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Higginson-Lewis K-8 School

Public Grades 3-8
457th
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of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools
Better than 4% of Massachusetts middle schools
Summary

Higginson-Lewis K-8 School is a small Boston public school in Roxbury, MA, serving 213 students in grades 3–8. In 2025–26, it ranked 457th of 478 Massachusetts schools — the 4th percentile — with 0 stars, placing it below its own district, Boston, which ranks at the 15th percentile statewide. Its rank has never exceeded the 7th percentile in the years shown, and it has earned 0 stars every year.

Academically, 2025–26 MCAS results show severe gaps: 9.46% proficient in English Language Arts, 5% in Math, 8% in Science, and 4.55% in 8th-grade Civics, compared with roughly 40% statewide in each subject. Nearby schools perform far better: Ohrenberger School, also grades 3–8 in Boston, reached 24.42% ELA, 28.77% Math, and 22.79% Science — about 15 to 24 points higher. Other nearby schools with much stronger results include Bigelow Middle and Charles E Brown Middle in Newton, Rindge Avenue Upper School in Cambridge, and Charles S Pierce Middle in Milton, where proficiency generally lands in the 50s to 70s. Higginson-Lewis spends $31,329 per student (2020–21) and has a student-teacher ratio of 9.2 — relatively favorable compared with several higher-performing peers — yet its results have not followed.

The most urgent priorities are math, early literacy, and 8th-grade science and civics: 3rd- and 8th-grade math both showed 0% proficiency, 4th-grade ELA 2.78%, and 8th-grade science and civics 4.55% each. The strongest grade was 6th, at 16.13% in both ELA and Math. There are small positive signs: ELA rose from 6.10% in 2022–23 to 9.46% in 2025–26, and Math from 2.99% to 5.00%. The brightest result is for English Language Learner students, whose rank reached the 80th percentile (4 stars) in 2025–26, after ranking at the 4th percentile the previous year — a promising but volatile result in a small school.

213
Students ?
9.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$41,639
Per pupil spending ?
88.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 131 Walnut Avenue
       Roxbury, MA  02119

(617) 635-8247

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
54.9%
African American:
36.6%
White:
4.7%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026
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 (4th percentile)
!Mathematics scores 36 pts below the Massachusetts average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school7%
District avg29%
Massachusetts avg41%
Elementary school
877th of 899
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Bottom 2%▼ down 2 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
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Middle school
457th of 478
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Bottom 4%▲ up 3 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2Middle 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
20265.6877 of 8992.4%☆☆☆☆☆
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
202610.7185 of 1881.6%☆☆☆☆☆
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
202628.1249 of 29114.4%★☆☆☆☆
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
20265.5856 of 8691.5%☆☆☆☆☆
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
202623.0416 of 47512.4%★☆☆☆☆
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
202611.0717 of 7423.4%☆☆☆☆☆
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
20267.9851 of 8793.2%☆☆☆☆☆
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
202614.5697 of 7091.7%☆☆☆☆☆
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
20268.2457 of 4784.4%☆☆☆☆☆
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
202621.6184 of 21514.4%★☆☆☆☆
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
202654.839 of 19379.8%★★★★☆
202529.5174 of 1813.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20267.8452 of 4683.4%☆☆☆☆☆
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
202617.4350 of 3838.6%☆☆☆☆☆
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
202613.7431 of 4616.5%☆☆☆☆☆
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
202610.1440 of 4706.4%☆☆☆☆☆
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
202616.6431 of 4361.1%☆☆☆☆☆
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
English Language Learner (2026)14th percentile+12 vs school
Hispanic (2026)12th percentile+10 vs school
Disabled (2022)11th percentile+8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)2nd percentile~ school
African American (2026)2nd percentile~ school
Female (2026)1st percentile~ school
Tested Remotely (2021)1st percentile~ school
Tested In Person (2021)<1st percentile~ school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2026)80th percentile+75 vs school
Disabled (2022)16th percentile+14 vs school
African American (2026)14th percentile+10 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)10th percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2026)9th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school
Male (2026)6th percentile~ school
Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)1st percentile-3 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)<1st percentile~ school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts9%-31 vs state
Science8%-33 vs state
Mathematics5%-36 vs state
Civics5%-35 vs state

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

Higginson-Lewis K-8 School ranks in the bottom 4.4% of Massachusetts middle schools.

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

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

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