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Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary is a Belmont Public Schools school serving grades 4–6 in Belmont, MA, a suburban community just outside Boston, and with 1,023 students it is one of the larger middle-grade schools in its immediate comparison group. Its track record is unusually stable: every year from 2012–2013 through 2022–2023 earned 5 stars, and in 2022–2023 it ranked 5th of 501 Massachusetts middle schools, at the 99th percentile. In 2025–2026 MCAS Next Generation results, 66.5% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, 71.83% in math, and 72.94% in science — roughly 26 to 32 points above the state and within about two points of Belmont district averages.

Performance varies by grade. Grade 6 is the strongest, with 75.14% proficient in ELA and 77.46% in math — that math result tops grade-6 math at F A Day Middle, Putnam Avenue Upper School, Gibbs School, Rindge Avenue Upper School, Bigelow Middle, and Watertown Middle. Grade 5 is the weakest, with math at 63.25%, about 14 points below grades 4 and 6. Nearby Ottoson Middle and Belmont Middle School currently post higher all-grade results, and Winthrop leads Waltham's John W. McDevitt Middle School and John F Kennedy Middle in every subject, often by 15–40 points.

Results have eased from earlier peaks: ELA and math dipped through 2024–2025 before partly recovering, and science fell from 81.12% in 2023–2024 to 72.94%. Subgroup outcomes remain strong — special education students ranked at the 98th percentile, low-income students at the 95th, and English Language Learner students at the 94th in 2022–2023. The school achieves this with 2020–2021 per-student spending of $14,953, the lowest among nearby schools with available data, and a 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio of 13.8, higher than most nearby schools (8.9–12.4), though Belmont Middle School is higher at 15.5.

1,023

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,389

Per pupil spending ?

12.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

95 Washington Street
Belmont, MA 02478-2899

(617) 993-5800

District: Belmont

Students who attend Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary usually attend:

High:

Belmont High

Feeder schools for Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary:

Elementary:	Daniel Butler
	Mary Lee Burbank
	Roger E Wellington
	Winn Brook

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.6%

Asian:

25.0%

Two or more races:

8.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2013 → 99th in 2023

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (70% vs 41% meeting standards)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg71%

Massachusetts avg41%

55^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 6%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	96.9	5 of 501	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	6 of 497	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	96.5	13 of 501	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	16 of 498	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	15 of 484	96.9%	★★★★★
2017	94.6	11 of 487	97.7%	★★★★★
2016	90.1	20 of 482	95.9%	★★★★★
2015	95.1	4 of 441	99.1%	★★★★★
2014	91.8	7 of 455	98.5%	★★★★★
2013	91.9	6 of 455	98.7%	★★★★★
2012	90.3	15 of 455	96.7%	★★★★★
2011	90.7	12 of 449	97.3%	★★★★★
2010	91.9	5 of 434	98.8%	★★★★★
2009	90.2	17 of 409	95.8%	★★★★★
2008	90.2	19 of 407	95.3%	★★★★★
2007	88.2	30 of 399	92.5%	★★★★★
2006	89.5	29 of 399	92.7%	★★★★★
2005	89.0	38 of 356	89.3%	★★★★☆
2004	93.0	14 of 344	95.9%	★★★★★
2003	92.7	15 of 339	95.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	70.9	39 of 209	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	49 of 212	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	54.6	70 of 193	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	83 of 195	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	64 of 172	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	81.6	17 of 134	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	87.0	4 of 135	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	83.6	13 of 123	89.4%	★★★★★
2019	83.7	9 of 128	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	82.9	6 of 119	95.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	96.7	12 of 445	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	95.6	14 of 431	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	83.5	45 of 424	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	90.8	20 of 417	95.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	79.4	9 of 155	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.0	7 of 138	94.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	95.5	15 of 489	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	7 of 494	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	95.1	15 of 483	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	12 of 478	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	16 of 463	96.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	92.6	19 of 364	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	16 of 368	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	14 of 335	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.7	21 of 322	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	17 of 309	94.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	88.1	23 of 481	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	12 of 489	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	9 of 462	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	80.4	54 of 452	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	86.9	24 of 438	94.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	97.1	5 of 489	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	4 of 497	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.7	12 of 485	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	17 of 478	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	14 of 466	97.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	90.3	9 of 110	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	7 of 102	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	89.8	8 of 92	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	12 of 87	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	86.9	8 of 84	90.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	95.9	11 of 444	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	8 of 503	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	96.1	12 of 489	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	86.1	38 of 484	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	25 of 467	94.6%	★★★★★

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	96.2	10 of 491	98.0%	★★★★★

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	95.3	18 of 339	94.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	94.5	12 of 403	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	7 of 404	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.7	18 of 401	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	11 of 396	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	19 of 395	95.2%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2026)96th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)96th percentile~ school

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

Male (2026)93rd percentile~ school

White (2026)90th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)87th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2026)80th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)77th percentile-17 vs school

African American (2026)47th percentile-47 vs school

Middle school

Male (2023)99th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)97th percentile~ school

White (2023)97th percentile~ school

Female (2023)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)95th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2023)95th percentile-4 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)95th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)94th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)92nd percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2023)87th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2023)81st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science73%+32 vs state

