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Charles A Bernazzani Elementary

Q: Is Charles A Bernazzani Elementary a good school?

Charles A Bernazzani Elementary ranks 402 nd of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

402^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Charles A Bernazzani Elementary is a public elementary school in Quincy, Massachusetts, serving 334 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school's academic performance has been mixed, with strengths in science but struggles with special education and disabled student populations.

Bernazzani Elementary's proficiency rates in MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts and Mathematics were slightly below the Quincy district average but above the state average. However, the school excelled in MCAS Next Generation Science, significantly outperforming both the district and state. Individual grade-level performance varied, with 3rd and 4th graders outperforming the district and state in English Language Arts, while 5th graders lagged behind.

Compared to nearby schools, Bernazzani Elementary's performance was on par with or slightly below other Quincy district schools like Merrymount, Clifford H Marshall, and Lincoln-Hancock Community School. However, schools in the neighboring Milton district, such as Collicot and Cunningham, significantly outperformed Bernazzani Elementary and the Quincy district as a whole.

339

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,426

Per pupil spending ?

29.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 Furnace Brook
Quincy, MA 02169

(617) 984-8713

District: Quincy

Students who attend Charles A Bernazzani Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Central Middle
High:	Quincy High

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.6%

Asian:

25.1%

Two or more races:

9.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 74th percentile in 2022 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Massachusetts median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 74th-percentile peak (2022) to 56th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg44%

Massachusetts avg41%

402^nd of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Quincy

185^th of 348Quincy among Massachusetts districts

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
2025	55.3	402 of 906	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	296 of 916	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	354 of 928	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.8	238 of 932	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	65.0	337 of 936	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	360 of 942	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.7	332 of 934	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.6	325 of 938	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.5	449 of 932	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.4	528 of 914	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.4	503 of 926	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.4	433 of 928	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.7	400 of 930	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.2	471 of 924	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.7	471 of 920	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.6	493 of 909	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.5	596 of 908	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.5	566 of 911	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	63.1	343 of 911	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	45.6	513 of 887	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.7	489 of 882	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2003	32.8	628 of 884	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	129 of 142	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	126 of 152	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	115 of 145	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	111 of 143	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	114 of 141	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	117 of 155	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.7	106 of 154	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	45.5	323 of 672	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.7	346 of 665	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	356 of 656	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	304 of 869	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.0	188 of 886	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	288 of 887	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.2	260 of 901	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	60.0	363 of 898	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	356 of 902	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.1	278 of 893	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	132 of 736	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	53 of 760	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	62.2	228 of 757	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	110 of 772	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.6	77 of 705	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	57.1	267 of 700	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	279 of 685	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	497 of 884	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.7	385 of 891	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	381 of 896	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.6	221 of 908	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	290 of 904	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	392 of 907	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	382 of 898	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	541 of 717	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	581 of 731	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.1	274 of 703	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.5	130 of 905	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	78.9	123 of 894	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	55.9	351 of 896	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	214 of 886	75.8%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	55.7	433 of 925	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	81.0	72 of 399	82.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	501 of 737	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.5	303 of 753	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	356 of 762	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	270 of 764	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.6	325 of 765	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.8	402 of 780	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	440 of 772	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+26 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)82nd percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile+9 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)53rd percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)52nd percentile-23 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile-31 vs school

Asian (2025)9th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science53%+11 vs state

English Language Arts44%~ state avg

Mathematics43%~ state avg

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by a parent
Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Great school! Teachers are caring, wonderfull. Much better than the parochial schools in the area Close Quote

