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About the School
The Sumner is committed to developing and nurturing each child's talents and abilities in a safe and academically challenging environment. Our solid academic program focuses on building a strong school climate with efforts to celebrate all levels of academic and behavioral accomplishments. We are a full-service school emphasizing the arts and school-based services. We offer services and programs such as tutoring, band, and strategic interventions through Response to Intervention. The Sumner Faculty go above and beyond to ensure each and every child has the best possible education and services. Our school is a full-service learning center that provides a variety of programs for students and families. The main focus is to extend educational opportunities to all. We have an active parent council which supports the school. We offer before and after school programs, as well as hosting literacy and math nights where parents and children 'play' together, MCAS workshops and more. Parents have two individual conferences yearly with teachers to discuss students' academic progress; parents are always welcomed.
School Performance
Student performance data displayed below is from Next Generation MCAS results. For more data on schools, please visit the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) website. For schools with multiple campuses, the data below represents all schools in that network, not just the single school, unless otherwise noted. If data is not shown, it is not available for that school (e.g. the school might not serve any tested grades, or be too small to publicly release its scores).
IMPORTANT NOTE: DESE did not issue school, district, or state accountability determinations for the 2019-2020 school year due to the cancellation of state assessments and school closures related to COVID-19. As a result, there is no student performance data available from the state for school year 2019-2020.
School Comparative Performance
How does this school compare?
Reading: District
Performing same as BPS district average
Reading: State
Performing worse than state average
Math: District
Performing worse than BPS district average
Math: State
Performing worse than state average
How many students passed the MCAS?
This includes scores for all tested grades in the school.
Demographics & Diversity
Additional Information
Before School Program
In-house K1-5th before school program literacy and math activity based; with sliding scale fee and financial aid available.
After School Program
1st- 5th Grade After school program provided by the Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston offering homework help, enrichment activities and recreation centered around literacy, math and technology, and developing leadership skills. K1 & K2 After school provided by an in house program focused on academic support, enrichment activities and recreation.
Uniform Description
The Sumner Parent Council proudly selected to be a uniform school for all students in grades K1-5. The colors of our uniform are navy blue OR kaki pants/skirts and white or light blue shirts/blouses.
Advanced Work Classes Available
Excellence for All (EFA) for Grades 4-5