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E Somerville Community
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 20 points.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About E Somerville Community
As a roomy elementary campus in Somerville, Massachusetts, E Somerville Community enrolls 747 students from grades pre-K through 8, run under Somerville. Enrollment runs roughly 96% bigger than the state mean of about 381.
Across the 11 schools in Somerville (4,952 students total), E Somerville Community accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, E Somerville Community records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 66%. Beyond that, the school shows 18% White, 6% Black, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 9%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.
Across the wider county, Middlesex County reports that median household income runs about $130,847, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Middlesex County's 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), E Somerville Community is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Winter Hill Community, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at E Somerville Community has ticked up 4%, going from 720 students in 2018 to 747 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment shrank from 72% to 66% over that span.
Inside the community feed, members of the E Somerville Community community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Middlesex County at a glance
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Related schools
- Somerville HighHigh · 1,394 students
- Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln ParkElementary · 553 students
- Arthur D HealeyElementary · 482 students
- John F KennedyElementary · 439 students
- West Somerville NeighborhoodElementary · 397 students
- Winter Hill CommunityElementary · 388 students
- Somerville HighHigh · 1,394 students
- Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln ParkElementary · 553 students
- Arthur D HealeyElementary · 482 students
- John F KennedyElementary · 439 students
- West Somerville NeighborhoodElementary · 397 students
- Winter Hill CommunityElementary · 388 students
- Winter Hill Community0.1 mi · 388
- Capuano Early Childhood Center0.2 mi · 250
- Next Wave Junior High0.5 mi · 16
- Full Circle High School0.5 mi · 67
- Somerville High0.5 mi · 1,394
- Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park0.8 mi · 553