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Winter Hill Community
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 14% |
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 7 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 17 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.0% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 22.0% | 15.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 13.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 8.0% |
| 2018-19 | 36.0% | 34.0% |
| 2017-18 | 29.0% | 30.0% |
| 2016-17 | 27.0% | 33.0% |
Where Winter Hill Community ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #838 of 920 | #202 of 207 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #811 of 920 | #198 of 207 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #429 of 901 | #99 of 206 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 388 | #472 of 1,086 | #126 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.4:1 | #15 of 938 | #7 of 222 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.0% | #165 of 938 | #60 of 222 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #205 of 602 | #45 of 141 |
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 | 388 | 46 | 8.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 47.7 | 8.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 422 | 45.7 | 9.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 46 | 8.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 459 | 43 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 428 | 40 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 392 | 32 | 12.3:1 | 85% (335) |
| 2000-01 | 503 | N/A | N/A | 67% (336) |
| 1990-91 | 740 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
About Winter Hill Community
Winter Hill Community is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Somerville, Massachusetts. The school has 388 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 8.
Winter Hill Community is among 11 schools run by Somerville, which serves 4,952 students.
The biggest share of students at Winter Hill Community, 48%, is Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 32% White, 10% Black, 6% Asian, and 3% multiracial. In Middlesex County overall, about 9% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Winter Hill Community scores 65%.
Classroom staffing at Winter Hill Community totals 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 8.4:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Massachusetts average 12.2:1.
In the wider Middlesex County area, median household income comes to about $130,847, roughly 60% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Middlesex County counts 386 public schools with about 215,896 students.
Winter Hill Community is about 0.1 miles from E Somerville Community, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
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.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 388, starting from 391.
The Winter Hill Community discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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