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Milton Fuller Roberts

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Milton Fuller Roberts ranks 496 th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

496^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Milton Fuller Roberts is a PK–5 elementary school at 35 Court Street in Medford, MA, serving 586 students — the largest of the four Medford elementary schools in this comparison set — within the Medford district, which ranks 189th of 351 Massachusetts districts. The school is on a clear decade-long upward path: its statewide rank improved from 730th of 932 (22nd percentile, 1 star) in 2015–16 to 496th of 899 (45th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–26, its strongest year in the ten-year record.

Performance by subject is strikingly uneven. English Language Arts sits at 40.32%, essentially at the state line (40.03%), while science is the standout at 53.75% — 12.8 points above the state and up from 37.14% three years earlier. Mathematics is the persistent weakness: 31.37%, roughly 10 points below the state, and flat in the high-20s to low-30s for four straight years. Among Medford elementaries, Roberts ranks last in math, behind Brooks School (57.89%), Missituk Elementary School (47.53%) and John J McGlynn Elementary School (32.23%). The math gap is concentrated in grades 3 (28.09%) and 5 (26.25%), while grade 4 (39.53%) is close to district and state norms. Notably, the same fifth graders who scored 53.75% in science scored 26.25% in math.

Across district lines, Roberts lands in the middle of a wide band: well behind Benjamin G Brown in Somerville (99th percentile) and Thompson in Arlington (92nd), and ahead of Beebe, Ferryway, Arthur D Healey and Madeline English School. It spends $19,282 per student — more than the higher-performing Brown and Thompson — with a student–teacher ratio of 12.4, better than most neighbors. Results for students with disabilities and low-income students improved in 2025–26. Two caveats: the recent rank jump rests almost entirely on the science surge in a single tested grade, and free/reduced-lunch data is suppressed by the state, so family-income context is unknown.

586

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,776

Per pupil spending ?

30.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

100%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

35 Court Street
Medford, MA 02155

(781) 393-2155

District: Medford

Students who attend Milton Fuller Roberts usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.8%

Hispanic:

14.0%

Asian:

11.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 45th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Medford's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg40%

Massachusetts avg41%

496^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Medford

189^th of 351Medford 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
2026	44.5	496 of 899	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.2	578 of 906	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	586 of 916	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	577 of 928	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	615 of 932	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	607 of 936	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	590 of 942	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	621 of 934	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.6	672 of 938	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.4	730 of 932	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.1	787 of 914	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.9	788 of 926	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.6	708 of 928	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.4	640 of 930	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.6	711 of 924	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.2	698 of 920	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.2	684 of 909	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.8	560 of 908	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.1	657 of 911	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	46.1	542 of 911	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.8	566 of 887	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.9	570 of 882	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	39.2	108 of 172	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	101 of 174	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	14.5	129 of 143	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.7	104 of 141	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	149 of 155	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	140 of 154	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	23.7	560 of 672	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.8	380 of 632	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.2	245 of 665	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.4	357 of 656	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	28.2	201 of 258	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	176 of 244	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	47.0	457 of 869	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.5	577 of 869	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	561 of 886	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	555 of 887	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	581 of 901	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	621 of 898	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	582 of 902	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	604 of 893	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	184 of 458	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.4	274 of 446	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	166 of 401	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	86.3	24 of 379	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	55.3	149 of 398	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	16.3	353 of 379	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	34.5	516 of 742	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.7	559 of 736	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	540 of 760	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	551 of 757	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	571 of 772	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.9	415 of 705	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	483 of 700	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	445 of 685	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	513 of 879	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.4	533 of 884	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	566 of 891	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	554 of 896	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	614 of 908	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	527 of 904	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	554 of 907	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	576 of 898	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	414 of 709	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.8	533 of 717	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	548 of 731	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	545 of 703	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	741 of 905	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	650 of 894	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	651 of 896	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	637 of 886	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	35.1	619 of 925	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	55.0	149 of 399	62.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	508 of 734	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.5	588 of 737	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	619 of 753	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	615 of 762	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	604 of 764	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	673 of 765	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	522 of 780	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	522 of 772	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)63rd percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2026)47th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)42nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)42nd percentile-3 vs school

African American (2019)37th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)33rd percentile~ school

White (2026)31st percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)22nd percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2022)17th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2022)10th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science54%+13 vs state

