Summary:
Zip code 02145 contains four elementary schools, all in the Somerville district: E Somerville Community (PK–8, 747 students), Arthur D Healey (PK–8, 482), Winter Hill Community (PK–8, 388), and Capuano Early Childhood Center (PK–1, 250). Together they enroll 1,867 students, and the three PK–8 schools account for about 86.6% of that total. The district itself ranks 198 of 351 statewide, in the 44th percentile with 2 stars.
Among the three schools with MCAS data, all fall below both district and state averages in ELA, math, and science. E Somerville Community has the strongest results — 29.18% ELA, 23.98% math, 31.45% science — and has climbed from the 19th to the 29th percentile in statewide rank over three years. Winter Hill Community shows the sharpest grade-level split: its 3rd grade ELA (58.82%) and math (52.94%) exceed both district and state, yet its all-grade scores are the lowest of the three and 8th grade ELA drops to 6.9%. Arthur D Healey posts a bright spot in 8th grade ELA (41.86%, above district and just above state) but holds the lowest 2025–2026 rank at 730 of 899. Capuano Early Childhood Center serves PK–1, so it has no MCAS results to compare.
Math is the clearest weakness across the group: the tested schools average about 22.87% proficiency versus 36.69% in the district and 41.11% statewide. Spending and class size do not track with results here — E Somerville Community spends the least of the tested schools yet scores highest, while Winter Hill Community spends the most among the PK–8 schools and has the smallest classes yet scores lowest. Capuano Early Childhood Center has the highest per-student spending at $31,222, which likely reflects its early-childhood model rather than a direct comparison to the PK–8 schools.
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