Total enrollment
5,777
+177 (+3%) vs SY 2017-18
11 schools in Waltham
Massachusetts · 5,777 students · 1 city
Public K-12 education in Waltham runs across 11 schools with combined enrollment of about 5,777 students, averaging 525 per campus.
7-year change in Waltham
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
+1 (+10%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
34%
was 43%
% Hispanic
49%
was 40%
% Black
9%
was 10%
% Asian
5%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waltham Sr High | Waltham | High | 09-12 | 1,791 |
| John F Kennedy Middle | Waltham | Middle | 06-08 | 635 |
| John W. McDevitt Middle School | Waltham | Middle | 06-08 | 618 |
| Northeast Elementary School | Waltham | Elementary | PK-05 | 527 |
| Douglas MacArthur Elementary School | Waltham | Elementary | KG-05 | 475 |
| William F. Stanley Elementary School | Waltham | Elementary | PK-05 | 381 |
| Henry Whittemore Elementary School | Waltham | Elementary | KG-05 | 372 |
| Thomas R Plympton Elementary School | Waltham | Elementary | KG-05 | 357 |
| James Fitzgerald Elementary School | Waltham | Elementary | KG-05 | 350 |
| Dual Language School | Waltham | Elementary | KG-05 | 222 |
| Waltham Valor High School | Waltham | High | 09-12 | 49 |
About Waltham
Across 11 schools, Waltham instructs about 5,777 students in Massachusetts. By footprint it is a low-population district.
In terms of grade levels, Waltham comprises 7 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high schools.
Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment expanded 3%: 5,600 students in SY 2017-18 versus 5,777 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Waltham opened 1 school, going from 10 to 11. On the demographic side, Hispanic enrollment moved from 40% to 49% over the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Waltham discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.