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Mary Lee Burbank

Public Grades K-3

Summary

Mary Lee Burbank is an exceptional elementary school in Belmont, Massachusetts, serving students from kindergarten to 4th grade. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with outstanding academic performance and a diverse student population.

Mary Lee Burbank's MCAS test scores are significantly higher than the state and district averages across all grades and subjects, and the school ranks between 1st and 28th out of over 900 schools in Massachusetts. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.8 to 15.1, and spends more per student than the state average, from $13,199 to $16,574 per year. When compared to nearby schools, such as Brackett and Peabody, Mary Lee Burbank stands out as a top-performing institution.

One of the school's notable features is its diverse student population, with a higher percentage of Asian students compared to the state and district averages. Additionally, Mary Lee Burbank excels in the performance of specific student subgroups, ranking among the top 1-70 schools in Massachusetts for female, male, Asian, and white students, as well as for special education and in-person tested students. These exceptional results across various metrics suggest that the school is effectively meeting the needs of a wide range of learners and providing a rich educational experience for its students.

238

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,065

Per pupil spending ?

3.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

266 School Street
Belmont, MA 02478-3518

(617) 993-5500

District: Belmont

Students who attend Mary Lee Burbank usually attend:

Middle:	Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary
High:	Belmont High

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.3%

Asian:

30.7%

Hispanic:

4.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2014 → 97th in 2024

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (86% vs 41% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school86%

District avg70%

Massachusetts avg41%

Not ranked this year

Mary Lee Burbank did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	94.2	28 of 916	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	3 of 928	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	1 of 932	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	96.5	5 of 936	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	3 of 942	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	4 of 934	99.6%	★★★★★
2017	94.8	8 of 938	99.1%	★★★★★
2016	94.4	7 of 932	99.2%	★★★★★
2015	92.8	18 of 914	98.0%	★★★★★
2014	91.5	19 of 926	97.9%	★★★★★
2013	92.7	15 of 928	98.4%	★★★★★
2012	89.5	54 of 930	94.2%	★★★★★
2011	88.2	65 of 924	93.0%	★★★★★
2010	91.6	20 of 920	97.8%	★★★★★
2009	90.9	36 of 909	96.0%	★★★★★
2008	92.4	23 of 908	97.5%	★★★★★
2007	94.2	4 of 911	99.6%	★★★★★
2006	91.2	30 of 911	96.7%	★★★★★
2005	84.2	123 of 887	86.1%	★★★★☆
2004	90.8	33 of 882	96.3%	★★★★★
2003	83.7	128 of 884	85.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	82.6	17 of 152	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	90.1	1 of 145	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.8	5 of 143	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	83.2	8 of 141	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	2 of 155	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	1 of 154	99.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	95.6	13 of 886	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	3 of 887	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	1 of 901	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	96.9	3 of 898	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	10 of 902	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	31 of 893	96.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	89.0	70 of 891	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	8 of 896	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	2 of 908	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	20 of 904	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	97.8	1 of 907	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	4 of 898	99.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	85.1	67 of 731	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	4 of 905	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	96.4	8 of 894	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	11 of 896	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	4 of 886	99.5%	★★★★★

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	96.5	6 of 925	99.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	91.5	23 of 753	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	9 of 762	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	1 of 764	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.5	4 of 765	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	3 of 780	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	24 of 772	96.9%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Tested In Person (2021)99th percentile~ school

Female (2024)99th percentile~ school

White (2024)97th percentile~ school

Male (2024)92nd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2024)91st percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2024)89th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics89%+49 vs state

English Language Arts82%+41 vs state

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Schools Near Mary Lee Burbank

