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Sumner G. Whittier School

Public Grades K-8
727th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools
Better than 20% of Massachusetts elementary schools
Summary

Sumner G. Whittier School is an elementary school located in Everett, MA that serves grades KG-8 with a total enrollment of 616 students. The school is part of the Everett school district, which is ranked 324 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Sumner G. Whittier School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Massachusetts elementary schools, typically in the 600-800 range out of around 900 schools. The school's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is significantly below the state averages across all grades and subjects, with proficiency rates as low as 19.69% in Math. The school struggles particularly in 4th and 5th grade ELA and Math, with proficiency rates often below 20%.

Compared to nearby schools, Sumner G. Whittier School performs worse academically than most other Everett elementary schools, as well as the Warren-Prescott K-8 School in Boston, which significantly outperforms the Everett district on MCAS assessments. Additionally, the school's academic performance has been declining over the past several years, with its statewide ranking dropping and its star rating decreasing from 2 to 1 out of 5.

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: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)
!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the Massachusetts average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school23%
District avg20%
Massachusetts avg41%
Elementary school
727th of 906
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Bottom 20%▼ down 3 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
361st of 484
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Bottom 25%▼ down 28 pts since 2015
From top 46% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Everett
324th of 348Everett 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
African American (2025)75th percentile+55 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)75th percentile+55 vs school
Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+28 vs school
Disabled (2022)32nd percentile+9 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)31st percentile+16 vs school
White (2021)30th percentile+15 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+9 vs school
Female (2025)20th percentile~ school
Special Education (2023)20th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2025)19th percentile~ school
Tested In Person (2021)11th percentile-3 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)80th percentile+54 vs school
African American (2021)76th percentile+42 vs school
White (2024)55th percentile+35 vs school
Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+18 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+15 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)39th percentile+5 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)32nd percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)30th percentile+10 vs school
Male (2025)28th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)25th percentile~ school
Female (2025)23rd percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts25%-17 vs state
Science24%-17 vs state
Civics22%-17 vs state
Mathematics20%-21 vs state

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

Sumner G. Whittier School ranks in the bottom 19.8% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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

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

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