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Newton Schools
Newton is a public school district in Massachusetts, based in Middlesex County (Newtonville). SchoolGrade grades 22 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Newton on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Newton
21 of 22 schools in Newton carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 19B: 2
Best schools in Newton
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ A E Angier Waban (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Newton South High (High school, meets expectations)
- A+ John Ward (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A+ Mason Rice (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A+ Charles E Brown Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- A+ Newton North High (High school, meets expectations)
- A+ C C Burr Auburndale (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ F A Day Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- A Memorial Spaulding (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A Underwood (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Newton
All schools, A to Z (22)
- A+ A E Angier Waban, Waban
- A Bigelow Middle, Newton
- A Bowen, Newton Centre
- A+ C C Burr Auburndale, Auburndale
- B+ Cabot, Newtonville
- A+ Charles E Brown Middle, Newton Centre
- A- Countryside Newton Highlands, Newton Highlands
- A+ F A Day Middle, Newtonville
- A- Franklin West, Newton
- A- Horace Mann, Newtonville
- A+ John Ward, Newton Centre
- B Lincoln Eliot, Newton
- A+ Mason Rice, Newton Centre
- A Memorial Spaulding, Newton Centre
- Newton Early Childhood Program, Newton
- A+ Newton North High, Newtonville
- A+ Newton South High, Newton Centre
- A Oak Hill Middle, Newton
- A Peirce West, Newton
- A Underwood, Newton
- A- Williams Auburndale, Auburndale
- A- Zervas Waban, Waban
Where Newton schools are
Cities and towns served (5)
- Newton (7)
- Newtonville (4)
- Auburndale (2)
- Waban (2)
- Newton Highlands (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Massachusetts
- County: Middlesex County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 11,752 students with 1,058 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,055 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2508610
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
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Questions about Newton
How many schools are in Newton?
SchoolGrade grades 22 public schools in Newton, across 5 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Newton serve?
The largest by graded schools: Newton, Newtonville, Auburndale, Waban, Newton Highlands.
How good are the schools in Newton?
Across the 21 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A, with 69% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 67%. 76% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Newton?
11,752 students were enrolled in Newton in the 2023-24 school year, about 11.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Newton?
Newton is in Massachusetts, based in Middlesex County, with its district office in Newtonville. Its boundary covers about 17.8 sq mi.