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Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School

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Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School ranks 596 th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

596^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School is a grades 3–5 school in Winthrop, MA, serving 467 students in the Winthrop district. In 2025–2026, Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School ranked 596th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools—34th percentile, 2 stars—down from 66th percentile, 3 stars, in 2017–2018. On MCAS, all-grade proficiency was 29.56% in English Language Arts, 32.66% in Math, and 43.57% in Science. That is below Winthrop (39.98% ELA, 42.29% Math, 39.10% Science) and state averages (40.03% ELA, 41.11% Math, 40.98% Science) in ELA and Math, but above both in Science. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio is 16.1, up from 11.8, and 2020–2021 per-student spending is $16,490—the highest ratio and lowest spending among nearby schools.

Compared with nearby schools, Cummings is not the lowest performer: it ranks above Garfield Elementary School, Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School, Guild Elementary School, Frank M Sokolowski Elementary, and George F. Kelly Elementary, but below Bradley Elementary School, Beachmont Veterans Memorial School, Edgar F. Hooks Elementary, and William A Berkowitz Elementary. Science is its clearest bright spot. Cummings’ 43.57% Science proficiency is above district and state and second-highest among nearby schools with comparable data, behind only Bradley’s 44.83% and well above Beachmont (37.50%), Guild (26.92%), Garfield (17.95%), and Kennedy (8.82%). Bradley ranks 76th percentile with 4 stars and higher ELA (57.25%) and Math (63.77%). Beachmont is at 56th percentile, 3 stars, with ELA 39.31%, Math 51.03%, and Science 37.50%. Berkowitz and Hooks show strong Math (61.78% and 56.73%) despite lower ELA.

Grade-level results show mixed patterns. Third-grade Math is notably low at 22.30% versus 42.19% statewide, and third-grade ELA is 29.53% versus 42.79% statewide. By contrast, fifth-grade Math is 40.71%, slightly above the state’s 39.50%, and fifth-grade Science is 43.57%, above the state’s 43.07%. Over time, ELA proficiency fell from 45.10% in 2022–2023 to 29.56% in 2025–2026; Math declined from 37.10% to 32.66%, and Science slipped from 49.63% in 2023–2024 to 43.57%. At the grades Cummings serves, results are close to or slightly above Winthrop grade-level averages—fourth-grade ELA is 28.93% at Cummings versus 28.05% in the district, and fifth-grade Math is 40.71% versus 39.19%—so the main gaps are against the state.

467

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,204

Per pupil spending ?

30.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

40 Hermon Street
Winthrop, MA 02152

(617) 846-5543

District: Winthrop

Students who attend Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Winthrop Middle School
High:	Winthrop High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.4%

African American:

2.6%

American Indian:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2016 → 34th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2016

!English Language Arts scores 10 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg41%

Massachusetts avg41%

596^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 26 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

204^th of 351Winthrop 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	34.0	596 of 899	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.0	570 of 906	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	538 of 916	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	489 of 928	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	499 of 932	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	562 of 936	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.7	363 of 942	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.7	317 of 934	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.4	596 of 938	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	61.1	380 of 932	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.4	563 of 914	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.2	583 of 926	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.2	594 of 928	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.4	565 of 930	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.5	621 of 924	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.4	651 of 920	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.0	633 of 909	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.5	539 of 908	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.8	630 of 911	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.8	628 of 911	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	48.0	299 of 672	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.7	322 of 632	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	322 of 665	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	205 of 656	68.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	194 of 291	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.8	140 of 281	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.6	267 of 282	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.9	138 of 264	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.2	61 of 267	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	32.6	190 of 240	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	172 of 258	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	101 of 244	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	601 of 869	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.4	541 of 869	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	497 of 886	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	463 of 887	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	494 of 901	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	521 of 898	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.5	390 of 902	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	334 of 893	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	46.5	219 of 475	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.3	219 of 458	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	171 of 446	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	122 of 420	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	51.6	140 of 401	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.8	139 of 379	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.0	48 of 398	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	58 of 379	84.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	425 of 742	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.4	536 of 736	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.5	328 of 760	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	290 of 757	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	336 of 772	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	301 of 705	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.9	86 of 700	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	60 of 685	91.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	539 of 879	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.8	543 of 884	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	532 of 891	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	485 of 896	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	498 of 908	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	568 of 904	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.9	334 of 907	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	293 of 898	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	516 of 709	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.3	446 of 717	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	514 of 731	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	428 of 703	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	415 of 905	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.4	474 of 894	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.4	256 of 896	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	161 of 886	81.8%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	39.9	566 of 925	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	62.3	119 of 399	70.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	584 of 734	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.3	553 of 737	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	526 of 753	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	507 of 762	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	518 of 764	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	595 of 765	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.2	397 of 780	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.7	288 of 772	62.7%	★★★☆☆

