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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 02119

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At a glance

Schools

5,377

Students

Districts

Top rankedHale Elementary School214^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Hernandez Elementary School up 266 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Higginson Inclusion K0-2 School 8.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Zip code 02119, in the Roxbury section of Boston, contains 15 schools — 10 elementary, 1 middle, and 4 high schools — serving about 5,377 students, with 11 operated by Boston Public Schools and four charter schools.

Academic results vary enormously. Hale Elementary School is the clear standout, reaching 55.68% proficient in ELA, 57.95% in math, and 50.00% in science — all above state averages — and ranking 214 of 899 schools at the 76th percentile with 4 stars. Hernandez Elementary School (46.58% ELA, 45.34% math, 43.59% science) also beats state averages in all three subjects, and Mendell Elementary School exceeds the state in ELA. Bridge Boston Charter School is strong in math (43.15%) but very weak in science (14.52%). At the other end, Orchard Gardens K-8 School has the lowest profile (5.98% ELA, 5.75% math, 4.20% science; 1st percentile, 0 stars), followed by Dearborn STEM Academy and Higginson-Lewis K-8 School.

The gaps are wide: ELA proficiency spans 5.98% to 55.68%, math 4.09% to 57.95%, and science 4.20% to 50.00%. High school outcomes are split — Roxbury Preparatory Charter School (85.6% graduation, 12.6% dropout) and Dearborn STEM (83.9%, 9.7%) beat the district graduation rate but carry dropout rates above the district's 8.8%, while Greater Egleston High School (53.8%, 19.2%) and Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter School (21.5%, 27.8%; 0% proficient in 10th grade ELA and math) struggle most. Per-student spending averages about $26,502, but higher spending does not track with stronger results. Free/reduced lunch data is blank for every school, and Haynes Early Education Center, Higginson Inclusion K0-2, and Greater Egleston have no recent MCAS scores.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 10th 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 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	20 Kearsarge Ave	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6789	323	30	10.9	78.6%	10 (3.1%)	168 (52.0%)	132 (40.9%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)							0.0								0.0								$29,730
Roxbury Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	71 Proctor Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 858-2288	1,126	44	25.8	77.9%	13 (1.2%)	592 (52.6%)	460 (40.9%)	5 (0.4%)	17 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.4%)	22.5	282^nd of 353 public high schools	20.1%		23.1	272^nd of 349 public high schools	22.1%	10			23.5	24.6	22.5	30.1	20.5	25.4			25.0	39.5	23.6	42.7	17.6	33.7	27.4	21.4	32.3	23.4	20.4	13.8	$29,178
Bridge Boston Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	435 Warren St.	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Bridge Boston Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(857) 229-1601	329	30	10.7	76.6%	3 (0.9%)	194 (59.0%)	119 (36.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	38.6	550^th of 899 public elementary schools	38.8%		32.6	614^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.2%	64	36.1	24.4	38.9	37.5	34.6	34.6		34.0	38.9	31.7	50.0	40.6	34.6	69.2		43.2	16.7	11.5		14.5		7.7	$31,986
Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6 Shirley Street	Boston	02119	Suffolk County	Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 227-8055	293	19	15.4	78.5%	10 (3.4%)	165 (56.3%)	110 (37.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	25.3	672^nd of 899 public elementary schools	25.3%		14.9	788^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.0%	116	31.0	29.7	29.0					29.9	9.5	18.9	29.0					18.8	39.5			39.5			$21,094
