Elementary school (grades K-5) · Lynnfield, MA

Summer Street

Federal NCES profile for Summer Street, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 36/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 250714001093
0/100100/10036/100
👥 S:T ratio
39
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
12
📋 Attendance
63
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Summer Street earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 88% of Massachusetts schools.

#2 of 3
elementary schools in Lynnfield · Resource Index
36
Resource Index · Typical
15.2:1
large classes for Massachusetts
440
students enrolled

Summer Street has class sizes larger than 88% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Summer Street ranks #2 of 3 elementary schools in Lynnfield, MA.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-3 students YoY

Summer Street held near 418 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-3 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 29.0 → 24.6 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-3 students YoY 250714001093 · Lynnfield, MA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

440 enr · 15.2:1 · RII 36

Nearest enrollment peer: Lynnfield Middle School (698 students)

Summer Street held near 418 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-3 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 29.0 → 24.6 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →

Summer Street in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Summer Street reports 440 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Summer Street compares

Summer Street held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Massachusetts and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Massachusetts Massachusetts avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.2:1 ▲ 24% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 440 top 46% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

15.2:1
Leaner classes than 45% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
440
Bigger than 53% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
15.2:1
students per teacher - 24% above state mean
Top 88% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 12% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
14.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$19,679
per pupil, district-wide - below Massachusetts avg of $23,695
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 440 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 85.5%
Asian 5.2%
Two or More 4.5%
Hispanic or Latino 3.6%
African American 1.1%

Largest group: White at 85.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 26.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 26.3, Summer Street is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

District finance for Lynnfield reports $19,679 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Summer Street Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Lynnfield Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Lynnfield High Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Huckleberry Hill Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Lynnfield Preschool Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Summer Street's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Lynnfield · 4 sibling schools

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Similar elementary schools in Lynnfield

2 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Summer Street

How many students attend Summer Street?

Summer Street has 440 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Lynnfield, MA. CCD year-over-year: 421 (2022-23) → 418 (2023-24), nearly flat (-3).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Summer Street?

The student-teacher ratio at Summer Street is 15.2:1, which is 24% higher than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 3% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Summer Street?

The largest demographic group at Summer Street is White at 85.5% of enrollment, in Lynnfield, MA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Summer Street?

Summer Street has a Resource Investment Index of 36/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Summer Street rank among elementary schools in Lynnfield?

By Resource Investment Index, Summer Street ranks #2 of 3 elementary schools in Lynnfield, MA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Lynnfield on the city page.

What other schools are in Lynnfield?

Besides Summer Street, Lynnfield also operates Lynnfield Middle School (698 students), Lynnfield High (588 students), and Huckleberry Hill (416 students). See the Lynnfield district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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