Summary:
ZIP code 02467 in Chestnut Hill is served by two elementary-level schools — Edith C Baker (grades K–8, 665 students) and Roland Hayes (grades PK–8, 418 students) — both in the Brookline district, which ranks 16th of 351 Massachusetts districts at the 95th percentile with 5 stars. Combined enrollment is 1,083 students, and because both schools also serve middle grades, their MCAS results span grades 3 through 8.
Baker is the larger school and the more consistent performer. Its 2025–26 All Grades results are 67.67% proficient in ELA, 70.47% in Math, and 75.00% in Science; it has held 5 stars in all three rank-history years, staying in the 91st–93rd percentile. Hayes is smaller, with a lower student-teacher ratio (13.3 vs 14.8) and lower reported spending ($23,617 vs $25,103 per student in 2020–21). Its 2025–26 All Grades results are 68.13% in ELA, 66.67% in Math, and 68.82% in Science, and it slipped from 5 stars in 2023–24 and 2024–25 to 4 stars and the 88th percentile in 2025–26.
The two schools trade strengths: Baker is stronger in math and science (7th grade Math 81.69%, 6th grade Math 78.57%, 8th grade Science 77.78%), while Hayes is stronger in ELA and in 8th grade (8th grade Math 80.39%, 8th grade Civics 80.39%, 8th grade ELA 79.25%). Both schools score above the state average in every reported subject and grade, though grade-level results vary widely — Hayes's Math ranges from 50.00% in 5th grade to 80.39% in 8th. Science improved for both schools from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while ELA declined for both and for the district. Free/reduced lunch data is not reported for either school, and spending figures are historical, from 2020–21.
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