Ellis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	302 Walnut Avenue	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8257	391	31	12.4	92.6%	14 (3.6%)	111 (28.4%)	256 (65.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	7.9	864^th of 899 public elementary schools	3.9%		7.2	873^rd of 906 public elementary schools	3.6%	9	15.1	18.4	12.1	11.4				14.5	9.3	10.2	11.8	13.6				11.1	8.8			8.8			$36,446
Dearborn STEM Academy	Public	7-12	36 Winthrop St	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8412	565	52	10.9	83.2%	9 (1.6%)	348 (61.6%)	189 (33.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.5%)	8.7	329^th of 353 public high schools	6.8%		12.1	316^th of 349 public high schools	9.5%	13					9.3	12.1	15.0	10.7					4.8	3.5	6.7	4.1		5.6	13.0	5.6	6.4	12.6	$35,992
Mendell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	164 School Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8234	309	29	10.4	58.3%	77 (24.9%)	80 (25.9%)	114 (36.9%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.8%)	49.6	460^th of 899 public elementary schools	48.8%		41.8	532^nd of 906 public elementary schools	41.3%	72	60.0	26.2	32.4	52.9				42.5	50.0	32.6	35.1	47.1				40.9	35.1			35.1			$32,752
Hale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	51 Cedar Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8205	162	15	10.6	45.7%	24 (14.8%)	80 (49.4%)	33 (20.4%)	11 (6.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.0%)	75.9	214^th of 899 public elementary schools	76.2%		62.6	342^nd of 906 public elementary schools	62.3%	128	65.2	59.1	55.0	43.5				55.7	52.2	72.7	55.0	52.2				58.0	50.0			50.0			$32,936
Hernandez Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	61 School Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8187	372	27	13.8	64.0%	56 (15.1%)	11 (3.0%)	292 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	57.4	375^th of 899 public elementary schools	58.3%		29.3	641^st of 906 public elementary schools	29.2%	266	68.2	25.0	51.3	41.2				46.6	61.4	31.8	51.3	35.3				45.3	43.6			43.6			$32,356
Mason Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Norfolk Avenue	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8405	205	22	9.4	88.8%	10 (4.9%)	104 (50.7%)	82 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	14.7	788^th of 899 public elementary schools	12.3%		7.5	871^st of 906 public elementary schools	3.9%	83	30.6	13.5	18.5					21.0	27.8	10.8	22.2					20.0	7.4			7.4			$39,624
Greater Egleston High School	Public	9-12	80 School Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6429	78	9	8.7	79.5%	0 (0.0%)	30 (38.5%)	42 (53.8%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)								(n/a)																							$38,360
Haynes Early Education Center	Public	PK, KG-1	263 Blue Hill Avenue	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6446	168	15	11.0	79.8%	6 (3.6%)	75 (44.6%)	80 (47.6%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)								(n/a)																							$38,814
Orchard Gardens K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	906 Albany Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-1656	689	68	10.2	83.0%	17 (2.5%)	379 (55.0%)	267 (38.8%)	11 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	9 (1.3%)	4.4	893^rd of 899 public elementary schools	0.7%		8	866^th of 906 public elementary schools	4.4%	27	10.5	4.6	6.1	4.8	2.1	8.9		6.0	5.9	9.0	6.1	7.9	0.0	7.8		5.8	6.1	2.6		4.2		6.4	$35,513
Higginson-Lewis K-8 School	Public	3-8	131 Walnut Avenue	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8247	213	23	9.2	90.6%	10 (4.7%)	78 (36.6%)	117 (54.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	8.2	457^th of 478 public middle schools	4.4%		9.4	451^st of 484 public middle schools	6.8%	6	6.3	2.8	6.5	16.1	14.6	9.1		9.5	0.0	2.9	6.5	16.1	6.4	0.0		5.0	12.9	4.6		8.0		4.6	$41,639
Higginson Inclusion K0-2 School	Public	PK, KG-2	160 Harrishof Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8247	154	18	8.7	90.9%	5 (3.2%)	45 (29.2%)	96 (62.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)								(n/a)																							$37,038

Cities Near Zip Code 02119

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dorchester	0.33 mi	28	342^nd
Quincy	1.2 mi	19	201^st
Boston	1.44 mi	18	295^th
Milton	2.32 mi	6	39^th
Mattapan	2.4 mi	7	358^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.