Somerville School District

Public Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade

Public schools for Somerville.

At a glance

4,952Students enrolled

11Schools

$30,512Spent per student

12:1Student–teacher ratio

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Somerville

Grades PK–8

8 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

7 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

6 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 9–12

Somerville High1,394 students · SomervilleThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MA

Math proficiency26%

State average 36%

Reading / language arts43%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate (4-year)88%

State average 88.8%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$30,512

per student each year · 15% above the MA average

Spending

Classroom instruction52%

Support & administration44%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)68%

State25%

Federal6%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

4,691’20

4,673’21

4,815’22

4,927’23

4,952’24

Students

Hispanic · 40%1,977

White · 38%1,870

Black · 9%425

Two or more races · 7%330

Asian · 6%305

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%10

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools11 in district

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E Somerville CommunityElementary · Grades PK–8 · 747 students · Somerville

C-Public 📚

Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln ParkElementary · Grades PK–8 · 553 students · Somerville

C+Public 📚

Arthur D HealeyElementary · Grades PK–8 · 482 students · Somerville

C-Public 📚

John F KennedyElementary · Grades PK–8 · 439 students · Somerville

B+Public 📚

West Somerville NeighborhoodElementary · Grades PK–8 · 397 students · Somerville

C+Public 📚

Winter Hill CommunityElementary · Grades PK–8 · 388 students · Somerville

DPublic 📚

Capuano Early Childhood CenterElementary · Grades PK–K · 250 students · Somerville

Public 📚

Benjamin G BrownElementary · Grades K–5 · 219 students · Somerville

A-Public 📚

Next Wave Junior HighMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 16 students · Somerville

Public 🏫

Somerville HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,394 students · Somerville

BPublic 🏫

Full Circle High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 67 students · Somerville

C-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Arlington School DistrictArlington · $22,282 per student

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Boston School DistrictBoston · $39,929 per student

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Cambridge School DistrictCambridge · $40,789 per student

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Everett School DistrictEverett · $22,177 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.