Overview of Higginson/Lewis K-8: Higginson/Lewis K-8 is a public school situated in Roxbury, MA, which is in a huge city environment. The learner population of Higginson/Lewis K-8 is 261, and the school serves 2-8. At Higginson/Lewis K-8, 6% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 11% scored above or at that level for reading. The school’s minority learner population is 99%. The learner-teacher ratio is 9:1, which is better than that of the district. The learner population is made up of 43% female learners and 57% male learners. There are 29 equivalent full-time teachers.

Learners/Teachers at Higginson/Lewis K-8

Test Scores at Higginson/Lewis K-8: At Higginson/Lewis K-8, 6% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 11% scored above or at that level for reading.Juxtaposed with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this measure. In Boston Public Schools, 35% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 31% tested above or at that level for math.Higginson/Lewis K-8 did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In Massachusetts, 52% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 48% tested above or at that level for math.