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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 02119

At a glance

Schools

3,072

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

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Summary:

Elementary schools in zip code 02119 form a varied group of 10 schools — eight Boston district schools plus two charters — serving 3,072 students across grade spans that run from PK–1 and PK–2 early education centers to full PK–6 and PK–8 programs. Haynes Early Education Center (PK–1) and Higginson Inclusion K0-2 School (PK–2) do not serve tested grades, so they have no MCAS results and should not be judged on test scores; the other eight schools cover about 90% of the enrollment in the area.

Hale Elementary School is the strongest tested school, with 2025–2026 all-grades proficiency of 55.68% in ELA, 57.95% in Math, and 50.00% in Science — above the state in all three subjects — and a rank of 214 of 899 (76th percentile, 4 stars). Hernandez Elementary School is right behind and the biggest improver, reaching ELA 46.58%, Math 45.34%, and Science 43.59%, also above state in every subject, and rising from 29th to 58th percentile in a year. Mendell Elementary School beats the Boston district average in all three subjects. Only Hernandez and Hale top the state in every subject.

At the other end, Orchard Gardens K-8 School is the lowest-performing tested school (ELA 5.98%, Math 5.75%, Science 4.2%; 893 of 899, 0 stars), followed by Ellis Elementary School (ELA 14.53%, Math 11.05%, Science 8.82%). Mason Elementary School and Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School stay low but improved over 2024–2025, while Bridge Boston Charter School is mixed, with Math above the state but Science very low. Science is the weakest subject across the group, and spending or class size does not line up neatly with results.

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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 Civics (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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	97%	0%	$29,900
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		92%	0%	$22,414
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		78%	0%	$35,492
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				$33,910
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				$35,389
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		97%	0%	$33,347
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				$38,901
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)																			91%	0%	$41,877
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	97%	0%	$35,054
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)																			86%	0%	$38,661

Cities Near Zip Code 02119

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dorchester	0.33 mi	28	339^th
Quincy	1.2 mi	19	199^th
Boston	1.44 mi	18	307^th
Milton	2.32 mi	6	40^th
Mattapan	2.4 mi	7	299^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.

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