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What's the one class at Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park every student should take?
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Enrollment
553
Elementary
DISTRICT 434 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOMERVILLE·NCES 251089001739
Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park
290 Washington Street, Somerville, MA 02143 · (617) 629-5460 · Middlesex County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL553 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 24% larger than its 8th grade class (49).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
44.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -9.0pp since 2016
Math
35.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -22.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 22 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 43.0% | 27.0% |
| 2018-19 | 44.0% | 42.0% |
| 2017-18 | 53.0% | 48.0% |
| 2016-17 | 53.0% | 57.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #597 of 920 ▲ 14 | #162 of 207 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #430 of 920 ▲ 56 | #140 of 207 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #495 of 901 | #107 of 206 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 553 | #174 of 1,086 | #34 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #700 of 938 | #180 of 222 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #130 of 938 | #44 of 222 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #457 of 602 | #102 of 141 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
553
-37 (-6%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 663
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 553 | 41.1 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 564 | 42.6 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 544 | 43.6 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 590 | 45 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 584 | 44.2 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 581 | 39 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 553 | 33 | 16.8:1 | 75% (414) |
| 2000-01 | 606 | N/A | N/A | 74% (446) |
| 1990-91 | 663 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (584 to 553); teachers down 7% (44.2 to 41.1).
About Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park
Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park is one of the public schools in Somerville, Massachusetts. It is a mid-sized elementary school. The school has 553 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 8. By comparison, elementary schools in Massachusetts enroll about 381 students on average.
Somerville has 4,952 students in 11 schools, and Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park is one of those schools.
About 44% of students at Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park are White, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 35% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 4% Black. Among all residents of Middlesex County, the White share is about 67%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
On staff are 41.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.5:1. Elementary schools in Massachusetts have an average ratio of 12.2:1.
Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 43% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
The county, Middlesex County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $130,847 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 60%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park, Middlesex County has 386 public schools.
Next Wave Junior High is the nearest public school to Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 553, from 590 in 2020-21.
Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,638,365
Census ACS
Median income
$130,847
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
386
215,896 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln ParkWhat is the total enrollment at Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park?
Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park enrolls approximately 553 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park serve?
Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park?
At Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park, the student body is approximately 44% White, 35% Hispanic, 4% Black, 7% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park public or private?
Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park is a public K-12 school, overseen by Somerville.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.