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F A Day Middle

21 Minot Place, Newtonville, MA 02460 · (617) 559-9100 · Middlesex County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL860 STUDENTS
Enrollment
860
Middle
DISTRICT 664 · STATE 547
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
80 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
288
Grade 7
270
Grade 8
302
Student demographics
White
49357%
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 51%
Hispanic
809%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 26%
Black
435%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 10%
Asian
13716%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 7%
Two+
10012%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
42850%
Female
42850%

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
70.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -2.0pp since 2016
Math
71.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -4.0pp since 2016
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
860
-118 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 11.3:1
% White
57%
was 63%
% Hispanic
9%
was 9%
% Black
5%
was 6%
% Asian
16%
was 15%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About F A Day Middle

F A Day Middle is one of the sprawling intermediate schools in Newtonville, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Newton, with 860 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 57% larger than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 547 students.

Newton runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 11,632 students. F A Day Middle is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, F A Day Middle records that 57% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 16% Asian, 12% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Middlesex County indicate median household income runs about $130,847, roughly 60% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. F A Day Middle is one of 386 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students).

Newton Early Childhood Program is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around F A Day Middle.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 12%: 978 students in 2018 compared to 860 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 63% to 57%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

Middlesex County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
F A Day Middle
District
Newton
Address
21 Minot Place, Newtonville, MA 02460
Phone
(617) 559-9100
County
Middlesex County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
860
Teachers (FTE)
80
Student–teacher ratio
10.8:1
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
250861000314
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About F A Day Middle
How 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.
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