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Veterans Early Learning Center

Public Grades PK, KG-1

501

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,192

Per pupil spending ?

37.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

39 Hurd Avenue
Saugus, MA 01906

(781) 231-8166

District: Saugus

Students who attend Veterans Early Learning Center usually attend:

Middle:	Saugus Middle School
High:	Saugus High

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.7%

Hispanic:

33.1%

Asian:

9.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2011 → 41st in 2021

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2011

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

Students meeting standards (2020-2021) ?

This school37%

District avg35%

Massachusetts avg40%

Not ranked this year

Veterans Early Learning Center did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

271^st of 348Saugus 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
2021	42.3	550 of 936	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.2	515 of 942	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	487 of 934	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.8	590 of 938	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	22.1	760 of 932	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.3	604 of 914	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.9	542 of 926	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.6	501 of 928	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.2	548 of 930	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.6	480 of 924	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.0	466 of 920	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.1	508 of 909	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.6	447 of 908	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	39.1	628 of 911	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.8	661 of 911	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.7	627 of 887	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	48.4	492 of 882	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	44.8	532 of 884	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	41.8	337 of 632	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	351 of 665	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	487 of 656	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	39.6	566 of 898	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	495 of 902	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	466 of 893	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	67.8	68 of 379	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	85 of 398	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	38 of 379	90.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	66.7	167 of 705	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	56.8	270 of 700	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	225 of 685	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	45.0	496 of 904	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	510 of 907	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	462 of 898	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	56.4	339 of 894	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	446 of 896	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	346 of 886	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	44.1	529 of 925	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	56.6	142 of 399	64.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	29.0	602 of 765	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	553 of 780	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	542 of 772	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2021)82nd percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)76th percentile+35 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)64th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2021)62nd percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2021)47th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2021)45th percentile+4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)43rd percentile~ school

Female (2021)37th percentile-4 vs school

White (2021)21st percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2020-2021) ?

English Language Arts46%~ state avg

Science43%~ state avg

Mathematics26%-7 vs state

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Thursday, December 24, 2009

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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
Veterans Early Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-1	39 Hurd Avenue	Saugus	01906	Essex County	Saugus	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 231-8166	501	31	15.9		239 (47.7%)	33 (6.6%)	166 (33.1%)	45 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)								(n/a)																			$17,192
Belmonte STEAM Academy	Public	2-5	25 Dow Street	Saugus	01906	Essex County	Saugus	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 231-5052	814	51	15.9		412 (50.6%)	49 (6.0%)	262 (32.2%)	52 (6.4%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.1%)	37.9	573^rd of 906 public elementary schools	36.8%		37.4	584^th of 916 public elementary schools	36.2%	11	36.3	29.6	27.3				31.1	48.7	33.9	34.0				38.8	40.4		40.4		$17,167
Julia F Callahan	Public	PK, KG-5	200 O'Callaghan Way	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7340	373	39	9.5		55 (14.7%)	40 (10.7%)	235 (63.0%)	30 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	22	707^th of 906 public elementary schools	22.0%		17.2	773^rd of 916 public elementary schools	15.6%	66	36.7	18.6	16.7				24.6	36.7	13.6	18.8				23.4	33.3		33.3		$25,211
Lincoln-Thomson	Public	K-5	115 Gardiner Street	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7460	219	22	10.1		36 (16.4%)	10 (4.6%)	139 (63.5%)	26 (11.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	10.1	849^th of 906 public elementary schools	6.3%		14.9	804^th of 916 public elementary schools	12.2%	45	19.4	16.2	9.1				14.9	6.5	21.6	12.1				13.9	21.2		21.2		$25,426
A Drewicz Elementary	Public	K-5	34 Hood Street	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7350	488	42	11.7		28 (5.7%)	25 (5.1%)	396 (81.1%)	25 (5.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	11.4	835^th of 906 public elementary schools	7.8%		12.5	829^th of 916 public elementary schools	9.5%	6	18.3	19.5	13.3				17.4	12.7	19.5	15.0				16.0	21.7		21.7		$21,237
William R Fallon	Public	K-5	100 Robinson Street	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7401	30	9	3.2		1 (3.3%)	8 (26.7%)	16 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (16.7%)								(n/a)							0.0							5.6					$70,636
Linden	Public	K-8	29 Wescott Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Malden	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 397-7218	813	60	13.6		166 (20.4%)	164 (20.2%)	229 (28.2%)	206 (25.3%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	37 (4.6%)	32.7	613^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.3%		36.3	589^th of 916 public elementary schools	35.7%	24	31.8	36.0	18.9	34.1	62.7	53.6	38.3	32.9	39.3	20.0	39.6	62.1	35.4	37.2	34.8	30.5	32.8	41.0	$19,814
Wm P Connery	Public	K-5	50 Elm Street	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7344	563	47	12.0		20 (3.6%)	36 (6.4%)	459 (81.5%)	36 (6.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	5.2	891^st of 906 public elementary schools	1.7%		6.9	888^th of 916 public elementary schools	3.1%	3	7.4	8.1	10.3				8.5	7.4	9.5	5.1				7.3	12.8		12.8		$20,715
Tracy	Public	1-5	35 Walnut Street	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7466	397	33	11.9		9 (2.3%)	16 (4.0%)	354 (89.2%)	11 (2.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	14.3	793^rd of 906 public elementary schools	12.5%		22.4	714^th of 916 public elementary schools	22.1%	79	13.6	15.5	14.3				14.4	16.1	18.3	21.4				18.5	37.1		37.1		$23,538
Sewell-Anderson	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Ontario Street	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7444	300	23	12.9		49 (16.3%)	29 (9.7%)	194 (64.7%)	17 (5.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	29.5	639^th of 906 public elementary schools	29.5%		32.8	615^th of 916 public elementary schools	32.9%	24	34.4	31.4	21.7				30.0	28.1	28.6	34.8				30.0	39.1		39.1		$23,340

Frequently Asked Questions about Veterans Early Learning Center

How many students attend Veterans Early Learning Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 501 students attended Veterans Early Learning Center.

What is the racial makeup of Veterans Early Learning Center?

Students at Veterans Early Learning Center are 48% White, 33% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 7% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Veterans Early Learning Center in?

Saugus

What schools do graduates of Veterans Early Learning Center attend?

Students who attend Veterans Early Learning Center usually go on to attend:

Middle : Saugus Middle School
High : Saugus High

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