Mathematics72%+31 vs state

English Language Arts66%+26 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, June 19, 2019

My child had pretty bad experience at Chenery Middle School. Some of their teacher are very rude and disrespectful. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, October 3, 2009

Very clean, orderly, and well managed. Super 5th-grade teachers, first-rate library facilities and allied research instruction. Well-run after-school program. Heavy family support and participation Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)						MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)						MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary	Public	4-6	95 Washington Street	Belmont	02478	Middlesex County	Belmont	No	No	No	No	(617) 993-5800	1,023	74	13.8	12.5%	579 (56.6%)	37 (3.6%)	57 (5.6%)	256 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (8.6%)								(n/a)	63.3	60.2	75.1			66.5	73.8	63.3	77.5			71.8	72.9		72.9		$18,389
Belmont Middle School	Public	7-8	225 Concord Ave	Belmont	02478	Middlesex County	Belmont	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(617) 993-2000	742	48	15.5	9.0%	436 (58.8%)	26 (3.5%)	30 (4.0%)	179 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (8.8%)	96.6	11^th of 478 public middle schools	97.7%		97.1	6^th of 484 public middle schools	98.8%	5				71.0	75.8	73.4				71.0	78.3	74.7		79.1	79.1	80.9	$18,899
Watertown Middle	Public	6-8	68 Waverley Avenue	Watertown	02472	Middlesex County	Watertown	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 926-7783	583	54	10.8	37.2%	317 (54.4%)	24 (4.1%)	145 (24.9%)	47 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.9%)	71.1	123^rd of 478 public middle schools	74.3%		64.4	160^th of 484 public middle schools	66.9%	37			44.5	48.4	46.8	46.6			45.2	50.0	55.6	50.3		55.8	55.8	55.3	$26,166
Gibbs School	Public	6	41 Foster Street	Arlington	02474	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	No	(781) 316-9003	529	43	12.4	10.6%	354 (66.9%)	24 (4.5%)	37 (7.0%)	56 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.4%)								(n/a)			71.2			71.2			68.6			68.6					$20,825
Rindge Avenue Upper School	Public	6-8	70 Rindge Avenue	Cambridge	02140	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-4060	292	31	9.4	30.1%	145 (49.7%)	56 (19.2%)	33 (11.3%)	29 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.6%)	90.3	54^th of 478 public middle schools	88.7%		90.3	56^th of 484 public middle schools	88.4%	2			72.6	69.6	74.7	72.2			71.1	68.1	70.5	69.9		51.7	51.7	55.8	$38,935
Bigelow Middle	Public	6-8	42 Vernon St	Newton	02458	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6800	434	44	9.9	18.7%	220 (50.7%)	21 (4.8%)	76 (17.5%)	71 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.4%)	91.7	43^rd of 478 public middle schools	91.0%		91.8	48^th of 484 public middle schools	90.1%	5			79.6	59.9	68.9	68.9			73.7	63.2	72.0	69.2		59.9	59.9	66.7	$28,044
Ottoson Middle	Public	7-8	63 Acton Street	Arlington	02476	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	No	(781) 316-3745	963	85	11.3	10.4%	651 (67.6%)	28 (2.9%)	82 (8.5%)	132 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.4%)	97.3	5^th of 478 public middle schools	99.0%		97.2	4^th of 484 public middle schools	99.2%	1				75.6	79.5	77.4				71.8	81.2	76.2		77.6	77.6	82.7	$21,070
F A Day Middle	Public	6-8	21 Minot Place	Newtonville	02460	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9100	860	80	10.8	12.6%	493 (57.3%)	43 (5.0%)	80 (9.3%)	137 (15.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	100 (11.6%)	93.9	30^th of 478 public middle schools	93.7%		93.4	31^st of 484 public middle schools	93.6%	1			72.2	62.0	77.1	70.3			68.4	68.4	80.2	72.2		68.1	68.1	72.4	$26,170
John W. McDevitt Middle School	Public	6-8	75 Church Street	Waltham	02453	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 314-5595	618	65	9.5	57.1%	145 (23.5%)	42 (6.8%)	383 (62.0%)	23 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.7%)	42.2	244^th of 478 public middle schools	49.0%		47.3	223^rd of 484 public middle schools	53.9%	21			36.0	26.5	39.5	34.3			33.2	28.9	40.7	34.5		29.4	29.4	37.3	$28,564
John F Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	655 Lexington St	Waltham	02452	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 314-5563	635	61	10.3	37.2%	282 (44.4%)	70 (11.0%)	214 (33.7%)	34 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.4%)	68.4	133^rd of 478 public middle schools	72.2%		67.1	142^nd of 484 public middle schools	70.7%	9			45.9	47.2	52.9	48.7			43.8	43.7	58.2	48.6		45.4	45.4	49.8	$26,366

Frequently Asked Questions about Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary

How many students attend Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,023 students attended Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary.

What high school do graduates of Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary attend?

Students who attend Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary usually go on to attend Belmont High

What is the racial makeup of Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary?

Students at Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary are 57% White, 25% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 4% African American.

What district is Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary in?

Belmont

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