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Benjamin G Brown School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
201 Willow Avenue
Somerville, MA 02144
Phone
(617) 629-5620
District
Somerville
County
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
211
Classroom Teachers
13

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Massachusetts

9

(10 is best)

Better than 85.5% of all MA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Benjamin G Brown School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
65%
42%
70%
44%
59%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
74%
42%
80%
39%
67%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
55%
42%
63%
43%
47%
40%
55%
42%
63%
43%
47%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 43 20.4%
Grade 1 45 21.3%
Grade 2 33 15.6%
Grade 3 41 19.4%
Grade 4 30 14.2%
Grade 5 19 9.0%
Total 211 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 72.2% 41.3% 57.0%
Black 8.0% 8.9% 9.8%
Hispanic 8.5% 43.5% 25.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 11.4% 6.0% 7.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 80,464 7,001,399
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 19,514.4 892
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.9% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 9.7% 17.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 59.1% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 17.6% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 9.8% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 35,035 2,762,070
Single Parent Households With Children 2.8% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.0% 91.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 67.2% 46.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 38.8% 32.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.5% 17.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.6% 11.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 10.8% 12.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 6.9% 10.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.0% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 7.5% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,842 $67,605,000 34.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,863 $9,097,000 4.6%
Staff $2,111 $10,309,000 5.2%
General Administration $488 $2,383,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,434 $7,002,000 3.5%
Operation $1,955 $9,547,000 4.8%
Transportation $361 $1,763,000 0.9%
Other $512 $2,499,000 1.3%
Total Support $8,722 $42,600,000 21.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $18,059 $88,202,000 44.5%
Total Expenditures $40,624 $198,407,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,394 $11,443,766,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,755 $1,620,711,000 7.2%
Staff $987 $911,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $282 $260,824,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,021 $942,999,000 4.2%
Operation $1,731 $1,597,981,000 7.1%
Transportation $790 $729,683,000 3.2%
Other $544 $502,458,000 2.2%
Total Support $7,111 $6,566,151,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,910 $4,533,754,000 20.1%
Total Expenditures $24,415 $22,543,671,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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