The top reported proficiency rate is 80% in Science. The lowest is 62% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Glover
Glover serves kindergarten through fifth grade as one of four elementary schools in the Milton Public Schools system. It is a regular public school situated on Canton Avenue in a primarily residential suburban town that sits immediately south of Boston. The school’s enrollment is large for an elementary building serving this grade span, and the student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of students who are Asian, Black, Hispanic, and of two or more races. Data on the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, on students with disabilities, and on English learners was not available in the source materials; a parent may want to ask the school directly about these figures.
On state assessments administered through the NextGen MCAS, Glover’s students performed at a level that places the school’s overall proficiency in the top quartile relative to districts in Norfolk County. In the most recent testing year, proficiency rates in English language arts, mathematics, and science were all well above the median for the county, with science showing the strongest result of the three. Over the span of available data, Glover’s ELA and math proficiency rates have shown some fluctuation. In the years before the pandemic, both subjects regularly reached or exceeded similar levels. The most recent year’s math rate, while still strong, was lower than several pre-2020 results. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report; that metric does not apply here.
Milton itself is a town known for tree-lined streets, extensive conserved open space, and a historical residential character. It lacks a single concentrated downtown; commercial life is distributed among small nodes such as Milton Village and East Milton Square. Public schools are spread across separate campuses rather than clustered in a single area. The town has a light rail connection to Boston through the Mattapan Line, with four stops in Milton, and the Neponset River Greenway provides a route to Boston Harbor. Housing in the area is expensive, with home values well above state and national benchmarks and rents that require a substantial portion of household income. The for-sale market remains competitive; listings spend only a brief period on the market on average, and supply is constrained. Recent publicly reported development efforts have focused on renovating all six public school buildings, improving streetscapes in Milton Village, and rehabilitating trolley stations along the light rail line.
Glover delivers strong academic results for an elementary school, with proficiency levels that are high relative to other schools in Norfolk County. The school sits in a community where housing costs are steep and the market is tight, which shapes the population it serves. Families considering Glover will find a school with solid test performance, a large enrollment, and a suburban setting with easy transit access to Boston. The absence of information on economic diversity and special education caseload means those details are best gathered through a direct conversation with the school or district.
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