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Sumner G. Whittier School

Public Grades K-8
664th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools
Better than 26% of Massachusetts elementary schools
Summary

Sumner G. Whittier School is a K–8 school in Everett, MA, an urban community in Middlesex County, serving 615 students in the Everett district. In 2025–2026 it ranked 664th of 899 Massachusetts schools (26th percentile, 1 star), while the Everett district ranked 319th of 351 districts (9th percentile, 0 stars). The school has improved from the 15th–17th percentile range in 2020–2023; 2025–2026 is its best year since 2018–2019, though it remains below the state average.

In 2025–2026 MCAS results, the school outperformed the Everett district average in all three tested subjects: 31.17% proficient in ELA, 25.00% in math, and 20.74% in science, compared with district rates of 22.23%, 22.48%, and 18.90%. Still, it trails Massachusetts statewide rates of 40.03%, 41.11%, and 40.98%. Among nearby Everett K–8 schools, it had the highest all-grade ELA proficiency in this group and was second in math, behind Lafayette School; it trails Webster School, a K–5 school. Compared with nearby schools outside the district, it is ahead of Winter Hill Community in ELA and math but slightly behind in science, and it trails Ferryway, Warren-Prescott K-8 School, and Harvard-Kent Elementary School.

Grade-level results show a real strength in upper-grade ELA: 7th grade ELA was 45.00%, above both the district and state, while 6th grade ELA was 39.39%, close to the state. The clearest weak spots are 8th grade math (14.67%), science (16.22%), and civics (13.33%), all below district and far below state. Among student groups, English Language Learner students ranked at the 90th percentile with 5 stars in 2025–2026, far above the school’s overall 26th percentile; low-income students reached the 44th percentile, and special education students were at the 38th percentile. Male students ranked 29th percentile and female students 22nd percentile. The school spent $15,282 per student in 2020–2021, and its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 11.4. Overall, this is an improving but still below-average school with notable upper-grade ELA and English Language Learner strengths, plus clear math and science concerns.

615
Students ?
11.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,806
Per pupil spending ?
91.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 337 Broadway
       Everett, MA  02149-3425

(617) 394-2410

District: Everett


Students who attend Sumner G. Whittier School usually attend:

