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Newton North High
- 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.
- BThree-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 high schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 476 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 534 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 528 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 527 | 25% |
| Ungraded | 31 | 1% |
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 2018, while math scores are down about 7 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 77.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.0% | 73.0% |
| 2022-23 | 81.0% | 79.0% |
| 2021-22 | 81.0% | 79.0% |
| 2020-21 | 87.0% | 81.0% |
| 2018-19 | 79.0% | 84.0% |
Where Newton North High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #27 of 327 ▲ 12 | #14 of 58 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #33 of 326 ▼ 5 | #15 of 58 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #200 of 315 | #35 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,096 | #15 of 379 | #6 of 63 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #117 of 325 | #17 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #58 of 325 | #13 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #173 of 188 | #28 of 30 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,096 | 194.5 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 2,118 | 187.4 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 2,099 | 192 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 2,073 | 179 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,148 | 186.4 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 2,089 | 182 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 1,846 | 154 | 12.0:1 | 15% (270) |
| 2000-01 | 2,144 | N/A | N/A | 4% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 1,577 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (2,148 to 2,096); teachers up 4% (186.4 to 194.5).
About Newton North High
Newton North High is a high-enrollment high school in Newtonville, Massachusetts, one of the schools in Newton. It has an enrollment of 2,096 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Massachusetts, the average enrollment is about 777.
Newton counts 22 schools and 11,632 students, including Newton North High.
The largest group at Newton North High is White students, at 57%. Enrollment also includes 17% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Black. Among people living in Middlesex County, the White share is about 67%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Newton North High scores 61%.
There are 194.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 10.8:1. Compared with the 23.4:1 average for high schools in Massachusetts, this school's ratio is lower.
Newton North High holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 91% of Massachusetts public high schools.
The school is in Middlesex County, where median household income comes to about $130,847, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Middlesex County counts 386 public schools with about 215,896 students.
Cabot is about 0.5 miles from Newton North High, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 2,073 to 2,096.
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