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Does Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
467
Elementary
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINTHROP·NCES 251317001841
Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School
40 Hermon Street, Winthrop, MA 02152 · (617) 846-5543 · Suffolk County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL467 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% 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.
- CThree-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
16.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 163 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 143 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 161 | 34% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Winthrop. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
34.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -10.0pp since 2016
Math
33.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -12.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 10 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 12 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 28.0% |
| 2020-21 | 49.0% | 23.0% |
| 2018-19 | 61.0% | 55.0% |
| 2017-18 | 67.0% | 56.0% |
| 2016-17 | 44.0% | 45.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #624 of 920 ▼ 9 | #29 of 84 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #599 of 920 ▼ 77 | #25 of 84 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #251 of 901 | #16 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 467 | #305 of 1,086 | #34 of 94 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #903 of 938 | #74 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.7% | #926 of 938 | #74 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.9% | #253 of 317 | #16 of 21 |
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
467
+64 (+16%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 464
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 467 | 29 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 37.5 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 431 | 33.5 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 403 | 34 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 23.5 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 611 | 45 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 464 | 31 | 15.0:1 | 34% (157) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (454 to 467); teachers up 24% (23.5 to 29).
About Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School
Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Winthrop, Massachusetts. It reported 467 students in grades 3 through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
The 4 schools in Winthrop enroll 1,961 students altogether, Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School among them.
A large majority of enrollment at Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School is White, at 94%. After that, the student body is 3% Black and 2% Native American. Among all residents of Suffolk County, the White share is about 46%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 11%.
Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.1 students per teacher. The gap from the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is 3.9 students per teacher.
Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 33% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
The school is in Suffolk County, where median household income comes to about $95,631, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Suffolk County counts 157 public schools with about 75,679 students.
Winthrop High School, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 16%. By 2024-25, the school had 16.1 students per teacher, compared with 11.8 in 2020-21.
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Suffolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
785,121
Census ACS
Median income
$95,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
157
75,679 students
Quick facts
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- Winthrop High SchoolHigh · 568 students
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- Winthrop Middle SchoolMiddle · 439 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Arthur T. Cummings Elementary SchoolHow large is Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School?
Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School enrolls approximately 467 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School serve?
Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School.
How diverse is Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School?
Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School reports a student body of 94% White, 0% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian.
Who oversees Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School?
Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School is overseen by Winthrop in Suffolk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.