High:    Everett High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
75.3%
African American:
12.0%
White:
8.0%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 15th percentile in 2023 → 26th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 26th (2026) from a 15th-percentile low (2023)
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Civics scores 26 pts below the Massachusetts average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school26%
District avg21%
Massachusetts avg41%
Elementary school
664th of 899
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Bottom 26%▼ down 16 pts since 2016
From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
314th of 478
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Bottom 34%▼ down 34 pts since 2016
From top 31% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Everett
319th of 351Everett 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202626.0664 of 89926.1%★☆☆☆☆
202520.8727 of 90619.8%★☆☆☆☆
202418.6760 of 91617.0%★☆☆☆☆
202316.5793 of 92814.5%★☆☆☆☆
202223.7713 of 93223.5%★☆☆☆☆
202114.4798 of 93614.7%★☆☆☆☆
201932.9663 of 94229.6%★☆☆☆☆
201839.1598 of 93436.0%★★☆☆☆
201754.4445 of 93852.6%★★★☆☆
201646.8538 of 93242.3%★★☆☆☆
201527.3707 of 91422.6%★☆☆☆☆
201419.9775 of 92616.3%★☆☆☆☆
201321.7765 of 92817.6%★☆☆☆☆
201227.3707 of 93024.0%★☆☆☆☆
201125.7727 of 92421.3%★☆☆☆☆
201023.7745 of 92019.0%★☆☆☆☆
200913.0816 of 90910.2%★☆☆☆☆
200813.3810 of 90810.8%★☆☆☆☆
20079.8836 of 9118.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200627.1703 of 91122.8%★☆☆☆☆
200526.3677 of 88723.7%★☆☆☆☆
200428.9652 of 88226.1%★☆☆☆☆
200336.1609 of 88431.1%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202564.042 of 16975.1%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202231.4454 of 67232.4%★★☆☆☆
202121.2545 of 63213.8%★☆☆☆☆
201930.8466 of 66529.9%★★☆☆☆
201828.8498 of 65624.1%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202671.228 of 29190.4%★★★★★
202555.970 of 28175.1%★★★★☆
202454.773 of 28274.1%★★★★☆
202354.762 of 26476.5%★★★★☆
202260.748 of 26782.0%★★★★☆
202145.295 of 24060.4%★★★☆☆
201968.442 of 25883.7%★★★★☆
201868.937 of 24484.8%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202623.9677 of 86922.1%★☆☆☆☆
202522.3695 of 86920.0%★☆☆☆☆
202413.2803 of 8869.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.7815 of 8878.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202220.0737 of 90118.2%★☆☆☆☆
202114.5784 of 89812.7%★☆☆☆☆
201932.7646 of 90228.4%★☆☆☆☆
201841.6562 of 89337.1%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202644.3237 of 47550.1%★★★☆☆
202544.0241 of 45847.4%★★☆☆☆
202441.9245 of 44645.1%★★☆☆☆
202338.1262 of 42037.6%★★☆☆☆
202247.2170 of 40157.6%★★★☆☆
202129.5289 of 37923.7%★☆☆☆☆
201956.8141 of 39864.6%★★★☆☆
201866.875 of 37980.2%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202643.8414 of 74244.2%★★☆☆☆
202534.2523 of 73628.9%★☆☆☆☆
202432.8557 of 76026.7%★☆☆☆☆
202333.0561 of 75725.9%★☆☆☆☆
202238.8493 of 77236.1%★★☆☆☆
202128.1550 of 70522.0%★☆☆☆☆
201961.1231 of 70067.0%★★★☆☆
201866.8164 of 68576.1%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202629.9627 of 87928.7%★☆☆☆☆
202521.2713 of 88419.3%★☆☆☆☆
202427.7655 of 89126.5%★☆☆☆☆
202327.0668 of 89625.4%★☆☆☆☆
202230.3642 of 90829.3%★☆☆☆☆
202116.6765 of 90415.4%★☆☆☆☆
201934.8626 of 90731.0%★★☆☆☆
201837.2590 of 89834.3%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202636.4443 of 70937.5%★★☆☆☆
202324.5563 of 70319.9%★☆☆☆☆
202235.3610 of 90532.6%★★☆☆☆
202124.7729 of 89418.5%★☆☆☆☆
201956.2340 of 89662.1%★★★☆☆
201864.0245 of 88672.3%★★★★☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202112.7820 of 92511.4%★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202128.6276 of 39930.8%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202135.4537 of 76529.8%★★☆☆☆
201957.9335 of 78057.1%★★★☆☆
201852.9398 of 77248.4%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202632.2314 of 47834.3%★★☆☆☆
202524.3361 of 48425.4%★☆☆☆☆
202419.4394 of 49320.1%★☆☆☆☆
202323.7378 of 50124.6%★☆☆☆☆
202221.5396 of 49720.3%★☆☆☆☆
202131.1330 of 50134.1%★★☆☆☆
201955.6217 of 49856.4%★★★☆☆
201867.1151 of 48468.8%★★★☆☆
201768.6145 of 48770.2%★★★★☆
201666.8151 of 48268.7%★★★☆☆
201553.4205 of 44153.5%★★★☆☆
201451.4233 of 45548.8%★★☆☆☆
201345.5273 of 45540.0%★★☆☆☆
201245.4275 of 45539.6%★★☆☆☆
201132.4329 of 44926.7%★☆☆☆☆
201020.0360 of 43417.1%★☆☆☆☆
200924.8327 of 40920.0%★☆☆☆☆
200824.9323 of 40720.6%★☆☆☆☆
200746.8244 of 39938.8%★★☆☆☆
200652.7205 of 39948.6%★★☆☆☆
200542.5219 of 35638.5%★★☆☆☆
200430.8261 of 34424.1%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202162.447 of 19375.6%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202229.0312 of 44529.9%★★☆☆☆
202129.4300 of 43130.4%★★☆☆☆
201878.450 of 41788.0%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202649.357 of 19370.5%★★★★☆
202553.737 of 18179.6%★★★★☆
202437.7120 of 18033.3%★★☆☆☆
202345.661 of 15560.6%★★★☆☆
202242.574 of 15451.9%★★★☆☆
202156.821 of 13584.4%★★★★☆
201979.612 of 13891.3%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202623.9349 of 46825.4%★☆☆☆☆
202522.3366 of 47322.6%★☆☆☆☆
202413.3435 of 4819.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.4398 of 48918.6%★☆☆☆☆
202215.0429 of 49413.2%★☆☆☆☆
202129.5338 of 48330.0%★★☆☆☆
201964.2168 of 47864.9%★★★☆☆
201864.0166 of 46364.1%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202649.3158 of 38358.7%★★★☆☆
202539.5211 of 37643.9%★★☆☆☆
202426.6289 of 37823.5%★☆☆☆☆
202334.3228 of 36437.4%★★☆☆☆
202231.7253 of 36831.3%★★☆☆☆
202146.7151 of 33554.9%★★★☆☆
201968.281 of 32274.8%★★★★☆
201886.430 of 30990.3%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202646.2217 of 46152.9%★★★☆☆
202538.3275 of 46440.7%★★☆☆☆
202424.2375 of 46920.0%★☆☆☆☆
202334.8323 of 48132.8%★★☆☆☆
202231.1352 of 48928.0%★☆☆☆☆
202146.4221 of 46252.2%★★★☆☆
201971.784 of 45281.4%★★★★☆
201883.233 of 43892.5%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202640.7254 of 47046.0%★★☆☆☆
202526.5341 of 47327.9%★☆☆☆☆
202428.3334 of 48330.8%★★☆☆☆
202328.5344 of 48929.7%★☆☆☆☆
202232.7323 of 49735.0%★★☆☆☆
202129.2335 of 48530.9%★★☆☆☆
201945.9257 of 47846.2%★★☆☆☆
201866.2145 of 46668.9%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202624.2354 of 43618.8%★☆☆☆☆
202527.2326 of 43525.1%★☆☆☆☆
202422.3380 of 44113.8%★☆☆☆☆
202324.2369 of 44416.9%★☆☆☆☆
202233.6340 of 50332.4%★★☆☆☆
202148.9213 of 48956.4%★★★☆☆
201975.169 of 48485.7%★★★★☆
201888.926 of 46794.4%★★★★★

