Hernandez K-8 School

Hernandez K-8 School is an elementary campus of medium-sized scale in Roxbury, Massachusetts, overseen by Boston, educateing 372 students in grades pre-K through 8.

Across the 109 schools in Boston (46,437 students total), Hernandez K-8 School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Hernandez K-8 School shows that 78% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest comes out to 15% White, 3% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Suffolk County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Hernandez K-8 School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Hernandez K-8 School higher than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Suffolk County indicate median household income runs about $95,631, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Suffolk County's 157 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students), Hernandez K-8 School is one campus in the mix.

Greater Egleston High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hernandez K-8 School.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 389 students in 2018 compared to 372 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 88% to 78% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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