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Newton School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Newton.
Students
11,632
Schools
22
Spent per student
$28,219
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
11:1
What stands out about Newton School District
- School Grade A: better than 91% of Massachusetts districts
- Math proficiency 28 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 25 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 7 pts above the state
- Spends 6% more per student than the MA average
- 11 students per teacher
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Pinehurst.
K–45 elementary schoolsBillerica School District
5–72 middle schoolsBillerica School District
8–12Billerica Memorial High SchoolBillerica School District
Test scores vs. MA
2020–21Math proficiency64%
State average 36%
Reading / language arts73%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 88.8%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$28,219 per student · 6% above MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 35%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 77%State 20%Federal 3%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
12,024’20
11,974’21
11,882’22
11,752’23
11,632’24
Down 3.3% since 2020.
Students
White 53%Asian 22%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 9%Black 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
22 public schools.
Cabot
A−414 students11:1
Zervas
A−399 students11:1
A E Angier
A−383 students10:1
Countryside
A369 students10:1
Horace Mann
A351 students11:1
C C Burr
A350 students11:1
Memorial Spaulding
A−342 students10:1
Lincoln-Eliot
B336 students9:1
Bowen
A−325 students10:1
Mason-Rice
A+321 students12:1
Franklin
A320 students10:1
Underwood
B+253 students11:1
Peirce
A249 students12:1
Williams
B+211 students9:1
John Ward
A+186 students9:1
F A Day Middle
A860 students11:1
Charles E Brown Middle
A713 students10:1
Oak Hill Middle
A−649 students10:1
Bigelow Middle
A−434 students10:1
Newton North High
A+2,096 students11:1
Newton South High
A+1,898 students12:1
Newton Early Childhood Program
173 students10:1
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.