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Summer Street

262 Summer Street, Lynnfield, MA 01940 · (781) 334-5830 · Essex County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
  • ATest 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.
  • DThree-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

Enrollment
440
Elementary
DISTRICT 297 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten9121%
Grade 17116%
Grade 29121%
Grade 310123%
Grade 48620%

This year's kindergarten class (91) is 6% larger than its 4th grade class (86).

Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
37685%
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
164%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
51%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
235%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
205%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
22551%
Female
21549%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Summer Street→Lynnfield Middle School→Lynnfield High
Based on grade levels within Lynnfield. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
64.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -18.0pp since 2016
Math
67.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -25.0pp since 2016

What 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 67 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 18 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 25 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2564.0%67.0%
2023-2463.0%76.0%
2022-2372.0%78.0%
2021-2267.0%78.0%
2020-2172.0%69.0%
2018-1974.0%76.0%
2017-1885.0%86.0%
2016-1782.0%92.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Summer Street ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Essex County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
67.0%#127 of 920
▼ 78
#10 of 111
▼ 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
64.0%#137 of 920
▼ 24
#11 of 111
▼ 5
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-7.0pp#109 of 901#14 of 107
Enrollment
ranked largest first
440#362 of 1,086#47 of 129
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.8:1#750 of 938#101 of 115
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
26.4%#815 of 938#82 of 115
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+2.1%#272 of 317#35 of 40
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 2024-25
Enrollment
440
+49 (+13%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 355
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254403213.8:1N/A
2023-2441824.617.0:1N/A
2022-234212914.5:1N/A
2020-213912714.5:1N/A
2017-1843129.114.8:1N/A
2015-164352815.5:1N/A
2010-114632916.0:13% (13)
2000-01392N/AN/A2% (6)
1990-91355N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Summer Street.

Since 2017-18: students up 2% (431 to 440); teachers up 10% (29.1 to 32).

About Summer Street

Summer Street is an elementary school in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, according to federal school records. Enrollment totals 440 students across kindergarten through 4.

Lynnfield is the local district for Summer Street. It runs 5 schools with 2,178 students.

The share of White students at Summer Street is 85%. The remaining shares are 5% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Essex County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Summer Street scores 26%.

The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Massachusetts average 12.2:1.

Summer Street holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 76% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.

Census data for Essex County show the median household earns about $101,883 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Summer Street, Essex County has 221 public schools.

Lynnfield Preschool sits less than a tenth of a mile from Summer Street. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The school grew from 391 students in 2020-21 to 440 in 2024-25.

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Essex County at a glance

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Population
813,054
Census ACS
Median income
$101,883
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
221
113,427 students

Quick facts

School name
Summer Street
District
Lynnfield
Address
262 Summer Street, Lynnfield, MA 01940
Phone
(781) 334-5830
County
Essex County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–04
Total enrollment
440
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student–teacher ratio
13.8:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
250714001093
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Summer Street
What is the total enrollment at Summer Street?
Summer Street enrolls approximately 440 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Summer Street serve?
Summer Street serves grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Summer Street have?
Summer Street employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Summer Street?
Student demographics at Summer Street are roughly 85% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Summer Street?
Summer Street is overseen by Lynnfield in Essex County.
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