Hernandez K-8 School

61 School Street

School District

Boston Public Schools
Grade

PK, K-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:15
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on October 31, 2023

We are so happy at the Hernandez! It’s a great community and many of the teachers have been at the school for a long time and are still excited to be back every year. We have one child in pre-K and one in second and the bilingual education is wonderful. The principal is great and very accessible, and there’s lots of parent engagement.
Submitted by parent on January 30, 2020

Awful. Experience with several different BPS schools with 3 children and in my career I have a liaison with the schools. We were so excited for our child to attend the Hernandez and it was the worst educational experience any of the children have had.
Submitted by parent on March 21, 2017

The school has declined under the new principal; some parents have pulled their kids out due to rampant bullying that never gets addressed. One more thing worth mentioning is that the school is supposedly 90% Hispanic, but the truth is that is a mischaracterization; the school is 85 % Dominican and Puerto Rican, and that makes any other kid, (from any other background) feel totally out of place. furthermore, parent participation from that 85% is absent.
Submitted by other on May 28, 2015

it used to be a great school - not anymore because of the current administration
Submitted by parent on June 22, 2014

This school was amazing under the previous leadership. Unfortunately there have been many changes recently and in the past couple of years things have gone in a direction that no longer resembles what the school used to be. The climate of "excellence" from everyone, the respect for the students and amazing use of resources is just not there anymore.
Submitted by parent on February 24, 2010

This is an excellent school. Both of my children have gone here. The teachers, for the most part, are excellent. It's not perfect but if you compare it with other BPS schools, then it merits a 5 rating. They have an excellent after school program for very reasonable money. The participationn rate of parents is very big - on school nights they get 90% or over attendance which is unheard of in other schools. The dual-bilingual system is rare and they know how to do it. Highly recommend it.