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Roland Hayes

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Roland Hayes ranks 91 st of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

91^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Roland Hayes is an exceptional elementary school located in Chestnut Hill, MA, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 434 students. As part of the highly-ranked Brookline school district, Roland Hayes has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in Massachusetts, ranking within the top 100 schools in the state for most years.

Roland Hayes excels across multiple metrics, including academic performance, student group achievement, and student-teacher ratio. The school consistently outperforms the state and district averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments, with 72.96% of all students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 68.42% in Mathematics, and 63.86% in Science. Additionally, Roland Hayes demonstrates strong performance across diverse student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, Hispanic students, and students with special needs.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Brookline district, Roland Hayes stands out as one of the top-performing institutions, often outpacing its peers in academic achievement. However, it is worth noting that the Brookline district as a whole is highly ranked, with all of the nearby schools, such as Florida Ruffin Ridley School, John D Runkle, William H Lincoln, and Michael Driscoll, also performing well above the state average. In contrast, the nearby schools in the Boston district, such as Lyon K-8 School, Baldwin Early Learning Pilot Academy, Edison K-8 School, and Winship Elementary School, generally perform significantly lower than Roland Hayes and the Brookline district schools.

418

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,505

Per pupil spending ?

5.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Eliot Street
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

(617) 879-4570

District: Brookline

Students who attend Roland Hayes usually attend:

High:

Brookline High

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.9%

Asian:

17.0%

Two or more races:

12.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (70% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Brookline's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg70%

Massachusetts avg41%

Elementary school

91^st of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

28^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Brookline

18^th of 348Brookline 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	88.5	91 of 906	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	84 of 916	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	63 of 928	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	98 of 932	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	93.6	35 of 936	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.1	85 of 942	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	44 of 934	95.3%	★★★★★
2017	89.1	64 of 938	93.2%	★★★★★
2016	87.4	80 of 932	91.4%	★★★★★
2015	90.5	32 of 914	96.5%	★★★★★
2014	87.3	71 of 926	92.3%	★★★★★
2013	87.6	67 of 928	92.8%	★★★★★
2012	86.8	85 of 930	90.9%	★★★★★
2011	90.1	38 of 924	95.9%	★★★★★
2010	90.9	25 of 920	97.3%	★★★★★
2009	92.5	18 of 909	98.0%	★★★★★
2008	92.3	25 of 908	97.2%	★★★★★
2007	91.8	23 of 911	97.5%	★★★★★
2006	85.5	107 of 911	88.3%	★★★★☆
2005	84.4	121 of 887	86.4%	★★★★☆
2004	81.4	157 of 882	82.2%	★★★★☆
2003	74.4	232 of 884	73.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	80.3	26 of 152	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	38 of 141	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	55 of 155	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.9	32 of 154	79.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	68.2	154 of 672	77.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	68 of 869	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.7	78 of 886	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	83.8	135 of 887	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	154 of 901	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	90.6	54 of 898	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	82.2	128 of 902	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	70 of 893	92.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	87.0	23 of 398	94.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	119 of 884	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	87.5	91 of 891	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	92.6	40 of 896	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	51 of 908	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	14 of 904	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	47 of 907	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	37 of 898	95.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	86.0	5 of 33	84.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	85.6	62 of 731	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	22 of 703	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	63.1	257 of 905	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	86.2	76 of 894	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	84.9	65 of 896	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	76 of 886	91.4%	★★★★★

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	93.0	37 of 925	96.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	81 of 737	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	90 of 753	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	89 of 762	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	132 of 764	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	91.0	25 of 765	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	81.4	95 of 780	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	77 of 772	90.0%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	28 of 484	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	38 of 493	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	32 of 501	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	22 of 497	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	7 of 501	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	14 of 498	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.2	2 of 484	99.6%	★★★★★
2017	93.0	15 of 487	96.9%	★★★★★
2016	89.6	23 of 482	95.2%	★★★★★
2015	89.6	20 of 441	95.5%	★★★★★
2014	88.1	29 of 455	93.6%	★★★★★
2013	91.2	9 of 455	98.0%	★★★★★
2012	94.0	2 of 455	99.6%	★★★★★
2011	94.3	2 of 449	99.6%	★★★★★
2010	94.8	1 of 434	99.8%	★★★★★
2009	92.6	6 of 409	98.5%	★★★★★
2008	93.5	3 of 407	99.3%	★★★★★
2007	93.4	1 of 399	99.7%	★★★★★
2006	91.9	13 of 399	96.7%	★★★★★
2005	93.7	10 of 356	97.2%	★★★★★
2004	83.2	58 of 344	83.1%	★★★★☆
2003	79.6	72 of 339	78.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	63.5	54 of 120	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.5	39 of 134	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	7 of 128	94.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	51 of 473	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	72 of 481	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	59 of 489	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	92.3	32 of 494	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	95.1	14 of 483	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	25 of 478	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	10 of 463	97.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	85.7	37 of 368	89.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	25 of 473	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	15 of 483	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	6 of 489	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	16 of 497	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	5 of 485	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	7 of 478	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	1 of 466	99.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	88.1	32 of 503	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	99.7	2 of 489	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	65.8	111 of 484	77.1%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	97.5	2 of 491	99.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	40 of 386	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	43 of 392	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	88.0	42 of 403	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	91.9	19 of 404	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	9 of 401	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	9 of 396	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.0	1 of 395	99.7%	★★★★★

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

Tested In Person (2021)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2019)94th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)85th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2024)83rd percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)77th percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

Tested In Person (2021)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)94th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2022)90th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)90th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2024)55th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Civics74%+35 vs state

English Language Arts73%+31 vs state

Mathematics68%+28 vs state

Science64%+22 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Heath is a great school- great education, caring and involved parents, diverse student body with largely high achieving students. Ranks the best of all 8 schools in Brookline. Great principle (Carrie Wilson) and most of the teachers are really strong-- Lindsay Bingenheimer (1st grade), Vicky Ferstler (3rd grade) and Kathleen O'Connell (4th grade) have been stand-out teachers for us. Avoid Chari Dalsheim (2nd grade)-- she is emotionally abusive to her students and made my child feel anxious and afraid. (Lots of complaints against her but she has tenure!) The art teacher, Mr. P. is top notch, as is the music teacher, Meredith Huntley. I've also heard great things about all the teachers for 6-8th grade. Having the K-8 model for Brookline schools is so great-- it keeps the older kids young longer and allows all the grades to intermingle successfully.

Spend the extra money for a Brookline house-- you can save some money buying in Newton, but the middle schools are toxic for kids and the culture is way too high pressured, given that the schools aren't as high performing as Brookline. My one complaint is that way too much money and time goes to special needs and not enough money and time to high performing kids. But this is sadly true everywhere. Close Quote

