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Schools in Winthrop Town · Winthrop School District

Winthrop Town’s public schools score below 58% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Winthrop Town’s districts is 35%, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Winthrop Town, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.

#178of 283 Massachusetts townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
45%
▲ 1 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
▼ 6 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 1–5 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.9K
▼ 25% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.8
MA 11.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
4
1,961 students on the public path
In brief

Winthrop Town’s schools, in brief

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 45% and math 35% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $19,918 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school

From grade 3 the district’s path is Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School, then Winthrop Middle School, then Winthrop High School. Enrollment is up 5% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Winthrop Town’s grade

C+ Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 42% of Massachusetts school districts, #178 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Graduation is above the Massachusetts average; test scores are below it.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 42%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (288)Better than 39%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 964 test results and a graduating class of 136 could put Winthrop Town anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Winthrop Town’s students in the tested grades sat them (964 in math, 963 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Winthrop Town, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2William P. Gorman/Fort Banks ElementaryWinthrop School DistrictNo scores
3–5Arthur T. Cummings Elementary SchoolWinthrop School DistrictC+
6–8Winthrop Middle SchoolWinthrop School DistrictC+
9–12Winthrop High SchoolWinthrop School DistrictA−

Winthrop Town’s public schools are run by Winthrop School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Winthrop School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,961 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$19,918MA $26,530 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 43.7% · 963 students tested
Math35%
State average 40.7% · 964 students tested

Winthrop Town vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Winthrop Town’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Winthrop TownC+Winthrop
BostonC−Boston
RevereC−Revere
NahantB+Nahant PK–6 · Swampscott School District in Nahant

Every school in Winthrop Town

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Winthrop Townby address
William P. Gorman/Fort Banks Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Winthrop
487 students15:1Rate it →
Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Winthrop
C+
467 students16:1Rate it →
Winthrop Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Winthrop
C+
439 students13:1Rate it →
Winthrop High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Winthrop
A−
568 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Winthrop Town’s schools

Are Winthrop Town’s schools good?

On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Winthrop Town children attend score below 58% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #178 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 39%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Winthrop Town in?

Winthrop School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,961 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Winthrop Town kids go to high school?

Winthrop High School in Winthrop, with 568 students; its own test results earn an A−.

What is Winthrop Town’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Winthrop School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does Winthrop Town spend per student?

$19,918 in Winthrop School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.