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Hennigan K-8 School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

200 Heath Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 · (617) 635-8264 · Part of Boston School District

Boston’s School Grade C− better than 18% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
472
Students per teacher
9:1
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Hennigan K-8 School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 30 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Boston kids: 40 middle schools

On the path

Where Boston kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–8Hennigan K-8 SchoolYou are here
7–840 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency7%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts19%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

200 Heath Street, Jamaica Plain

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten28
Grade 133
Grade 259
Grade 357
Grade 446
Grade 561
Grade 663
Grade 759
Grade 866
Enrollment over time
534’20
504’21
509’22
505’23
472’24

Down 11.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 65%Black 27%White 3%Two or more races 2%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hennigan K-8 School from Boston families.

Other schools in Boston School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Boston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.