Cutler School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 16% |
School pathway
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 1 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 5 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 70.0% | 42.0% |
| 2018-19 | 74.0% | 66.0% |
| 2017-18 | 74.0% | 72.0% |
| 2016-17 | 65.0% | 67.0% |
Where Cutler School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #186 of 920 | #16 of 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #135 of 920 | #10 of 111 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.5pp | #19 of 901 | #3 of 107 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 246 | #861 of 1,086 | #106 of 129 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #276 of 938 | #32 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.6% | #866 of 938 | #91 of 115 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.9% | #215 of 602 | #19 of 67 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 246 | 22 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 255 | 20.8 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 254 | 21.6 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 256 | 22 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 289 | 21.8 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 257 | 18 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 291 | 19 | 15.3:1 | 7% (20) |
| 2000-01 | 357 | N/A | N/A | 2% (7) |
| 1990-91 | 293 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
About Cutler School
Cutler School is a small elementary school in Hamilton-Wenham, located in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. In all, 246 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. It has 35% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Massachusetts (about 381).
The district, Hamilton-Wenham, has 1,669 students enrolled across 5 schools.
White students account for 88% of the school's enrollment. It is also 7% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Essex County's residents are about 68% White, 20 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 22, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.2:1. The school has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Massachusetts, the average ratio is 12.2:1.
In Essex County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $101,883 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Essex County number 221, with about 113,427 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Winthrop School, is about 0.6 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
The federal government classifies Cutler School's location as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Cutler School had a net loss of 10 students, or 4%.
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