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202131.6332 of 49132.4%★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202135.7208 of 33938.6%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202450.9176 of 39255.1%★★★☆☆
201862.7132 of 39566.6%★★★☆☆
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
English Language Learner (2026)90th percentile+64 vs school
African American (2025)75th percentile+55 vs school
Hispanic (2026)50th percentile+24 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile+18 vs school
Special Education (2026)38th percentile+11 vs school
Disabled (2022)32nd percentile+9 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)31st percentile+16 vs school
White (2021)30th percentile+15 vs school
Male (2026)29th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2026)22nd percentile-4 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)11th percentile-3 vs school
Middle school
African American (2021)76th percentile+42 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)70th percentile+36 vs school
Hispanic (2026)59th percentile+24 vs school
White (2024)55th percentile+35 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile+19 vs school
Male (2026)46th percentile+12 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)39th percentile+5 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)32nd percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)30th percentile+10 vs school
Female (2026)25th percentile-9 vs school
Special Education (2026)19th percentile-16 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts31%-9 vs state
Mathematics25%-16 vs state
Science21%-20 vs state
Civics13%-26 vs state

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Sumner G. Whittier School ranks 664th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students who attend Sumner G. Whittier School usually go on to attend:

High : Everett High

Students at Sumner G. Whittier School are 75% Hispanic, 12% African American, 8% White, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 615 students attended Sumner G. Whittier School.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026
2024–25 MCAS Next Generation test scoresSep 29, 2025
2023–24 school spending dataMay 8, 2025
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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