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E Somerville Community

Public Grades PK, KG-8
711th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools
Better than 22% of Massachusetts elementary schools
Summary

E Somerville Community is a large PK-8 school in Somerville, MA, serving 747 students within the Somerville Public School District. While it is the largest elementary school in its immediate area, it has historically struggled with academic performance, ranking in the 22nd percentile statewide in the most recent school year—a slight improvement but still placing it in the bottom quarter of Massachusetts elementary schools. Test scores are significantly below both district and state averages, with only 28% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 20% in Math, creating a notable gap compared to nearby schools like the Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park, which ranks in the 46th percentile and achieves proficiency rates 15-20 percentage points higher.

A key differentiator is the school's performance with specific student groups. E Somerville Community struggles significantly with its Special Education students, ranking in the 6th percentile statewide, and with Low Socio-Economic Status students, ranking in the 19th percentile. This highlights a major equity challenge. Interestingly, the school shows a relative strength in 8th Grade Civics, where 40% of students are proficient—slightly above the state average. Additionally, the school's per-student spending of $18,914 is the lowest among nearby schools, compared to $25,632 at the nearby Winter Hill Community school, suggesting fewer resources per pupil to address academic challenges.

Despite these challenges, there are signs of a slight upward trend. Subgroup rankings for Hispanic Students, White Students, and English Language Learners all improved in the most recent year, earning 2-star ratings. However, the school remains in critical need of comprehensive improvement. Geographically, E Somerville Community is surrounded by high-performing schools in the Cambridge and Boston districts, such as John M Tobin (95th percentile) and Warren-Prescott K-8 School (89th percentile), illustrating how district-level resources can create vastly different outcomes for students living just a mile apart.

747
Students ?
13.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$24,066
Per pupil spending ?
85%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 50 Cross Street
       Somerville, MA  02145

(617) 625-6600

District: Somerville


Students who attend E Somerville Community usually attend:

High:    Somerville High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
66.3%
White:
18.1%
African American:
6.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 36th percentile in 2018 → 22nd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)
!Ranking has slipped from its 36th-percentile peak (2018) to 22nd (2025)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school26%
District avg37%
Massachusetts avg41%
Elementary school
711th of 906
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Bottom 22%▲ up 9 pts since 2015
From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
296th of 484
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Bottom 39%▲ up 20 pts since 2015
From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 7Elementary Schools in the Somerville
224th of 348Somerville 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
202521.7711 of 90621.5%★☆☆☆☆
202420.1738 of 91619.4%★☆☆☆☆
202320.4740 of 92820.3%★☆☆☆☆
202227.3682 of 93226.8%★☆☆☆☆
202120.2745 of 93620.4%★☆☆☆☆
201933.6658 of 94230.1%★★☆☆☆
201838.8601 of 93435.7%★★☆☆☆
201731.7685 of 93827.0%★☆☆☆☆
201612.1852 of 9328.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201515.7800 of 91412.5%★☆☆☆☆
201414.1827 of 92610.7%★☆☆☆☆
201311.6842 of 9289.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201211.1840 of 9309.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20118.7862 of 9246.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201012.8825 of 92010.3%★☆☆☆☆
200921.4756 of 90916.8%★☆☆☆☆
200828.9706 of 90822.2%★☆☆☆☆
200723.2740 of 91118.8%★☆☆☆☆
200639.1603 of 91133.8%★★☆☆☆
200516.5758 of 88714.5%★☆☆☆☆
200421.9711 of 88219.4%★☆☆☆☆
200314.7763 of 88413.7%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202226.6519 of 67222.8%★☆☆☆☆
202127.2479 of 63224.2%★☆☆☆☆
201926.0524 of 66521.2%★☆☆☆☆
201822.6565 of 65613.9%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202535.0189 of 28132.7%★★☆☆☆
202432.0208 of 28226.2%★☆☆☆☆
202328.3231 of 26412.5%★☆☆☆☆
202238.1157 of 26741.2%★★☆☆☆
202133.0187 of 24022.1%★☆☆☆☆
201943.9123 of 25852.3%★★★☆☆
201858.763 of 24474.2%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202521.3704 of 86919.0%★☆☆☆☆
202418.0746 of 88615.8%★☆☆☆☆
202317.1757 of 88714.7%★☆☆☆☆
202227.8656 of 90127.2%★☆☆☆☆
202121.8708 of 89821.2%★☆☆☆☆
201928.0695 of 90222.9%★☆☆☆☆
201834.2630 of 89329.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202533.1322 of 45829.7%★★☆☆☆
202431.9328 of 44626.5%★☆☆☆☆
202330.2316 of 42024.8%★☆☆☆☆
202236.4246 of 40138.7%★★☆☆☆
202130.7279 of 37926.4%★☆☆☆☆
201952.6170 of 39857.3%★★★☆☆
201861.897 of 37974.4%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202527.4599 of 73618.6%★☆☆☆☆
202420.6674 of 76011.3%★☆☆☆☆
202326.8614 of 75718.9%★☆☆☆☆
202223.4649 of 77215.9%★☆☆☆☆
202118.3649 of 7057.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201950.4349 of 70050.1%★★★☆☆
201861.2209 of 68569.5%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202524.0677 of 88423.4%★☆☆☆☆
202424.4684 of 89123.2%★☆☆☆☆
202324.6684 of 89623.7%★☆☆☆☆
202227.4675 of 90825.7%★☆☆☆☆
202121.6712 of 90421.2%★☆☆☆☆
201939.1571 of 90737.0%★★☆☆☆
201843.6540 of 89839.9%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202517.0674 of 7176.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.3663 of 7319.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202224.4748 of 90517.3%★☆☆☆☆
202119.3804 of 89410.1%★☆☆☆☆
201948.0464 of 89648.2%★★☆☆☆
201858.4322 of 88663.7%★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202122.9713 of 92522.9%★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202119.6332 of 39916.8%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202540.9458 of 73737.9%★★☆☆☆
202440.5481 of 75336.1%★★☆☆☆
202342.8459 of 76239.8%★★☆☆☆
202254.3358 of 76453.1%★★★☆☆
202142.3473 of 76538.2%★★☆☆☆
201969.9214 of 78072.6%★★★★☆
201872.7181 of 77276.6%★★★★☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202534.2296 of 48438.8%★★☆☆☆
202437.9288 of 49341.6%★★☆☆☆
202330.8336 of 50132.9%★★☆☆☆
202234.0318 of 49736.0%★★☆☆☆
202130.5333 of 50133.5%★★☆☆☆
201932.1340 of 49831.7%★★☆☆☆
201836.5310 of 48436.0%★★☆☆☆
201729.1346 of 48729.0%★☆☆☆☆
20168.7448 of 4827.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201520.6359 of 44118.6%★☆☆☆☆
201425.4352 of 45522.6%★☆☆☆☆
201321.6368 of 45519.1%★☆☆☆☆
201229.4335 of 45526.4%★☆☆☆☆
201126.5349 of 44922.3%★☆☆☆☆
201026.0343 of 43421.0%★☆☆☆☆
200938.0282 of 40931.1%★★☆☆☆
200840.4264 of 40735.1%★★☆☆☆
200744.7251 of 39937.1%★★☆☆☆
200647.7234 of 39941.4%★★☆☆☆
200532.2263 of 35626.1%★☆☆☆☆
200431.2257 of 34425.3%★☆☆☆☆
200336.6234 of 33931.0%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202235.4258 of 44542.0%★★☆☆☆
202123.4370 of 43114.2%★☆☆☆☆
201915.9408 of 4243.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201833.2260 of 41737.6%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202537.0118 of 18134.8%★★☆☆☆
202440.196 of 18046.7%★★☆☆☆
202332.7130 of 15516.1%★☆☆☆☆
202239.496 of 15437.7%★★☆☆☆
201937.583 of 13839.9%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202531.6307 of 47335.1%★★☆☆☆
202437.3285 of 48140.7%★★☆☆☆
202329.6342 of 48930.1%★★☆☆☆
202228.8353 of 49428.5%★☆☆☆☆
202131.5326 of 48332.5%★★☆☆☆
201931.9339 of 47829.1%★☆☆☆☆
201828.5349 of 46324.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202541.2198 of 37647.3%★★☆☆☆
202439.3205 of 37845.8%★★☆☆☆
202335.3222 of 36439.0%★★☆☆☆
202240.8203 of 36844.8%★★☆☆☆
202140.6180 of 33546.3%★★☆☆☆
201951.1144 of 32255.3%★★★☆☆
201863.088 of 30971.5%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202531.5335 of 46427.8%★☆☆☆☆
202432.9320 of 46931.8%★★☆☆☆
202330.8356 of 48126.0%★☆☆☆☆
202229.8353 of 48927.8%★☆☆☆☆
202138.6286 of 46238.1%★★☆☆☆
201944.9253 of 45244.0%★★☆☆☆
201859.2160 of 43863.5%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202535.0286 of 47339.5%★★☆☆☆
202438.3280 of 48342.0%★★☆☆☆
202331.2318 of 48935.0%★★☆☆☆
202238.1290 of 49741.6%★★☆☆☆
202130.6326 of 48532.8%★★☆☆☆
201928.6348 of 47827.2%★☆☆☆☆
201844.1259 of 46644.4%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202517.0422 of 4353.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202420.2408 of 4417.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202324.8356 of 44419.8%★☆☆☆☆
202231.2360 of 50328.4%★☆☆☆☆
202135.1321 of 48934.4%★★☆☆☆
201946.1251 of 48448.1%★★☆☆☆
201861.9132 of 46771.7%★★★★☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202131.8328 of 49133.2%★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202116.1311 of 3398.3%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202557.4141 of 38663.5%★★★☆☆
202472.587 of 39277.8%★★★★☆
202372.086 of 40378.7%★★★★☆
202261.7133 of 40467.1%★★★☆☆
202141.4227 of 40143.4%★★☆☆☆
201946.5209 of 39647.2%★★☆☆☆
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
White (2025)38th percentile+16 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+11 vs school
Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+8 vs school
Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school
Tested In Person (2021)23rd percentile+3 vs school
Disabled (2022)23rd percentile-4 vs school
Female (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)17th percentile-4 vs school
Special Education (2025)6th percentile-16 vs school
Middle school
White (2025)63rd percentile+25 vs school
Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+8 vs school
Disabled (2022)42nd percentile+6 vs school
Male (2025)40th percentile~ school
Female (2025)35th percentile-4 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile-4 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)33rd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile-11 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)8th percentile-25 vs school
Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-36 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?
Civics40%~ state avg
Science34%-8 vs state
English Language Arts28%-13 vs state
Mathematics20%-21 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 747 students attended E Somerville Community.

Students who attend E Somerville Community usually go on to attend:

High : Somerville High

Students at E Somerville Community are 66% Hispanic, 18% White, 6% African American, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

E Somerville Community ranks in the bottom 21.5% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026
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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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