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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 02478

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Summary:

The 02478 zip code area in Belmont, Massachusetts is home to four high-performing elementary schools: Roger E Wellington, Winn Brook, Mary Lee Burbank, and Daniel Butler. These schools consistently rank among the top in the state, with Winn Brook and Mary Lee Burbank standing out as exceptional performers.

Winn Brook Elementary is ranked #2 in Massachusetts for the 2022-2023 school year and has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its students demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, with 75.86% proficiency in ELA and 79.31% in math. Mary Lee Burbank Elementary is even more impressive, ranking #1 in the state in 2021-2022 and currently ranked #3 in 2022-2023. Its students boast the highest proficiency rates among the four schools, with 82.09% in ELA and 89.39% in math.

The remaining two schools, Roger E Wellington and Daniel Butler, also perform well above the state average in both ELA and math. All four schools have relatively low student-teacher ratios, ranging from 11.8 to 14.3 students per teacher, indicating a commitment to personalized attention. The Belmont school district appears to have a strong focus on academic excellence, with its elementary schools consistently ranking among the best in Massachusetts.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)		MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	Total
Daniel Butler	Public	K-3	90 White Street	Belmont	02478	Middlesex County	Belmont	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 993-5550	261	22	11.9		112 (42.9%)	7 (2.7%)	29 (11.1%)	81 (31.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.9%)								(n/a)	67.7	67.7	79.7	79.7	$20,030
Mary Lee Burbank	Public	K-3	266 School Street	Belmont	02478	Middlesex County	Belmont	No	No	No	No	(617) 993-5500	238	18	13.2		134 (56.3%)	9 (3.8%)	10 (4.2%)	73 (30.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)								(n/a)	82.1	82.1	89.4	89.4	$20,065
Roger E Wellington	Public	PK, KG-3	121 Orchard Street	Belmont	02478	Middlesex County	Belmont	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 993-5600	426	32	13.2		245 (57.5%)	33 (7.7%)	29 (6.8%)	76 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.4%)								(n/a)	61.6	61.6	58.0	58.0	$19,979
Winn Brook	Public	K-3	97 Waterhouse Rd	Belmont	02478	Middlesex County	Belmont	No	No	No	No	(617) 993-5700	304	24	12.8		152 (50.0%)	16 (5.3%)	17 (5.6%)	94 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.9%)								(n/a)	75.9	75.9	79.3	79.3	$17,670

Cities Near Zip Code 02478

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Belmont	0.44 mi	7	2^nd
Watertown	1.21 mi	5	128^th
Arlington	1.28 mi	11	28^th
Waltham	1.77 mi	11	259^th
Cambridge	1.8 mi	20	107^th

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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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