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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 Rhode Island 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 Chepachet.
PK–52 elementary schoolsGlocester Elementary School District
6–8Ponaganset Middle SchoolFoster-Glocester Regional School District
9–12Ponaganset High SchoolFoster-Glocester Regional 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.