1
Enrollment
372
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSTON·NCES 250279000312
Hernandez K-8 School
61 School Street, Roxbury, MA 02119 · (617) 635-8187 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 32 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 34% larger than its 8th grade class (32).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
31.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +3.0pp since 2016
Math
30.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +2.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 23.0% | 18.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 10.0% |
| 2018-19 | 33.0% | 19.0% |
| 2017-18 | 31.0% | 31.0% |
| 2016-17 | 28.0% | 28.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Hernandez K-8 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #652 of 920 ▲ 76 | #33 of 84 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #631 of 920 ▲ 15 | #32 of 84 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #76 of 901 | #10 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 372 | #516 of 1,086 | #44 of 94 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #753 of 938 | #69 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.9% | #702 of 938 | #62 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #481 of 602 | #53 of 59 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
372
-46 (-11%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 392
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 372 | 26.9 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 407 | 28.5 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 27.9 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 28 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 389 | 24.5 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 399 | 21 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 407 | 25 | 16.3:1 | 75% (306) |
| 2000-01 | 403 | N/A | N/A | 71% (288) |
| 1990-91 | 392 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hernandez K-8 School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (389 to 372); teachers up 10% (24.5 to 26.9).
About Hernandez K-8 School
Hernandez K-8 School is a public mid-sized elementary school in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The school offers pre-K through 8 and enrolls 372 students.
Hernandez K-8 School is part of a district of 109 schools: Boston, with 46,437 students.
The largest group at Hernandez K-8 School is Hispanic students, at 78%. Other students are 15% White, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. By comparison, Suffolk County residents are about 23% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Hernandez K-8 School scores 36%.
Teacher count: 26.9 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.8:1. The gap from the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is 1.6 students per teacher.
Hernandez K-8 School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 35% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
The school's county is Suffolk County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $95,631, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 157 public schools in the county, enrolling about 75,679, Hernandez K-8 School among them.
Hernandez K-8 School's nearest public school is Greater Egleston High School (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Hernandez K-8 School.
NCES describes the area around Hernandez K-8 School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
An 11% decrease took enrollment from 418 in 2020-21 to 372 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.9:1 to 13.8:1.
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Suffolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
785,121
Census ACS
Median income
$95,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
157
75,679 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Hernandez K-8 SchoolHow many students attend Hernandez K-8 School?
Hernandez K-8 School enrolls approximately 372 students in grades PK-08.
Is Hernandez K-8 School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hernandez K-8 School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hernandez K-8 School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hernandez K-8 School is approximately 13.8:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hernandez K-8 School?
Hernandez K-8 School reports a student body of 15% White, 78% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Hernandez K-8 School public or private?
Hernandez K-8 School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Boston.
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