English Language Arts40%~ state avg

Mathematics31%-10 vs state

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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)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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	30.2%	339 (57.8%)	48 (8.2%)	82 (14.0%)	67 (11.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.8%)	44.5	496^th of 899 public elementary schools	44.8%		37.2	578^th of 906 public elementary schools	36.2%	82	42.5	36.1	42.5				40.3	28.1	39.5	26.3				31.4	53.8		53.8		100%	0%	$24,776
John J McGlynn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3002 Mystic Valley Pkwy	Medford	02155	Middlesex County	Medford	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 393-2333	505	44	11.3	53.5%	195 (38.6%)	76 (15.0%)	142 (28.1%)	72 (14.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	24.2	687^th of 899 public elementary schools	23.6%		28.8	646^th of 906 public elementary schools	28.7%	41	31.7	24.7	16.3				23.2	38.3	24.7	35.5				32.2	18.7		18.7		93%	6%	$22,706
Beebe	Public	K-8	401 Pleasant Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Malden	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 388-0621	921	61	15.0	56.5%	226 (24.5%)	132 (14.3%)	226 (24.5%)	279 (30.3%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	47 (5.1%)	44.2	501^st of 899 public elementary schools	44.3%		44	515^th of 906 public elementary schools	43.2%	14	30.3	36.9	35.4	40.0	36.5	47.6	37.5	40.4	32.4	33.3	52.2	42.7	47.0	41.0	43.8	46.3	44.9	57.3	100%	0%	$19,843
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	39.7%	236 (56.5%)	38 (9.1%)	75 (17.9%)	32 (7.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	66.1	302^nd of 899 public elementary schools	66.4%		48.9	468^th of 906 public elementary schools	48.3%	166	59.3	46.7	50.0				51.9	51.9	41.7	50.0				47.5	50.0		50.0		97%	0%	$24,706
Brooks School	Public	PK, KG-5	388 High Street	Medford	02155	Middlesex County	Medford	No	No	No	No	(781) 393-2166	556	44	12.6	14.2%	417 (75.0%)	26 (4.7%)	38 (6.8%)	27 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.3%)	82.4	149^th of 899 public elementary schools	83.4%		80.3	179^th of 906 public elementary schools	80.2%	30	75.0	61.1	54.1				62.8	61.1	64.4	48.2				57.9	62.4		62.4		99%	1%	$23,822
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	72.8%	107 (14.1%)	90 (11.8%)	521 (68.6%)	33 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	14.3	791^st of 899 public elementary schools	12.0%		9.9	851^st of 906 public elementary schools	6.1%	60	19.0	17.8	11.3	15.3	21.8	31.5	19.7	24.1	13.9	23.9	27.1	14.6	31.5	23.3	16.9	24.7	21.3	22.5	98%	0%	$25,233
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	63.9%	136 (28.2%)	70 (14.5%)	233 (48.3%)	16 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.8%)	19.8	730^th of 899 public elementary schools	18.8%		19.9	739^th of 906 public elementary schools	18.4%	9	34.0	14.8	22.5	25.5	28.3	41.9	27.3	29.2	25.9	14.6	25.0	11.7	34.9	23.0	20.8	35.7	27.8	37.2	98%	0%	$29,148
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	30.2%	233 (58.7%)	43 (10.8%)	39 (9.8%)	29 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	49 (12.3%)	56.9	383^rd of 899 public elementary schools	57.4%		47.4	479^th of 906 public elementary schools	47.1%	96	72.2	28.2	40.0	40.0	45.7	48.7	45.4	66.7	43.6	36.1	42.2	45.7	42.1	45.6	47.2	47.4	47.3	50.0	95%	0%	$25,818
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	11.9%	140 (63.9%)	17 (7.8%)	14 (6.4%)	14 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	32 (14.6%)	97	6^th of 899 public elementary schools	99.3%		90	70^th of 906 public elementary schools	92.3%	64	87.1	73.2	81.5				79.8	87.1	75.6	74.1				78.8	85.2		85.2		100%	0%	$25,175
Ferryway	Public	K-8	150 Cross Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Malden	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 388-0659	920	69	13.4	64.9%	169 (18.4%)	180 (19.6%)	361 (39.2%)	167 (18.2%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (3.9%)	38.3	556^th of 899 public elementary schools	38.2%		43.5	519^th of 906 public elementary schools	42.7%	37	28.9	36.9	37.0	46.1	52.1	51.6	41.9	26.8	33.0	37.0	29.2	36.2	44.2	34.4	37.4	42.1	39.7	41.5	97%	0%	$19,798

Frequently Asked Questions about Milton Fuller Roberts

How many students attend Milton Fuller Roberts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 586 students attended Milton Fuller Roberts.

What schools do graduates of Milton Fuller Roberts attend?

Students who attend Milton Fuller Roberts usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Milton Fuller Roberts?

Students at Milton Fuller Roberts are 58% White, 14% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 8% African American, 8% Two or more races.

What district is Milton Fuller Roberts in?

Medford

Is Milton Fuller Roberts a good school?

Milton Fuller Roberts ranks 496^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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