Enrollment
353
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSTON·NCES 250279000344
Winship Elementary School
54 Dighton Street, Brighton, MA 02135 · (617) 635-8399 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- B+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.
- BThree-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
13.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 41 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 22% smaller than its 6th grade class (49).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
57.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +25.0pp since 2016
Math
50.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +16.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 25 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 16 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 56.0% |
| 2020-21 | 60.0% | 43.0% |
| 2018-19 | 52.0% | 48.0% |
| 2017-18 | 50.0% | 37.0% |
| 2016-17 | 32.0% | 34.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Winship Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #354 of 920 ▼ 10 | #11 of 84 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #218 of 920 ▲ 9 | #7 of 84 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #323 of 901 | #35 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #576 of 1,086 | #51 of 94 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #766 of 938 | #70 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.9% | #18 of 938 | #2 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +59.7% | #19 of 317 | #3 of 21 |
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
353
+126 (+56%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 370
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 353 | 25.4 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 26.1 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 26.4 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 227 | 22 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 221 | 21.6 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 258 | 22 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 251 | 20 | 12.6:1 | 78% (197) |
| 2000-01 | 294 | N/A | N/A | 81% (239) |
| 1990-91 | 370 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winship Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 60% (221 to 353); teachers up 18% (21.6 to 25.4).
About Winship Elementary School
Winship Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Brighton, Massachusetts. It enrolled 353 students in pre-K through 6 for the 2024-25 school year.
Winship Elementary School reports to Boston, which has 109 schools and 46,437 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Winship Elementary School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 36%. Next come 28% White, 19% Asian, 9% Black, and 8% multiracial. That compares with about 23% Hispanic among all Suffolk County residents. The school's diversity index is 74%, meaning two students picked at random have a 74% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Winship Elementary School employs 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.9:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
The allk12 Grade for Winship Elementary School is B+. Compared with Massachusetts public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 71% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Suffolk County has about 785,121 residents, and the median household income is $95,631, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. In all, Suffolk County has 157 public schools and roughly 75,679 students.
Edison Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Winship Elementary School.
The NCES locale for Winship Elementary School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment records show 227 in 2020-21 and 353 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. The number of students per teacher rose from 10.3 to 13.9 over 4 years.
Community posts for Winship Elementary School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Suffolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
785,121
Census ACS
Median income
$95,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
157
75,679 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Winship Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Winship Elementary School?
Winship Elementary School enrolls approximately 353 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Winship Elementary School serve?
Winship Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Winship Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Winship Elementary School is approximately 13.9:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Winship Elementary School?
At Winship Elementary School, the student body is approximately 28% White, 36% Hispanic, 9% Black, 19% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Winship Elementary School in?
Winship Elementary School is part of Boston.
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