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John J McGlynn Elementary School

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John J McGlynn Elementary School ranks 646 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

646^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

John J McGlynn Elementary School in Medford, MA, serves 505 students in grades K-5 and is part of the Medford district, which ranks in the 40th percentile statewide. The school has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1 and spends $19,278 per student, but its overall performance has been below average, currently ranking in the 29th percentile (1-star rating) for the 2024-2025 school year.

A key concern is a significant slump in 4th grade, where only 17.35% of students were proficient in English Language Arts and 14.29% in Mathematics—far below district and state averages. This contrasts sharply with 5th grade, where 42.86% of students were proficient in Math, outperforming both the district and state. This "Jekyll and Hyde" pattern suggests inconsistent instruction across grade levels. Nearby Missituk Elementary School, just 0.58 miles away, outperforms McGlynn in every subject despite a slightly higher student-teacher ratio, highlighting that the issue is likely school-specific rather than resource-based. Meanwhile, high-performing Somerville schools like Benjamin G. Brown (92nd percentile) and John F. Kennedy (80th percentile) achieve proficiency rates more than double McGlynn's, underscoring stark educational inequities within a few miles.

Despite these challenges, the school has notable strengths. It excels with English Language Learners, ranking in the 72nd percentile in 2023-2024, and shows a promising upward trend for low-income students, improving from the 21st to the 38th percentile recently. However, performance for Asian students has sharply declined to the 4th percentile, and results for African American students have been volatile. The school's inconsistent subgroup performance suggests that targeted interventions and better instructional alignment could yield significant improvements.

505

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,003

Per pupil spending ?

49.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3002 Mystic Valley Pkwy
Medford, MA 02155

(781) 393-2333

District: Medford

Students who attend John J McGlynn Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	John J. McGlynn Middle School
	Madeleine Dugger Andrews
High:	Medford High

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.6%

Hispanic:

28.1%

African American:

15.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓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 15 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg38%

Massachusetts avg41%

646^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Medford

210^th of 348Medford 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	28.8	646 of 906	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	679 of 916	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	618 of 928	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	542 of 932	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	518 of 936	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	716 of 942	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	655 of 934	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.6	605 of 938	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.9	700 of 932	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.0	686 of 914	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.6	677 of 926	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.0	614 of 928	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.6	649 of 930	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.9	550 of 924	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.8	602 of 920	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.2	511 of 909	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.6	504 of 908	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.9	416 of 911	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	48.8	502 of 911	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.8	517 of 887	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	20.3	722 of 882	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	30.1	645 of 884	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	96 of 169	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.6	158 of 167	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	47.5	82 of 173	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.7	20 of 166	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	41 of 172	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	47.1	91 of 174	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	136 of 142	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	140 of 152	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	105 of 145	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	112 of 141	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	138 of 155	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	129 of 154	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	29.3	484 of 672	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.8	270 of 632	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.5	434 of 665	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	372 of 656	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	128 of 281	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	78 of 282	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	45.4	109 of 264	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.2	238 of 267	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.2	71 of 240	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	24.9	214 of 258	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.7	110 of 244	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	567 of 869	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	602 of 886	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	596 of 887	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	486 of 901	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	452 of 898	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	596 of 902	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	586 of 893	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	279 of 458	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	297 of 446	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	160 of 420	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	85 of 401	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	39.7	205 of 379	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.2	84 of 398	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	33.5	272 of 379	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	457 of 736	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	599 of 760	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.4	399 of 757	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.8	304 of 772	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	319 of 705	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.0	533 of 700	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.6	321 of 685	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	674 of 884	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	710 of 891	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.1	556 of 896	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	589 of 908	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.1	542 of 904	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.7	770 of 907	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	664 of 898	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	466 of 717	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.7	285 of 731	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.9	473 of 703	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	410 of 905	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	360 of 894	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.6	702 of 896	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.4	449 of 886	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	46.7	506 of 925	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	51.1	163 of 399	59.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	614 of 737	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	651 of 753	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	653 of 762	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	561 of 764	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	520 of 765	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.7	697 of 780	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	698 of 772	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Tested Remotely (2021)59th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)54th percentile+26 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)45th percentile~ school

African American (2025)43rd percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile-14 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)4th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics30%-11 vs state

