Benjamin G. Brown School

Benjamin G. Brown School

Public Elementary School | Grade K-5
201 Willow Ave,  Somerville, MA
Somerville Public Schools
4.4
211 Students
A
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School Details

Head of School
Shawn Maguire
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Math Proficiency
77%
Reading Proficiency
82%

Niche Grade

A
Academics
A
Teachers
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Academics
Reading Proficiency
82%
Math Proficiency
77%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Teachers
13
Full Time Teachers
13
Teachers in First or Second Year
31.6%

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Math
19.6%
State Average
7.6%
Science
24.1%
State Average
6.4%
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
224:1

Student Diversity

Female
64%
Male
36%
White
60.2%
Two or more races
16.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander
9.5%
Hispanic
7.1%
Black
6.6%
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

GreatSchools Reviews
4.4 7 Reviews
5.0 parent
5/17/2024
A great school with wonderful teachers and an excellent community. Happy my child is going here.
4.0 parent
7/11/2023
Small, community-centric, urban school. No frills building and playground but strong school leader and parent involvement. Only complaint: some unexpected, mid year teacher transitions.
4.0 other
3/1/2014
It's a great school with no problems with bullying. The downside are that there is no gym or Caffiteria, and the food tastes awful. It is a great community though. With only about 300 students, everybody knows eachother.
5.0 parent
5/16/2011
The Brown School is an old building, so parents who choose it do so for the academics and the sense of community, not for a fancy gym (there is none; the library fills in during bad weather) or other external factors. Parents are a mixture of people who grew up in Somerville, who immigrated here, an...

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