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Winthrop Schools

Schools graded

Cities served

Students

1,965

Students per teacher

12.5

Grades

Pre-K to 12

Area

2.0 sq mi

State

Winthrop is a public school district in Massachusetts, based in Suffolk County (Winthrop). SchoolGrade grades 4 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.

Winthrop on the map

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District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.

District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file; each dot is a graded school, tap or hover for its name.

SchoolGrade summary for Winthrop

Average SchoolGrade

C+

Meeting or exceeding expectations

33%

Exceeding

33%

Avg actual scores

43%

Avg projected

50.7%

3 of 4 schools in Winthrop carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:

B: 1C: 2

Best schools in Winthrop

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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.

B Winthrop Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
C+ Winthrop High School (High school, underperforms expectations)
C Arthur T Cummings Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)

Every school in Winthrop

About this district

State: Best schools in Massachusetts
County: Suffolk County
Type: regular local school district
Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
Enrollment: 1,965 students with 157 full-time-equivalent teachers and 290 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
NCES district ID: 2513170
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

Nearby school districts

Revere (11 schools, 3 mi)
Chelsea (11 schools, 3 mi)
Boston (109 schools, 4 mi)
Everett (10 schools, 5 mi)
Hull (3 schools, 5 mi)
Malden (7 schools, 6 mi)
Somerville (11 schools, 7 mi)
Saugus (4 schools, 7 mi)

Questions about Winthrop

How many schools are in Winthrop?

SchoolGrade grades 4 public schools in Winthrop. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.

How good are the schools in Winthrop?

Across the 3 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 43% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 50.7%. 33% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.

How many students attend Winthrop?

1,965 students were enrolled in Winthrop in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).

Where is Winthrop?

Winthrop is in Massachusetts, based in Suffolk County, with its district office in Winthrop. Its boundary covers about 2.0 sq mi.