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Somerville School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Somerville.

Somerville’s School Grade C better than 30% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
4,952
Schools
11
Spent per student
$30,512
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
12:1
The gist

What stands out about Somerville School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 30% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 15% more per student than the MA average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.6% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 30% of the 394 Massachusetts school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
CSomerville 84,211

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Somerville. Grade by grade →

PK–88 schoolsThis district
9–12Somerville HighThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency34%
State average 40.7% · 2,226 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 43.7% · 2,227 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)86%
State average 89.2% · 311 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$30,512 per student · 15% above MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 44%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 68%State 25%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
4,691’20
4,673’21
4,815’22
4,927’23
4,952’24

Up 5.6% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 40%White 38%Black 9%Two or more races 7%Asian 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

11 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools.

E Somerville Community
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Somerville
C−
747 students13:1
Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Somerville
C+
553 students13:1
Arthur D Healey
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Somerville
C−
482 students12:1
John F Kennedy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Somerville
B+
439 students14:1
West Somerville Neighborhood
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Somerville
C+
397 students14:1
Winter Hill Community
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Somerville
D
388 students8:1
Capuano Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Somerville
250 students11:1
Benjamin G Brown
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Somerville
A−
219 students15:1
Next Wave Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Somerville
16 students3:1
Somerville High
High · Grades 9–12 · Somerville
B
1,394 students11:1
Full Circle High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Somerville
C−
67 students6:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Arlington School DistrictArlington
$22,282per student
Boston School DistrictBoston
$39,929per student
Cambridge School DistrictCambridge
$40,789per student
Everett School DistrictEverett
$22,177per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Massachusetts.