Schools Near Charles A Bernazzani Elementary

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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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Charles A Bernazzani Elementary	Public	K-5	701 Furnace Brook	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8713	339	24	14.4		192 (56.6%)	15 (4.4%)	15 (4.4%)	85 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.1%)	55.3	402^nd of 906 public elementary schools	55.6%		68.4	296^th of 916 public elementary schools	67.7%	106	52.9	48.2	30.9	43.8	43.1	50.0	36.4	43.1	52.7	52.7	$19,426
Wollaston School	Public	K-5	205 Beale Street	Quincy	02170	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8791	318	24	13.2		87 (27.4%)	11 (3.5%)	10 (3.1%)	196 (61.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	87.4	103^rd of 906 public elementary schools	88.6%		87.9	100^th of 916 public elementary schools	89.1%	3	57.7	72.7	64.2	65.0	57.7	80.0	71.7	70.0	67.9	67.9	$19,184
Dr. Rick DeCristofaro Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-7	180 Old Colony Avenue	Quincy	02170	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(617) 984-8777	261	29	9.1		63 (24.1%)	47 (18.0%)	30 (11.5%)	102 (39.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.9%)								(n/a)
Lincoln-Hancock Community School	Public	K-4	300 Granite Street	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 984-8715	565	45	12.5		178 (31.5%)	87 (15.4%)	68 (12.0%)	162 (28.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.7%)	44.5	510^th of 906 public elementary schools	43.7%		37.7	579^th of 916 public elementary schools	36.8%	69	36.7	38.1		37.5	36.1	47.5		42.3			$19,683
Montclair	Public	K-5	8 Belmont Street	Quincy	02171	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8708	365	30	12.3		79 (21.6%)	15 (4.1%)	27 (7.4%)	226 (61.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	73.3	243^rd of 906 public elementary schools	73.2%		69.1	288^th of 916 public elementary schools	68.6%	45	42.6	54.6	38.5	45.4	57.4	75.4	63.6	66.0	63.1	63.1	$19,675
Beechwood Knoll Elementary	Public	K-5	225 Fenno Street	Quincy	02170	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8781	343	23	14.7		104 (30.3%)	9 (2.6%)	20 (5.8%)	196 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	72.4	253^rd of 906 public elementary schools	72.1%		58.5	386^th of 916 public elementary schools	57.9%	133	54.0	38.2	47.4	46.3	64.0	52.7	61.4	59.3	71.9	71.9	$19,050
Francis W Parker	Public	K-5	148 Billings Rd	Quincy	02171	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 984-8710	323	28	11.7		66 (20.4%)	20 (6.2%)	24 (7.4%)	193 (59.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	56.7	390^th of 906 public elementary schools	57.0%		55.6	411^th of 916 public elementary schools	55.1%	21	27.6	38.7	47.1	37.4	44.8	49.2	64.7	52.4	56.9	56.9	$21,301
Collicot	Public	K-5	80 Edge Hill Rd	Milton	02186	Norfolk County	Milton	No	No	No	No	(617) 696-4282	623	42	14.9		461 (74.0%)	23 (3.7%)	28 (4.5%)	75 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.8%)	89.7	73^rd of 906 public elementary schools	91.9%		92.3	48^th of 916 public elementary schools	94.8%	25	57.4	78.2	75.9	70.5	55.5	81.8	74.7	70.8	81.6	81.6	$18,971
Cunningham School	Public	PK, KG-5	44 Edge Hill Rd	Milton	02186	Norfolk County	Milton	No	No	No	No	(617) 696-4285	612	48	12.7		422 (69.0%)	34 (5.6%)	49 (8.0%)	57 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (7.8%)	89.5	76^th of 906 public elementary schools	91.6%		88.5	93^rd of 916 public elementary schools	89.8%	17	63.4	69.8	71.0	68.0	63.8	69.8	67.7	67.0	73.1	73.1	$20,413
Merrymount	Public	K-5	4 Agawam Rd	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8762	291	24	11.9		181 (62.2%)	16 (5.5%)	29 (10.0%)	44 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.2%)	65.5	325^th of 906 public elementary schools	64.1%		64.9	320^th of 916 public elementary schools	65.1%	5	55.8	41.0	51.1	50.0	46.2	59.0	48.9	50.7	52.3	52.3	$19,832

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles A Bernazzani Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Charles A Bernazzani Elementary?

Students at Charles A Bernazzani Elementary are 57% White, 25% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 4% African American, 4% Hispanic.

How many students attend Charles A Bernazzani Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 339 students attended Charles A Bernazzani Elementary.

What district is Charles A Bernazzani Elementary in?

Quincy

Is Charles A Bernazzani Elementary a good school?

Charles A Bernazzani Elementary ranks 402^nd of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Charles A Bernazzani Elementary attend?

Students who attend Charles A Bernazzani Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Central Middle
High : Quincy High

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