Total enrollment
11,632
-392 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
22 schools in Newton
Massachusetts · 11,632 students · 7 cities
Newton reports 22 public K-12 schools to NCES, with combined enrollment of roughly 11,632 Massachusetts students (16 elementary, 4 middle, and 2 high).
4-year change in Newton
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
22
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Newton ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Massachusetts | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 11,632 | #9 of 231 | #770 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 22 | #9 of 231 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #39 of 231 | #769 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.8% | #23 of 206 | #1,023 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Newton
Since 2017-18, the 22 district schools that reported both years went from 12,928 to 11,632 students (down 10%) and from 1,086 to 1,100 full-time teachers (up 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton North High | Newtonville | High | 09-12 | 2,096 |
| Newton South High | Newton Centre | High | 09-12 | 1,898 |
| F A Day Middle | Newtonville | Middle | 06-08 | 860 |
| Charles E Brown Middle | Newton Centre | Middle | 06-08 | 713 |
| Oak Hill Middle | Newton | Middle | 06-08 | 649 |
| Bigelow Middle | Newton | Middle | 06-08 | 434 |
| Cabot | Newtonville | Elementary | KG-05 | 414 |
| Zervas | Waban | Elementary | KG-05 | 399 |
| A E Angier | Waban | Elementary | KG-05 | 383 |
| Countryside | Newton Highlands | Elementary | KG-05 | 369 |
| Horace Mann | Newtonville | Elementary | KG-05 | 351 |
| C C Burr | Auburndale | Elementary | KG-05 | 350 |
| Memorial Spaulding | Newton Centre | Elementary | KG-05 | 342 |
| Lincoln-Eliot | Newton | Elementary | KG-05 | 336 |
| Bowen | Newton Centre | Elementary | KG-05 | 325 |
| Mason-Rice | Newton Centre | Elementary | KG-05 | 321 |
| Franklin | West Newton | Elementary | KG-05 | 320 |
| Underwood | Newton | Elementary | KG-05 | 253 |
| Peirce | West Newton | Elementary | KG-05 | 249 |
| Williams | Auburndale | Elementary | KG-05 | 211 |
| John Ward | Newton Centre | Elementary | KG-05 | 186 |
| Newton Early Childhood Program | Newton | Elementary | PK-PK | 173 |
About Newton
Across 22 schools, Newton serves about 11,632 students in Massachusetts. By footprint it is an average-sized district.
For a sense of the school types, Newton is made up of 16 elementary, 4 middle, and 2 high schools.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 11,632 students, shrank 3% from the 12,024 reported in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Newton discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.