English Language Arts29%-12 vs state

Science27%-15 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
John J McGlynn Elementary School	Public	K-5	3002 Mystic Valley Pkwy	Medford	02155	Middlesex County	Medford	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 393-2333	505	44	11.3		195 (38.6%)	76 (15.0%)	142 (28.1%)	72 (14.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	28.8	646^th of 906 public elementary schools	28.7%		25.8	679^th of 916 public elementary schools	25.9%	33	40.0	17.4	32.3				29.2	37.7	14.3	42.9				29.7	27.0		27.0		$20,003
Missituk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	37 Hicks Avenue	Medford	02155	Middlesex County	Medford	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 393-2177	418	41	10.1		236 (56.5%)	38 (9.1%)	75 (17.9%)	32 (7.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	48.9	468^th of 906 public elementary schools	48.3%		48.6	486^th of 916 public elementary schools	46.9%	18	54.0	41.5	38.7				44.9	42.9	39.6	27.9				36.7	44.3		44.3		$22,024
Arthur D Healey	Public	PK, KG-8	5 Meacham Street	Somerville	02145	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 629-5420	482	41	11.8		136 (28.2%)	70 (14.5%)	233 (48.3%)	16 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.8%)	19.9	739^th of 906 public elementary schools	18.4%		27.3	663^rd of 916 public elementary schools	27.6%	76	17.0	24.0	27.8	32.2	51.1	35.4	30.9	20.0	16.3	25.5	17.0	29.8	31.3	23.0	30.8	33.3	32.0	28.6	$27,307
Milton Fuller Roberts	Public	PK, KG-5	35 Court Street	Medford	02155	Middlesex County	Medford	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 393-2155	586	47	12.4		339 (57.8%)	48 (8.2%)	82 (14.0%)	67 (11.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.8%)	37.2	578^th of 906 public elementary schools	36.2%		36.8	586^th of 916 public elementary schools	36.0%	8	42.9	38.8	37.2				39.9	35.4	20.0	25.6				27.5	42.3		42.3		$20,671
Benjamin G Brown	Public	K-5	201 Willow Avenue	Somerville	02144	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	No	(617) 629-5620	219	15	14.5		140 (63.9%)	17 (7.8%)	14 (6.4%)	14 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	32 (14.6%)	90	70^th of 906 public elementary schools	92.3%		86.2	113^th of 916 public elementary schools	87.7%	43	80.5	81.3	62.2				74.6	72.5	67.7	54.1				64.8	75.7		75.7		$23,433
West Somerville Neighborhood	Public	PK, KG-8	177 Powderhouse Blvd	Somerville	02144	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 625-6600	397	27	14.4		233 (58.7%)	43 (10.8%)	39 (9.8%)	29 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	49 (12.3%)	47.4	479^th of 906 public elementary schools	47.1%		45.4	515^th of 916 public elementary schools	43.8%	36	48.7	44.1	29.3	48.9	51.3	56.8	46.7	43.2	35.3	29.3	44.4	51.3	56.8	43.8	35.7	53.5	44.7	44.2	$24,791
Madeline English School	Public	K-8	105 Woodville Street	Everett	02149	Middlesex County	Everett	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 394-5013	760	69	11.0		107 (14.1%)	90 (11.8%)	521 (68.6%)	33 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	9.9	851^st of 906 public elementary schools	6.1%		12.2	832^nd of 916 public elementary schools	9.2%	19	9.2	11.9	12.2	11.9	27.9	21.4	16.3	9.2	13.6	23.2	13.6	18.6	13.1	15.5	22.0	20.5	21.2	21.7	$21,287
Beebe	Public	K-8	401 Pleasant Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Malden	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 388-0621	921	61	15.0		226 (24.5%)	132 (14.3%)	226 (24.5%)	279 (30.3%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	47 (5.1%)	44	515^th of 906 public elementary schools	43.2%		51.6	452^nd of 916 public elementary schools	50.7%	63	40.0	34.7	25.6	40.0	44.2	28.3	35.6	39.1	49.0	30.2	46.3	48.8	31.9	41.0	39.5	28.3	33.7	41.8	$20,363
Winter Hill Community	Public	PK, KG-8	8 Bonair Street	Somerville	02145	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 629-5680	388	46	8.4		124 (32.0%)	39 (10.1%)	186 (47.9%)	24 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	20.9	726^th of 906 public elementary schools	19.9%		23.7	701^st of 916 public elementary schools	23.5%	25	16.3	26.7	35.6	21.2	10.0	8.3	20.1	14.3	17.8	26.7	24.2	6.7	4.3	15.7	31.1	12.8	21.7	10.9	$33,492
John F Kennedy	Public	PK, KG-8	5 Cherry Street	Somerville	02144	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 629-5440	439	31	14.3		285 (64.9%)	14 (3.2%)	56 (12.8%)	32 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.2%)	80.4	178^th of 906 public elementary schools	80.4%		81.6	162^nd of 916 public elementary schools	82.3%	16	65.1	75.0	51.1	76.1	67.4	78.3	68.8	58.1	63.6	46.8	71.7	67.4	78.3	64.3	48.9	80.0	64.1	82.6	$26,857

Frequently Asked Questions about John J McGlynn Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of John J McGlynn Elementary School?

Students at John J McGlynn Elementary School are 39% White, 28% Hispanic, 15% African American, 14% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend John J McGlynn Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 505 students attended John J McGlynn Elementary School.

Is John J McGlynn Elementary School a good school?

John J McGlynn Elementary School ranks 646^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of John J McGlynn Elementary School attend?

Students who attend John J McGlynn Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : John J. McGlynn Middle School
Middle : Madeleine Dugger Andrews
High : Medford High

What district is John J McGlynn Elementary School in?

Medford

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