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Which teacher or staff member at Sumner G. Whittier School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
615
Elementary
DISTRICT 620 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVERETT·NCES 250477000631
Sumner G. Whittier School
337 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149 · (617) 394-2410 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL615 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% 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
11.4:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 52 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 74 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 30% smaller than its 8th grade class (74).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Sumner G. Whittier School→Everett High
Based on grade levels within Everett. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
25.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -27.0pp since 2016
Math
20.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -33.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 25 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 27 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 33 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 19.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 22.0% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 22.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 16.0% |
| 2018-19 | 46.0% | 44.0% |
| 2017-18 | 48.0% | 51.0% |
| 2016-17 | 52.0% | 53.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sumner G. Whittier School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #789 of 920 ▼ 9 | #195 of 207 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #732 of 920 ▲ 57 | #187 of 207 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #283 of 901 | #70 of 206 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 615 | #114 of 1,086 | #22 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #317 of 938 | #83 of 222 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.1% | #634 of 938 | #189 of 222 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #596 of 602 | #139 of 141 |
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
615
-17 (-3%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 564
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 615 | 53.9 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 616 | 45.6 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 630 | 52.4 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 632 | 51 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 617 | 53.4 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 650 | 50 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 579 | 41 | 14.1:1 | 80% (462) |
| 2000-01 | 536 | N/A | N/A | 62% (333) |
| 1990-91 | 564 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sumner G. Whittier School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (617 to 615); teachers up 1% (53.4 to 53.9).
About Sumner G. Whittier School
Sumner G. Whittier School is an elementary school in Everett, Massachusetts, according to federal school records. Classes run from kindergarten through 8, and the school has 615 students. The average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is about 381 students, so this school is 61% bigger than average.
District-wide, Everett has 10 schools and 7,307 students.
Roughly 75% of students at Sumner G. Whittier School are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Black, 8% White, and 3% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 9%. Sumner G. Whittier School's diversity index is 41%, against a US figure of 70%.
Sumner G. Whittier School's 53.9 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.4:1. On average, elementary schools in Massachusetts have 12.2:1, compared with 11.4:1 here.
allk12 grades Sumner G. Whittier School a D. The grade compares the school only with Massachusetts public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
According to the American Community Survey, in Middlesex County, the median household income is $130,847, roughly 60% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. There are 386 public schools in Middlesex County, enrolling about 215,896 students in all.
Adams School is located about 0.3 miles from Sumner G. Whittier School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Under the NCES locale system, Sumner G. Whittier School is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Sumner G. Whittier School's enrollment declined 3%, to 615.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Sumner G. Whittier School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,638,365
Census ACS
Median income
$130,847
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
386
215,896 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Sumner G. Whittier SchoolHow many students attend Sumner G. Whittier School?
Sumner G. Whittier School enrolls approximately 615 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Sumner G. Whittier School serve?
Sumner G. Whittier School serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Sumner G. Whittier School have?
Sumner G. Whittier School employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sumner G. Whittier School?
At Sumner G. Whittier School, the student body is approximately 8% White, 75% Hispanic, 12% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Sumner G. Whittier School public or private?
Sumner G. Whittier School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Everett.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.