Across 6 schools in Somerville, 17.1% of Black students meet proficient. That is 8.4 points below the Massachusetts average for Black students.
Search Massachusetts schools ›Average across the 6 schools in Somerville with reportable results, giving each school equal weight regardless of size. A group is omitted from a school when too few students were tested to report safely.
Among the 5 schools here with at least 25 Black student results, West Somerville Neighborhood reports 26.1% of Black students meeting the standard. Winter Hill Community, in the same district, reports 2.1%. That is a 24-point spread across schools under one administration, serving one community, funded by one tax base.
Ranked by the share of Black students meeting proficient. Every group is shown alongside, because a school that serves one group well and another poorly is telling you something too.
| School | All | Black | Hispanic | White | Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin G Brown | 69.7% | 30% | — | 72.1% | 65% |
| West Somerville Neighborhood | 45.2% | 26.1% | 2.3% | 50.9% | 26.7% |
| Arthur D Healey | 26.9% | 21.4% | 9.2% | 53.5% | — |
| E Somerville Community | 24% | 19.4% | 15.2% | 44.7% | 57.4% |
| Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park | 39.5% | 3.8% | 10.6% | 58.3% | 56.2% |
| Winter Hill Community | 17.9% | 2.1% | 7.8% | 37.7% | 28.6% |
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