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 Rhode Island 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 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 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.