The brief
A Boston elementary school serving grades Pre-K – 2nd.
It ranks 1,367 of 1,793 schools in Massachusetts and 79 of 109 in Boston.
Higginson Inclusion K-2 School is listed in Boston, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 3 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.
- Estimated academic score. This school does not have standardized test data. Based on 17 schools in Roxbury. Learn more
- Based on limited data: 44% component coverage.
- Component weights adjusted due to data availability.
Partial Profile · 2/3 metrics
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 02119; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the Boston school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
The area
- Median income
- $43,255
- Median home value
- $668,900
- Median rent
- $1,252/mo
- College educated
- 29.8%
- Homeownership
- 24.5%
- Poverty rate
- 27.5%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 02119; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 71
- Very Walkable
- Transit Score
- 76
- Excellent Transit
- Bike Score
- 67
- Bikeable
- County reported crime
- 2,352/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 county residents, counting every city police department, sheriff's office and county police department that reported a full year to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program. Shown only where those agencies cover at least 80% of the county's residents. Not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · county context, not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
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Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.
Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.
Charter · enrollment unverified: Potential charter option; enrollment requirements have not been verified.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Higginson Inclusion K-2 School serve?
Higginson Inclusion K-2 School serves students in grades Pre-K through 2nd.
How many students attend Higginson Inclusion K-2 School?
Higginson Inclusion K-2 School has an enrollment of approximately 157 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Higginson Inclusion K-2 School?
The student-teacher ratio at Higginson Inclusion K-2 School is 13.1:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
How does Higginson Inclusion K-2 School rank in MA?
Higginson Inclusion K-2 School ranks #1,367 of 1,793 schools in MA.
What is Higginson Inclusion K-2 School's MySchoolScout rating?
Higginson Inclusion K-2 School has a current MySchoolScout rating of 4.9 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
Is Higginson Inclusion K-2 School a charter school?
No, Higginson Inclusion K-2 School is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.
Is Higginson Inclusion K-2 School a Title I school?
No, Higginson Inclusion K-2 School is not currently a Title I school.
School facts
- Grades
- Pre-K – 2nd
- Enrollment
- 157
- Student-teacher ratio
- 13.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 12
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Large City
- County
- Suffolk County
- Phone
- (617) 635-8247
- Rank in district
- #79 of 109
- Schools in district
- 109
- District spending per student
- $37,200
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 21.6%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
- Area population (ZIP 02119)
- 26,851
- Area average commute
- 29.2 min
- Area median age
- 35.3
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
Sources and official links
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Mass. Dept. of Elementary & Secondary Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.