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Sumner Elementary School

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Sumner Elementary School ranks 657 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

657^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Sumner Elementary School is a public elementary school in Roslindale, MA, serving 580 students in grades PK-6 as part of the Boston school district. Despite spending significantly more per student than the state average, Sumner Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to Massachusetts and Boston district averages on academic assessments over the past decade.

Sumner Elementary's academic performance lags behind, with only 29.92% of students proficient or better in ELA and 28.57% in math, compared to state averages of 41.53% and 40.74%, respectively. The school also struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups, with 1-star ratings for the performance of African American, Special Education, and Low-Income students. In contrast, the school's White and Hispanic student groups performed better, earning 4 and 2 stars respectively.

Interestingly, nearby Lyndon K-8, Mozart Elementary, and Manning Elementary schools generally outperform Sumner Elementary on academic measures, suggesting the need for a comprehensive review and targeted interventions to address the root causes of Sumner's persistent underperformance.

576

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,418

Per pupil spending ?

75.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15 Basile Street
Roslindale, MA 02131

(617) 635-8131

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.8%

White:

27.1%

African American:

16.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 16 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg28%

Massachusetts avg41%

657^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th of 65Elementary Schools in the Boston

298^th of 348Boston 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	27.3	657 of 906	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	624 of 916	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	660 of 928	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	648 of 932	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.6	739 of 936	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	773 of 942	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	784 of 934	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.9	844 of 938	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.2	850 of 932	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.3	795 of 914	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.1	780 of 926	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.0	705 of 928	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.0	795 of 930	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.4	750 of 924	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.1	847 of 920	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.9	882 of 909	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.9	868 of 908	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.4	808 of 911	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.2	799 of 911	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	9.3	818 of 887	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.1	813 of 882	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.9	870 of 884	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	153 of 169	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.6	90 of 167	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	140 of 166	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.0	102 of 172	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	121 of 174	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	34.3	422 of 672	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.2	512 of 632	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	556 of 665	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	414 of 656	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	157 of 281	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	132 of 282	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	89 of 264	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	52 of 267	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	41.5	113 of 240	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	65 of 258	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	48.9	97 of 244	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	579 of 869	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	580 of 886	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	621 of 887	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	594 of 901	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.2	717 of 898	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	774 of 902	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	786 of 893	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	269 of 458	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	198 of 446	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	232 of 420	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	190 of 401	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.1	188 of 379	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	213 of 398	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	196 of 379	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	2 of 23	91.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	654 of 736	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	582 of 760	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	612 of 757	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	564 of 772	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	539 of 705	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	601 of 700	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	586 of 685	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	673 of 884	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	636 of 891	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	648 of 896	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	641 of 908	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	697 of 904	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	700 of 907	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	709 of 898	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	507 of 717	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	542 of 731	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	508 of 703	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	623 of 905	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.3	734 of 894	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	768 of 896	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	740 of 886	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	25.8	694 of 925	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	23.0	309 of 399	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	135 of 737	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	108 of 753	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	118 of 762	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	93.7	11 of 764	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	47.8	410 of 765	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.4	96 of 780	87.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Homeless (2025)91st percentile+64 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile+54 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)37th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)25th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-4 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)23rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-16 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-12 vs state