Schools Near Roland Hayes

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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
Roland Hayes	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Eliot Street	Chestnut Hill	02467	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	No	(617) 879-4570	418	31	13.3		217 (51.9%)	27 (6.5%)	51 (12.2%)	71 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.4%)	88.5	91^st of 906 public elementary schools	90.0%		89.3	84^th of 916 public elementary schools	90.8%	7	61.5	75.0	66.0	70.8	83.6	78.4	73.0	71.8	70.5	55.6	64.6	83.3	61.1	68.4	67.4	59.5	63.9	74.3	$26,505
John D Runkle	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Druce Street	Brookline	02445	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	No	(617) 879-4650	476	37	12.8		234 (49.2%)	16 (3.4%)	82 (17.2%)	73 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (14.3%)	84.9	126^th of 906 public elementary schools	86.1%		91	61^st of 916 public elementary schools	93.3%	65	76.5	59.5	55.9	60.0	75.0	75.6	67.0	76.9	56.8	55.9	78.2	78.6	71.7	70.2	61.0	73.9	66.7	82.6	$29,986
William H Lincoln	Public	K-8	19 Kennard Rd	Brookline	02445	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 879-4600	494	39	12.6		189 (38.3%)	51 (10.3%)	70 (14.2%)	128 (25.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.1%)	90.7	60^th of 906 public elementary schools	93.4%		87.1	107^th of 916 public elementary schools	88.3%	47	77.1	59.3	66.0	69.8	76.1	78.7	71.2	79.2	64.8	72.6	69.8	67.4	86.9	73.9	70.0	70.5	70.3	68.9	$30,172
Baldwin Early Learning Pilot Academy	Public	PK, KG-1	121 Corey Road	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8409	165	18	9.3		22 (13.3%)	22 (13.3%)	71 (43.0%)	35 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.1%)								(n/a)																			$38,717
Michael Driscoll	Public	PK, KG-8	725 Washington St	Brookline	02446	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	No	(617) 879-4250	567	42	13.6		271 (47.8%)	30 (5.3%)	76 (13.4%)	111 (19.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (13.6%)	89.5	75^th of 906 public elementary schools	91.7%		89	86^th of 916 public elementary schools	90.6%	11	65.9	64.8	60.0	78.2	81.1	70.2	69.9	59.1	62.0	76.4	74.6	84.6	79.0	72.5	81.8	59.7	70.5	66.1	$26,692
Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	60 Glenmont Road	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8436	502	57	8.8		77 (15.3%)	90 (17.9%)	285 (56.8%)	36 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	13.3	807^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.9%		12.6	828^th of 916 public elementary schools	9.6%	21	10.8	17.9	17.1	16.4			15.5	12.1	25.0	20.0	22.2			19.7	21.6		21.6		$38,326
Winship Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	54 Dighton Street	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8399	353	25	13.8		99 (28.0%)	32 (9.1%)	128 (36.3%)	66 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.6%)	71.6	266^th of 906 public elementary schools	70.6%		70.6	274^th of 916 public elementary schools	70.1%	8	66.7	50.0	60.9	52.1			57.4	60.0	43.2	50.0	45.8			49.7	56.5		56.5		$31,481
Pierce	Public	K-8	50 School Street	Brookline	02446	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	No	(617) 730-2583	592	45	13.3		250 (42.2%)	36 (6.1%)	67 (11.3%)	162 (27.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (13.0%)	89.3	77^th of 906 public elementary schools	91.5%		92.4	46^th of 916 public elementary schools	95.0%	31	55.9	77.4	70.3	75.8	79.0	80.7	73.4	59.3	71.0	65.6	78.8	80.0	71.4	71.5	68.8	70.2	69.4	73.7	$24,877
Florida Ruffin Ridley School	Public	PK, KG-8	345 Harvard Street	Brookline	02446	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 879-4400	857	62	13.8		444 (51.8%)	50 (5.8%)	117 (13.7%)	143 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (12.0%)	85.8	117^th of 906 public elementary schools	87.1%		83.3	140^th of 916 public elementary schools	84.7%	23	57.9	66.3	58.5	62.2	68.0	68.0	63.3	67.7	69.8	65.9	63.2	74.7	71.6	68.8	64.2	61.8	63.1	72.0	$26,139
Lyon K-8 School	Public	K-8	50 Beechcroft Street	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-7945	143	21	6.7		35 (24.5%)	30 (21.0%)	59 (41.3%)	8 (5.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.0%)	34.4	600^th of 906 public elementary schools	33.8%		47.2	500^th of 916 public elementary schools	45.4%	100	35.7	37.5	9.1	35.3	10.5	5.3	21.9	42.9	31.3	18.2	41.2	15.8	0.0	24.0	27.3	5.3	13.3	15.8	$51,787

Frequently Asked Questions about Roland Hayes

What district is Roland Hayes in?

Brookline

How many students attend Roland Hayes?

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended Roland Hayes.

Is Roland Hayes a good school?

Roland Hayes ranks 91^st of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Roland Hayes?

Students at Roland Hayes are 52% White, 17% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 6% African American.

What schools do graduates of Roland Hayes attend?

Students who attend Roland Hayes usually go on to attend:

High : Brookline High

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