Summary:
ZIP code 02135 (Brighton, MA) is home to four elementary schools serving a combined 1,163 students, ranging from pre-kindergarten through grade 8, all within the Boston school district — a district ranked 299 of 351 in Massachusetts, at the 15th percentile with 1 star.
Achievement varies sharply across these schools. Winship Elementary School (PK–6, 353 students) is the clear standout: in 2025–2026 it ranked 282 of 899 schools statewide — the 69th percentile with 3 stars — and its All Grades proficiency rates in ELA (54.71%), math (48.52%), and science (47.73%) exceeded both district and state averages. Edison Elementary School (PK–6, 502 students) is the largest school but ranks 801 of 899, at the 11th percentile with 1 star, with ELA at 15.63%, math at 21.62%, and science at 14.04% — below both district and state. Lyon Elementary School (K–8, 143 students) has dropped from the 45th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 17th percentile in 2025–2026, and its 8th grade math proficiency is 6.25% against the state's 41.67%.
Resource patterns are striking but not straightforward: Lyon has the highest per-student spending ($41,336 in 2020–2021) and the lowest student-teacher ratio (6.7) yet the weakest trend, while Winship has the lowest spending ($27,301) and the highest ratio (13.8). Baldwin Early Learning Pilot Academy (PK–1, 165 students) has no MCAS scores or rank, so it cannot be compared academically. Free/reduced lunch data is not reported for any of the four schools.
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