Best Public Schools in Zip Code 02144

Summary:

The 02144 zip code of Somerville, Massachusetts is home to three elementary schools: John F Kennedy, West Somerville Neighborhood, and Benjamin G Brown. These schools serve students from diverse backgrounds and demonstrate a range of academic performance, with Benjamin G Brown standing out as a top-performing institution in the area.

Benjamin G Brown Elementary is the standout school in this data set, ranking 113th out of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students demonstrate exceptional proficiency in English Language Arts (76.04%), Science (82.76%), and Mathematics (60.82%), significantly outperforming their peers in the Somerville district and across the state of Massachusetts.

While the schools in the 02144 zip code vary in their racial diversity and student-teacher ratios, they all demonstrate strong academic performance, with John F Kennedy consistently outperforming the Somerville district and Massachusetts state averages across ELA, Math, and Science assessments. The high spending per student and low student-teacher ratios at these schools may be contributing factors to their success, providing valuable insights for educational policies and practices in the region.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2024)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2024)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Somerville Neighborhood	Public	PK, KG-8	177 Powderhouse Blvd	Somerville	02144	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 625-6600	378	30	12.6		226 (59.8%)	38 (10.1%)	37 (9.8%)	23 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	50 (13.2%)	45.4	515^th of 916 public elementary schools	43.8%		55.5	425^th of 928 public elementary schools	54.2%	90	39.5	23.8	37.5	59.5	35.7	44.7	39.7	26.3	33.3	28.1	60.5	44.2	55.0	41.6	41.9	47.4	44.9	$20,378	$912	$19,466
Benjamin G Brown	Public	K-5	201 Willow Avenue	Somerville	02144	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	No	(617) 629-5620	225	15	14.9		136 (60.4%)	15 (6.7%)	15 (6.7%)	18 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (18.2%)	86.2	113^th of 916 public elementary schools	87.7%		83.8	148^th of 928 public elementary schools	84.1%	35	86.7	63.2	82.1				76.0	73.3	42.1	72.4				60.8	82.8		82.8	$18,254	$696	$17,558
John F Kennedy	Public	PK, KG-8	5 Cherry Street	Somerville	02144	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 629-5440	448	36	12.3		302 (67.4%)	19 (4.2%)	60 (13.4%)	28 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.0%)	81.6	162^nd of 916 public elementary schools	82.3%		85.8	127^th of 928 public elementary schools	86.3%	35	81.6	56.3	56.4	57.8	71.4	82.1	68.0	79.5	57.1	61.5	42.2	68.8	71.4	63.4	63.2	82.1	74.5	$21,264	$912	$20,351

Cities Near Zip Code 02144

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Somerville	0.48 mi	11	238^th
Cambridge	0.54 mi	20	134^th
Medford	0.85 mi	8	243^rd
Arlington	1.2 mi	11	24^th
Belmont	2.1 mi	7	5^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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