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)					MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)					MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Mary Lee Burbank	Public	K-3	266 School Street	Belmont	02478	Middlesex County	Belmont	No	No	No	No	(617) 993-5500	238	18	13.2		134 (56.3%)	9 (3.8%)	10 (4.2%)	73 (30.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)								(n/a)	82.1				82.1	89.4				89.4			$20,065
Roger E Wellington	Public	PK, KG-3	121 Orchard Street	Belmont	02478	Middlesex County	Belmont	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 993-5600	426	32	13.2		245 (57.5%)	33 (7.7%)	29 (6.8%)	76 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.4%)								(n/a)	61.6				61.6	58.0				58.0			$19,979
Winn Brook	Public	K-3	97 Waterhouse Rd	Belmont	02478	Middlesex County	Belmont	No	No	No	No	(617) 993-5700	304	24	12.8		152 (50.0%)	16 (5.3%)	17 (5.6%)	94 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.9%)								(n/a)	75.9				75.9	79.3				79.3			$17,670
Haggerty	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Cushing Street	Cambridge	02138	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6555	250	30	8.3		87 (34.8%)	47 (18.8%)	26 (10.4%)	63 (25.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.8%)	79	193^rd of 906 public elementary schools	78.7%		69.9	280^th of 916 public elementary schools	69.4%	87	62.5	51.0	64.0		57.6	65.6	61.2	52.0		60.4	60.0	60.0	$39,237
Daniel Butler	Public	K-3	90 White Street	Belmont	02478	Middlesex County	Belmont	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 993-5550	261	22	11.9		112 (42.9%)	7 (2.7%)	29 (11.1%)	81 (31.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.9%)								(n/a)	67.7				67.7	79.7				79.7			$20,030
James Russell Lowell	Public	PK, KG-5	123 Lowell Ave.	Watertown	02472	Middlesex County	Watertown	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 926-7770	422	43	9.7		230 (54.5%)	11 (2.6%)	92 (21.8%)	54 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.3%)	78.1	201^st of 906 public elementary schools	77.8%		79.2	191^st of 916 public elementary schools	79.1%	10	55.9	65.4	55.1		58.2	54.4	57.7	60.3		57.5	61.8	61.8	$28,031
Hosmer	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Concord Rd	Watertown	02472	Middlesex County	Watertown	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 926-7740	758	71	10.7		393 (51.8%)	54 (7.1%)	158 (20.8%)	67 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (11.1%)	66.7	312^th of 906 public elementary schools	65.6%		72.6	263^rd of 916 public elementary schools	71.3%	49	49.0	47.1	53.2		49.6	47.5	51.8	53.2		50.6	59.5	59.5	$23,811
Hardy	Public	K-5	52 Lake Street	Arlington	02474	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 316-3781	382	34	11.3		236 (61.8%)	9 (2.4%)	31 (8.1%)	55 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (13.1%)	88.4	92^nd of 906 public elementary schools	89.8%		89.6	79^th of 916 public elementary schools	91.4%	13	69.6	61.8	68.5		66.9	64.3	67.3	65.5		65.6	72.2	72.2	$22,046
Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	21 Notre Dame Avenue	Cambridge	02142	Middlesex County	Benjamin Banneker Charter Public	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 497-7771	352	19	18.5		9 (2.6%)	296 (84.1%)	22 (6.3%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	95.7	13^th of 906 public elementary schools	98.6%		96	12^th of 916 public elementary schools	98.7%	1	80.9	71.4	76.0	90.5	79.3	91.5	79.6	76.0	90.5	84.0	68.0	68.0	$21,891
Brackett	Public	K-5	66 Eastern Avenue	Arlington	02476	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	No	(781) 316-3705	394	30	13.1		248 (62.9%)	5 (1.3%)	28 (7.1%)	48 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (16.2%)	86.5	111^th of 906 public elementary schools	87.7%		88.5	94^th of 916 public elementary schools	89.7%	17	61.5	72.2	58.7		64.7	53.9	66.7	62.5		61.7	87.5	87.5	$20,022

Frequently Asked Questions about Mary Lee Burbank

What is the racial makeup of Mary Lee Burbank?

Students at Mary Lee Burbank are 56% White, 31% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American.

How many students attend Mary Lee Burbank?

In the 2024-25 school year, 238 students attended Mary Lee Burbank.

What district is Mary Lee Burbank in?

Belmont

What schools do graduates of Mary Lee Burbank attend?

Students who attend Mary Lee Burbank usually go on to attend:

Middle : Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary
High : Belmont High

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