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What tradition at F A Day Middle should never be changed?
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Enrollment
860
Middle
DISTRICT 664 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWTON·NCES 250861000314
F A Day Middle
21 Minot Place, Newtonville, MA 02460 · (617) 559-9100 · Middlesex County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL860 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Massachusetts public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
80 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 288 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 270 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 302 | 35% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
70.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -2.0pp since 2016
Math
71.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -4.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 67.0% |
| 2022-23 | 68.0% | 71.0% |
| 2021-22 | 68.0% | 72.0% |
| 2020-21 | 71.0% | 62.0% |
| 2018-19 | 70.0% | 75.0% |
| 2017-18 | 71.0% | 74.0% |
| 2016-17 | 72.0% | 75.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where F A Day Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #23 of 304 ▲ 14 | #16 of 70 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #32 of 304 no change | #20 of 70 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #175 of 299 | #46 of 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 860 | #31 of 310 | #11 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #98 of 296 | #31 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #62 of 296 | #26 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #100 of 204 | #18 of 41 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
860
-96 (-10%) vs 2020
+3% since 2000-01, when it was 835
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 11.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 860 | 79.5 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 868 | 76.4 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 920 | 84.2 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 956 | 84 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 978 | 86.5 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 924 | 87 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 751 | 63 | 11.9:1 | 14% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 835 | N/A | N/A | 6% (47) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for F A Day Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (978 to 860); teachers down 8% (86.5 to 79.5).
About F A Day Middle
Students in Newtonville, Massachusetts, attend F A Day Middle, a large middle-grades school. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 860 students enrolled. It has 57% more students than the average for middle schools in Massachusetts (about 547).
F A Day Middle is one school in a 22-school district, Newton, which enrolls 11,632 students.
At F A Day Middle, 57% of students are White. The school is also 16% Asian, 12% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 5% Black. That is lower than the 67% White share among all Middlesex County residents. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at F A Day Middle are from different groups.
The school had 79.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 10.8:1. Across middle schools in Massachusetts, the average ratio is 11.5:1.
F A Day Middle earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 83% of Massachusetts public middle schools.
The school's county is Middlesex County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $130,847 a year, roughly 60% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. F A Day Middle shares Middlesex County with 385 other public schools.
About 0.2 miles separate F A Day Middle from the closest public school, Newton Early Childhood Program. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
F A Day Middle has an NCES locale of City: Small.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 10%.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,638,365
Census ACS
Median income
$130,847
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
386
215,896 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Newton Early Childhood Program0.2 mi · 173
- Horace Mann0.3 mi · 351
- Franklin0.8 mi · 320
- Newton North High0.9 mi · 2,096
- Henry Whittemore Elementary School1.0 mi · 372
- Cabot1.0 mi · 414
Frequently asked questions
About F A Day MiddleHow large is F A Day Middle?
F A Day Middle enrolls approximately 860 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does F A Day Middle serve?
F A Day Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at F A Day Middle?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at F A Day Middle.
How diverse is F A Day Middle?
F A Day Middle reports a student body of 57% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, 16% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees F A Day Middle?
F A Day Middle is overseen by Newton in Middlesex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.