C
Waltham School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Waltham.
Students
5,777
Schools
11
Spent per student
$28,352
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
10:1
What stands out about Waltham School District
- School Grade C: better than 25% of Massachusetts districts
- Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 8 pts below the state
- Spends 7% more per student than the MA average
- 10 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 proficiency31%
State average 36%
Reading / language arts43%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)81%
State average 88.8%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$28,352 per student · 7% above MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 37%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 62%State 32%Federal 6%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
5,507’20
5,496’21
5,643’22
5,709’23
5,777’24
Up 4.9% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 49%White 34%Black 9%Asian 5%Two or more races 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
11 public schools.
Northeast Elementary School
C527 students11:1
Douglas MacArthur Elementary School
B475 students11:1
William F. Stanley Elementary School
C+381 students8:1
Henry Whittemore Elementary School
C−372 students9:1
Thomas R Plympton Elementary School
C+357 students10:1
James Fitzgerald Elementary School
B−350 students10:1
Dual Language School
C222 students13:1
John F Kennedy Middle
B−635 students10:1
John W. McDevitt Middle School
C618 students10:1
Waltham Sr High
B1,791 students10:1
Waltham Valor High School
49 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.