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Somerville, MA
Public School Ratings




Somerville Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Somerville School District details

Somerville School District
167 Holland Street
Somerville, MA 02144

4,927 Students enrolled in District

11 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Somerville School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Massachusetts

4

(10 is best)

Better than 35.8% of all MA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 69.7% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
42%
40%
42%
33%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Albert F. Argenziano School At Lincoln Park
290 Washington Street
Somerville, MA, 02143
PK-08
Arthur D Healey School
5 Meacham Street
Somerville, MA, 02145
PK-08
Benjamin G Brown School
201 Willow Avenue
Somerville, MA, 02144
KG-05
Capuano Early Childhood Center School
150 Glen Street
Somerville, MA, 02145
PK-KG
E Somerville Community School
50 Cross Street
Somerville, MA, 02145
PK-08
Full Circle High School
81 Highland Ave
Somerville, MA, 02143
09-12
John F Kennedy School
5 Cherry Street
Somerville, MA, 02144
PK-08
Next Wave Junior High School
81 Highland Ave
Somerville, MA, 02143
07-08
Somerville High School
81 Highland Avenue
Somerville, MA, 02143
09-12
West Somerville Neighborhood School
177 Powderhouse Blvd
Somerville, MA, 02144
PK-08
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 41.1% 55.6%
Black 8.9% 10.1%
Hispanic 43.3% 26.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.4% 7.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,594 $71,905,000 29.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,615 $12,882,000 5.2%
Staff $2,074 $10,220,000 4.2%
General Administration $628 $3,094,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,556 $7,666,000 3.1%
Operation $2,206 $10,869,000 4.4%
Transportation $664 $3,271,000 1.3%
Other $581 $2,862,000 1.2%
Total Support $10,324 $50,864,000 20.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $25,058 $123,460,000 50.1%
Total Expenditures $49,975 $246,229,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,305 $12,173,375,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,954 $1,787,939,000 6.6%
Staff $1,137 $1,040,246,000 3.8%
General Administration $428 $391,880,000 1.4%
School Administration $1,047 $958,032,000 3.5%
Operation $1,973 $1,805,625,000 6.7%
Transportation $1,013 $926,590,000 3.4%
Other $500 $457,914,000 1.7%
Total Support $8,053 $7,368,226,000 27.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $8,304 $7,598,075,000 28.0%
Total Expenditures $29,662 $27,139,676,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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