Hennigan K-8 School

Regular School · Jamaica Plain, MA

Hennigan K-8 School is a regular school school in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, serving grades KG–08 with 472 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 9.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 08

Enrollment

472

Teachers (FTE)

50.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

9.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	307	65%
Black or African American	129	27%
White	14	3%
Two or more races	11	2%
Asian	9	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	472	246M / 226F

English Language Learners: 248 (53% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	7.0% -29.7pp	36.7%	396
Reading Proficiency	19.0% -30.2pp	49.2%	398
Science Proficiency	<=5%	—	91

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.31 grade levels

Math

-0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

10 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

190

40.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	472	100%

Contact & Location

200 Heath Street

Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

Phone: (617)635-8264

http://www.bostonpublicschools.org

District

Boston

Per-pupil expenditure: $45,516

District enrollment: 46,001

Other Schools in District

Adams Elementary School Elementary
Alighieri Dante Montessori School Elementary
Baldwin Early Learning Pilot Academy Elementary
Bates Elementary School Elementary
Beethoven Elementary School Elementary
Blackstone Elementary School Elementary
Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot Elementary
Bradley Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 02130) → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

250279000259

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD