Best Public Schools in Winthrop, MA

Summary:

The city of Winthrop, Massachusetts is home to 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The schools in this area demonstrate a mix of academic performance, with Winthrop High School and Winthrop Middle School standing out as the top-performing institutions.

Winthrop High School is ranked 122 out of 348 Massachusetts high schools and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts a strong 92.6% four-year graduation rate and a relatively low 5.9% dropout rate. Additionally, Winthrop High School outperforms the state average in MCAS proficiency rates for 10th grade in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. Similarly, Winthrop Middle School is ranked 129 out of 493 Massachusetts middle schools and has a 4-star rating, demonstrating high MCAS proficiency rates across all grades in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

In contrast, the two elementary schools, William P. Gorman/Fort Banks Elementary and Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School, show more variability in their MCAS performance, with some grades performing above the state average and others below. This suggests potential areas for improvement or targeted interventions at the elementary level to ensure more consistent academic achievement across the Winthrop school district.

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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)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (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 10th 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 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
William P. Gorman/Fort Banks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	101 Kennedy Drive	Winthrop	02152	Suffolk County	Winthrop	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 846-5509	504	39	12.8		357 (70.8%)	8 (1.6%)	120 (23.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)								(n/a)																						$17,647	$1,284	$16,364
Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School	Public	3-5	40 Hermon Street	Winthrop	02152	Suffolk County	Winthrop	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 846-5543	443	38	11.8		320 (72.2%)	8 (1.8%)	108 (24.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	43	538^th of 916 public elementary schools	41.3%		48.2	489^th of 928 public elementary schools	47.3%	49	30.7	36.9	43.7					37.1	25.6	32.9	43.7					34.0	49.6			49.6		$16,490	$1,189	$15,302
Winthrop Middle School	Public	6-8	60 Payson Street	Winthrop	02152	Suffolk County	Winthrop	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 846-5507	423	38	11.1		311 (73.5%)	9 (2.1%)	95 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	71.4	129^th of 493 public middle schools	73.8%		62.9	163^rd of 501 public middle schools	67.5%	34				48.8	50.7	50.8		50.1				53.5	41.3	59.2		50.6		36.7		36.7		$14,570	$1,013	$13,557
Winthrop High School	Public	9-12	400 Main Street	Winthrop	02152	Suffolk County	Winthrop	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 846-5505	595	43	13.8		425 (71.4%)	11 (1.8%)	135 (22.7%)	7 (1.2%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.5%)	67.8	122^nd of 348 public high schools	64.9%		53.5	166^th of 347 public high schools	52.2%	44							65.7								59.9				54.0		30.7	$14,401	$958	$13,443

Cities Near Winthrop

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
East Boston	1.58 mi	12	319^th
Revere	1.59 mi	11	316^th
Chelsea	2.65 mi	12	343^rd
Boston	3.76 mi	17	310^th
South Boston	3.84 mi	8	344^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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