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)70th percentile+30 vs school

Disabled (2022)56th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile+9 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)39th percentile~ school

Male (2026)39th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)31st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science44%+3 vs state

Mathematics33%-8 vs state

English Language Arts30%-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)		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 (2015)	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 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School	Public	3-5	40 Hermon Street	Winthrop	02152	Suffolk County	Winthrop	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 846-5543	467	29	16.1	30.7%	441 (94.4%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34	596^th of 899 public elementary schools	33.7%		38	570^th of 906 public elementary schools	37.1%	26	29.5	28.9	30.3		29.6	22.3	35.2	40.7		32.7	43.6	43.6	$19,204
William P. Gorman/Fort Banks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	101 Kennedy Drive	Winthrop	02152	Suffolk County	Winthrop	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 846-5509	487	33	14.7	29.0%	456 (93.6%)	16 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$19,775
Guild Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	195 Leyden Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8523	259	30	8.7	66.0%	23 (8.9%)	13 (5.0%)	218 (84.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	25.5	671^st of 899 public elementary schools	25.4%		15.3	786^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.2%	115	40.7	20.0	19.2	10.0	22.1	51.9	34.5	23.1	10.0	29.5	26.9	26.9	$37,671
Beachmont Veterans Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	15 Everard Street	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 286-8316	346	38	9.1	82.6%	114 (32.9%)	16 (4.6%)	204 (59.0%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	55.1	400^th of 899 public elementary schools	55.5%		49.2	463^rd of 906 public elementary schools	48.9%	63	51.9	37.3	25.0		39.3	57.4	49.0	45.0		51.0	37.5	37.5	$25,243
Bradley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	110 Beachview Road	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8422	292	27	10.7	62.9%	121 (41.4%)	22 (7.5%)	120 (41.1%)	18 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.1%)	75.6	217^th of 899 public elementary schools	75.9%		82.3	155^th of 906 public elementary schools	82.9%	62	44.7	61.4	41.4	85.2	57.3	50.0	75.0	55.2	74.1	63.8	44.8	44.8	$33,357
Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	176 Garfield Avenue	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 286-8296	639	65	9.8	85.7%	119 (18.6%)	27 (4.2%)	449 (70.3%)	31 (4.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	27.8	645^th of 899 public elementary schools	28.3%		33.1	609^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.8%	36	24.4	21.7	23.1		23.1	39.3	45.7	26.9		37.8	18.0	18.0	$21,918
Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	242 Bennington St	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8466	279	26	10.8	78.2%	12 (4.3%)	8 (2.9%)	257 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	21.5	712^th of 899 public elementary schools	20.8%		31.4	620^th of 906 public elementary schools	31.6%	92	15.4	18.4	20.6	25.8	19.7	25.6	39.5	17.7	41.9	31.0	8.8	8.8	$34,762
William A Berkowitz Elementary	Public	1-4	300 Crescent Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5300	455	37	12.2	92.6%	28 (6.2%)	27 (5.9%)	396 (87.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52.2	431^st of 899 public elementary schools	52.1%		59.3	363^rd of 906 public elementary schools	59.9%	68	23.5	29.7			26.6	61.7	61.8			61.8			$23,571
Edgar F. Hooks Elementary	Public	1-4	300 Crescent Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5400	430	40	10.7	92.0%	34 (7.9%)	21 (4.9%)	371 (86.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52.6	424^th of 899 public elementary schools	52.8%		46.4	490^th of 906 public elementary schools	45.9%	66	32.3	32.1			32.2	64.7	49.5			56.7			$22,754
George F. Kelly Elementary	Public	1-4	300 Crescent Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5350	527	44	11.9	89.5%	12 (2.3%)	3 (0.6%)	511 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.1	851^st of 899 public elementary schools	5.3%		7.7	869^th of 906 public elementary schools	4.1%	18	14.3	14.0			14.2	13.6	20.6			17.1			$22,738

Frequently Asked Questions about Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Winthrop Middle School
High : Winthrop High School

What is the racial makeup of Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School?

Students at Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School are 94% White, 3% African American, 2% American Indian.

Is Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School a good school?

Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School ranks 596^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School in?

Winthrop

How many students attend Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 467 students attended Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School.

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