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Somerville Schools
Somerville is a public school district in Massachusetts, based in Middlesex County (Somerville). SchoolGrade grades 11 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Somerville on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Somerville
10 of 11 schools in Somerville carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 2B: 1C: 2D: 3F: 2
Best schools in Somerville
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Benjamin G Brown (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A John F Kennedy (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Somerville High (High school, meets expectations)
- C+ West Somerville Neighborhood (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- C Albert F Argenziano School At Lincoln Park (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Arthur D Healey (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ E Somerville Community (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Winter Hill Community (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- F Next Wave Junior High (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- F Full Circle High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Somerville
All schools, A to Z (11)
- C Albert F Argenziano School At Lincoln Park, Somerville
- D+ Arthur D Healey, Somerville
- A Benjamin G Brown, Somerville
- Capuano Early Childhood Center, Somerville
- D+ E Somerville Community, Somerville
- F Full Circle High School, Somerville
- A John F Kennedy, Somerville
- F Next Wave Junior High, Somerville
- B- Somerville High, Somerville
- C+ West Somerville Neighborhood, Somerville
- D- Winter Hill Community, Somerville
Where Somerville schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Somerville (11)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Massachusetts
- County: Middlesex County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,927 students with 440 full-time-equivalent teachers and 796 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2510890
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
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Questions about Somerville
How many schools are in Somerville?
SchoolGrade grades 11 public schools in Somerville, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Somerville serve?
The largest by graded schools: Somerville.
How good are the schools in Somerville?
Across the 10 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 34.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 39%. 60% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Somerville?
4,927 students were enrolled in Somerville in the 2023-24 school year, about 11.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Somerville?
Somerville is in Massachusetts, based in Middlesex County, with its district office in Somerville. Its boundary covers about 4.1 sq mi.