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Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary

95 Washington Street, Belmont, MA 02478 · (617) 993-5800 · Middlesex County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,023 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Massachusetts public middle schools
  • 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.
  • FThree-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 middle schools

Enrollment
1,023
Middle
DISTRICT 883 · STATE 547
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 430930%
Grade 536235%
Grade 635234%
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
57957%
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
576%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
374%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
25625%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
889%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
49849%
Female
51951%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary→Belmont Middle School→Belmont High
Feeds from
Daniel ButlerKG–03Mary Lee BurbankKG–03Winn BrookKG–03Roger E WellingtonPK–03
Based on grade levels within Belmont. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
66.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -12.0pp since 2016
Math
67.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -13.0pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 66 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 12 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 13 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2566.0%67.0%
2023-2468.0%75.0%
2022-2372.0%79.0%
2021-2275.0%80.0%
2020-2174.0%67.0%
2018-1980.0%82.0%
2017-1878.0%79.0%
2016-1778.0%80.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Middlesex County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
67.0%#35 of 304
▼ 25
#22 of 70
▼ 13
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
66.0%#43 of 304
▼ 18
#24 of 70
▼ 11
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-11.0pp#4 of 299#1 of 69
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,023#8 of 310#3 of 72
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.8:1#256 of 296#66 of 70
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
60.1%#65 of 296#27 of 70
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-28.0%#15 of 204#2 of 41
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,023
-387 (-27%) vs 2020
+69% since 1990-91, when it was 604
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 16.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,0237413.8:1N/A
2023-2471348.314.8:1N/A
2022-231,37187.915.6:1N/A
2020-211,4108416.8:1N/A
2017-181,42188.616.0:1N/A
2015-161,3238016.5:1N/A
2010-111,2047117.0:18% (92)
2000-011,166N/AN/A7% (79)
1990-91604N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 28% (1,421 to 1,023); teachers down 16% (88.6 to 74).

About Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary

Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary is a middle school located in Belmont, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. It reported 1,023 students in grades 4 through 6 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 547 students for middle schools in Massachusetts.

Belmont has 7 schools and 4,448 students, and Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary is one of those schools.

Of every 100 students at Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary, about 57 are White. It is also 25% Asian, 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 4% Black. Middlesex County's residents are about 67% White, 10 points above the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.

The school lists 74 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. Statewide, middle schools in Massachusetts average 11.5:1.

Among Massachusetts public middle schools, Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary outscored 74%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.

The county, Middlesex County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $130,847, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 60% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 386 public schools and about 215,896 students.

Mary Lee Burbank is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

From 1,410 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 1,023 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 16.8 to 13.8 over 4 years.

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Middlesex County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary
District
Belmont
Address
95 Washington Street, Belmont, MA 02478
Phone
(617) 993-5800
County
Middlesex County
Level
Middle
Grade range
04–06
Total enrollment
1,023
Teachers (FTE)
74
Student–teacher ratio
13.8:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
250249000149
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary
How large is Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary?
Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary enrolls approximately 1,023 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary serve?
Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary serves grades 04-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary is approximately 13.8:1 (74 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary?
Student demographics at Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary are roughly 57% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 25% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary in?
Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary is part of Belmont.
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