Total enrollment
5,777
+270 (+5%) vs SY 2020-21
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 school.
4-year change in Waltham
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
+1 (+10%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Waltham ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Massachusetts | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,777 | #30 of 231 | #1,646 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 11 | #30 of 231 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #24 of 231 | #532 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #29 of 206 | #1,177 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 Waltham
Since 2017-18, the 10 district schools that reported both years went from 5,600 to 5,728 students (up 2%) and from 502 to 562 full-time teachers (up 12%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 4-year window, public-school enrollment expanded 5%: 5,507 students in SY 2020-21 versus 5,777 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Waltham opened 1 school, going from 10 to 11.
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.