For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 458 students in Somerset School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Massachusetts.
Public Preschool in Somerset School District have an average math proficiency score of 36% (versus the Massachusetts public pre school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 36% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 14% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public preschool average of 53% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
4 Schools
568 Schools
# Students
1,615 Students
206,989 Students
# Teachers
135 Teachers
17,781 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Somerset School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 395 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 97% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#260 out of 397 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
44%
Graduation Rate
(10-11)97%
83%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.25
0.68
# American Indian Students
3 Students
514 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
34 Students
11,935 Students
% Asian Students
2%
6%
# Hispanic Students
96 Students
61,441 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
30%
# Black Students
22 Students
25,234 Students
% Black Students
1%
12%
# White Students
1,400 Students
97,761 Students
% White Students
87%
47%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
161 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
60 Students
9,857 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
61
29,964
# Students in K Grade:
139
33,226
# Students in 1st Grade:
160
31,595
# Students in 2nd Grade:
154
28,242
# Students in 3rd Grade:
153
24,458
# Students in 4th Grade:
189
23,085
# Students in 5th Grade:
184
18,611
# Students in 6th Grade:
209
7,774
# Students in 7th Grade:
171
3,677
# Students in 8th Grade:
195
4,130
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
564
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
572
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
531
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
486
# Ungraded Students:
-
74
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,637 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,913. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,406 is less than the state median of $24,672. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$22 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$33 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,637
$23,913
Spending / Student
$20,406
$24,672
Best Somerset School District Public Preschools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
North Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
580 Whetstone Hill Road
Somerset, MA 02726
(508) 324-3170
Somerset, MA 02726
(508) 324-3170
Grades: PK-5
| 458 students
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