Sumner G. Whittier School

Sumner G. Whittier School is a heavily attended K-5 school in Everett, Massachusetts, part of Everett. The school caters to 615 students in grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 61% larger than the state mean of about 381.

Sumner G. Whittier School is one of 10 schools operated by Everett, a district that caters to 7,307 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Sumner G. Whittier School lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 75% of enrollment; the rest reads as 12% Black, 8% White, 3% Asian. By comparison, Middlesex County as a whole is about 9% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Sumner G. Whittier School has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Sumner G. Whittier School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Middlesex County) records that median household income runs about $130,847, roughly 60% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Sumner G. Whittier School is one of 386 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students).

Adams School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 617 students in 2018 compared to 615 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 64% to 75%.

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