The top reported proficiency rate is 47% in Math. The lowest is 28% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Beachmont Veterans Memorial School
Beachmont Veterans Memorial School is an elementary school in Revere serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. It is one of several neighborhood elementary schools within the Revere Public Schools district. The school occupies a building on Everard Street, a residential street in a densely populated urban city located a short distance northeast of downtown Boston. Revere is a diverse community, and that diversity is reflected in the school’s student body, where a majority of students are Hispanic or Latino and a substantial share are White, with smaller numbers of Black, Asian, and multiracial students. The data did not include the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch or the share receiving special education or English learner services, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about those supports.
On the most recent state assessments, the Next Generation MCAS, a little under half of Beachmont students scored proficient or above in math. In English language arts, about two in five students reached that level. Science results were lower, with roughly a quarter of students scoring proficient or above. Looking at the trend over time, math proficiency has fluctuated; it was higher in the years just before the pandemic, dropped sharply in 2021, and has since recovered to a level similar to the most recent result. English language arts proficiency has followed a longer downward trend from higher pre-pandemic levels, though the most recent year shows a slight improvement from the prior two years. Compared with other school districts in Suffolk County, Beachmont’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades places it in the top quartile. That is a relative strength within a county that includes both Boston and many suburban districts, though the absolute proficiency rates themselves indicate that a majority of students are not yet meeting the state’s proficiency benchmarks.
Beachmont is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet school. It serves only elementary grades, so there is no graduation rate or high school course data to report. The school’s grade span is straightforward: students move on to a middle school within the Revere district after fifth grade. The district itself has recently undertaken notable capital construction work, including facility investments, and has plans to expand preschool capacity by repurposing a municipal building, which could expand early childhood access for families with younger children attending or entering Beachmont.
Housing in the area is expensive. The typical home value is above the national benchmark, and rents are also above average, with the estimated rent burden pushing close to two-fifths of income for a typical household. That context matters for any family considering a move to the attendance zone. Revere is connected to Boston by the MBTA Blue Line, with stations near the beachfront, and the city has a walkable beachfront boulevard and a dense urban fabric shaped by highway corridors. The city’s population grew rapidly through the 2010s, though recent estimates suggest a slight leveling off.
For a family considering Beachmont Veterans Memorial School, the key picture is an urban elementary school in a diverse, fast-growing city, where state test scores are around the middle to slightly below the state average in most subjects but are relatively strong for Suffolk County. The school does not have high school grades, so the full academic pathway continues elsewhere in the district. A parent would want to follow up on the missing data around student economic need, special education, and English learner services to get a complete sense of the support environment.
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