Charles E Brown Middle

In Newton Centre, Massachusetts, Charles E Brown Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school. The latest federal count shows 713 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 547-student average for middle schools in Massachusetts, enrollment here is 30% higher.

In Newton, 22 schools enroll a combined 11,632 students.

White students account for 52% of enrollment at Charles E Brown Middle. Other groups make up 27% Asian, 8% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 4% Black. Middlesex County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school's share is lower. Charles E Brown Middle has a diversity index of 63%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Charles E Brown Middle operates with 68.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 10.4:1. For comparison, middle schools in Massachusetts average 11.5:1.

Across Middlesex County, median household income is about $130,847, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 60%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Charles E Brown Middle is among the 386 public schools in Middlesex County.

The closest public school to Charles E Brown Middle is Oak Hill Middle, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

The 2024-25 enrollment of 713 was 10% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 794.

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