Higginson-Lewis K-8 School

Higginson-Lewis K-8 School is a rural-scale junior high in Roxbury, Massachusetts, run under Boston. The school educates 213 students in grades 3 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 61% leaner than the state mean of about 547.

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

On demographics, Higginson-Lewis K-8 School lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest comes out to 37% Black, 5% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.5:1, putting Higginson-Lewis K-8 School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, census data for Suffolk County shows the typical household earns roughly $95,631 per year, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Suffolk County's 157 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students), Higginson-Lewis K-8 School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: City on a Hill Charter Public School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Higginson-Lewis K-8 School's enrollment has declined 31% since 2018, when it stood at 308 (now 213). The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 50% to 37% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 in 2025.

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