497 of 4980.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.0480 of 4840.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20173.8476 of 4872.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20163.2474 of 4821.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20155.6424 of 4413.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20143.0444 of 4552.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20131.4449 of 4551.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20122.3446 of 4552.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20112.8438 of 4492.4%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202524.9164 of 20620.4%★☆☆☆☆
20237.3208 of 2090.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.4194 of 2128.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.1179 of 1937.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.9193 of 1951.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.4172 of 1720.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202223.3375 of 44515.7%★☆☆☆☆
202119.3410 of 4314.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.5421 of 4240.7%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202529.5174 of 1813.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20258.4453 of 4734.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.9476 of 4811.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.6486 of 4890.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.3482 of 4942.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.9467 of 4833.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20191.4478 of 4780.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20181.9463 of 4630.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202517.1350 of 3766.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.1349 of 3787.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.9358 of 3641.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.4364 of 3681.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.6334 of 3350.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.8321 of 3220.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.1307 of 3090.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202511.9442 of 4644.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.3448 of 4694.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.1477 of 4810.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.9478 of 4892.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.2454 of 4621.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.8446 of 4521.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.6435 of 4380.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202511.3433 of 4738.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.8457 of 4835.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.2487 of 4890.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.3493 of 4970.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.5481 of 4850.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20192.3476 of 4780.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.3461 of 4661.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202525.5348 of 43520.0%★☆☆☆☆
202423.4368 of 44116.6%★☆☆☆☆
202316.3442 of 4440.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.7493 of 5032.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.1478 of 4892.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.4479 of 4841.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.9463 of 4670.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20214.3491 of 4910.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202117.9304 of 33910.3%★☆☆☆☆
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
Special Education (2025)24th percentile+20 vs school
African American (2025)19th percentile+15 vs school
Disabled (2022)11th percentile+8 vs school
Male (2025)6th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile~ school
Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Tested Remotely (2021)1st percentile~ school
Tested In Person (2021)<1st percentile~ school
Middle school
African American (2025)20th percentile+14 vs school
Special Education (2025)20th percentile+13 vs school
Disabled (2022)16th percentile+14 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)10th percentile+8 vs school
Male (2025)8th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school
Female (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)<1st percentile~ school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts9%-33 vs state
Civics8%-31 vs state
Science6%-35 vs state
Mathematics5%-36 vs state

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Students at Higginson-Lewis K-8 School are 55% Hispanic, 37% African American, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.

Higginson-Lewis K-8 School ranks in the bottom 6.8% of Massachusetts middle schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 213 students attended Higginson-Lewis K-8 School.

Students who attend Higginson-Lewis K-8 School usually go on to attend Albert D Holland School of Technology


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