Mathematics29%-12 vs state

Science25%-16 vs state

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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)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (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 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th 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 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
Sumner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	15 Basile Street	Roslindale	02131	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8131	576	51	11.3		156 (27.1%)	92 (16.0%)	281 (48.8%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.1%)	27.3	657^th of 906 public elementary schools	27.5%		31.4	624^th of 916 public elementary schools	31.9%	33	41.3	28.2	20.3	27.8			29.9	37.8	30.1	20.0	24.1			28.6	25.4		25.4		$32,418
Philbrick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	40 Philbrick Street	Roslindale	02131	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8069	131	13	9.8		27 (20.6%)	42 (32.1%)	52 (39.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.9%)	68.2	299^th of 906 public elementary schools	67.0%		54.6	421^st of 916 public elementary schools	54.0%	122	46.7	43.8	54.6	55.6			50.0	66.7	43.8	45.5	55.6			53.3	54.6		54.6		$35,906
Bates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	426 Beech Street	Roslindale	02131	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8064	281	28	10.1		118 (42.0%)	55 (19.6%)	83 (29.5%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.3%)	48.2	474^th of 906 public elementary schools	47.7%		51.5	455^th of 916 public elementary schools	50.3%	19	47.4	27.8	42.1	35.5			38.5	50.0	33.3	36.8	45.2			41.3	47.4		47.4		$34,753
Conley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	450 Poplar Street	Roslindale	02131	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8099	148	20	7.5		25 (16.9%)	37 (25.0%)	74 (50.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	7 (4.7%)	21.7	712^th of 906 public elementary schools	21.4%		22.5	713^th of 916 public elementary schools	22.2%	1	28.6	6.7	26.3				22.2	33.3	28.6	15.8				24.2	31.6		31.6		$39,853
Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot	Public	PK, KG-8	25 Walk Hill Street	Jamaica Plain	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-7717	249	29	8.6		62 (24.9%)	55 (22.1%)	101 (40.6%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (10.0%)	46.4	491^st of 906 public elementary schools	45.8%		39.9	560^th of 916 public elementary schools	38.9%	69	61.9	45.5	50.0	27.3	7.1	0.0	31.5	22.7	45.5	39.1	9.1	0.0	3.7	20.9	47.8	0.0	21.6	16.7	$34,335
Mozart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	236 Beech Street	Roslindale	02131	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8082	155	14	10.7		67 (43.2%)	39 (25.2%)	33 (21.3%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	11 (7.1%)	67	309^th of 906 public elementary schools	65.9%		61.4	353^rd of 916 public elementary schools	61.5%	44	55.0	47.4	62.5	46.2			52.9	55.0	36.8	50.0	53.9			48.5	56.3		56.3		$36,577
Haley Pilot School	Public	PK, KG-8	570 American Legion Hwy	Roslindale	02131	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8169	360	44	8.2		73 (20.3%)	153 (42.5%)	112 (31.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	26.2	670^th of 906 public elementary schools	26.0%		28.9	648^th of 916 public elementary schools	29.3%	22	35.7	28.3	20.9	26.8		5.9	25.9	35.7	26.1	27.9	22.0		5.9	25.9	32.6	0.0	23.3	5.9	$35,549
Manning Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	130 Louders Lane	Jamaica Plain	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8102	159	15	10.7		85 (53.5%)	22 (13.8%)	31 (19.5%)	8 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.2%)	77.1	215^th of 906 public elementary schools	76.3%		79.3	190^th of 916 public elementary schools	79.3%	25	68.0	95.0	42.9	65.0			67.4	52.0	90.0	47.6	61.9			62.1	42.9		42.9		$36,966
Mattahunt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	123 Alabama St	Mattapan	02126	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8792	581	52	11.1		7 (1.2%)	410 (70.6%)	141 (24.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	18.5	754^th of 906 public elementary schools	16.8%		15.5	796^th of 916 public elementary schools	13.1%	42	32.7	28.8	18.4	19.6			25.1	28.9	21.3	14.3	21.6			21.6	16.3		16.3		$36,399
Lyndon K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Mt. Vernon Street	West Roxbury	02132	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6824	512	42	12.1		297 (58.0%)	45 (8.8%)	120 (23.4%)	23 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	69.7	286^th of 906 public elementary schools	68.4%		58.9	379^th of 916 public elementary schools	58.6%	93	60.0	42.6	55.9	56.5	29.6	14.8	47.3	54.0	52.1	61.0	39.1	21.4	10.3	44.2	50.9	6.9	36.4	20.7	$32,414

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Sumner Elementary School ranks 657^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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Students at Sumner Elementary School are 49% Hispanic, 27% White, 16% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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Boston

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In the 2024-25 school year, 576 students attended Sumner Elementary School.

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