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Summer Street
- 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 91 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 6% larger than its 4th grade class (86).
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 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 76.0% |
| 2022-23 | 72.0% | 78.0% |
| 2021-22 | 67.0% | 78.0% |
| 2020-21 | 72.0% | 69.0% |
| 2018-19 | 74.0% | 76.0% |
| 2017-18 | 85.0% | 86.0% |
| 2016-17 | 82.0% | 92.0% |
Where Summer Street ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In 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 |
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 | 440 | 32 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 418 | 24.6 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 29 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 27 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 431 | 29.1 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 435 | 28 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 463 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 3% (13) |
| 2000-01 | 392 | N/A | N/A | 2% (6) |
| 1990-91 | 355 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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.
On allk12, people connected to Summer Street can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Essex County at a glance
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