Enrollment
16
Middle
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOMERVILLE·NCES 251089002498
Next Wave Junior High
81 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA 02143 · (617) 629-5640 · Middlesex County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL16 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
3.1:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
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 7 | 7 | 44% |
| Grade 8 | 9 | 56% |
Student demographics
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
7.0%
own-school result
Math
0.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 7.0% | 0.0% |
| 2023-24 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2022-23 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2021-22 | 7.0% | 0.0% |
| 2020-21 | 7.0% | 0.0% |
| 2018-19 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2017-18 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2016-17 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where Next Wave Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 16 | #309 of 310 | #71 of 72 |
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
16
+1 (+7%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 24
Student : Teacher
3.1:1
was 3.0:1
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 | 16 | 5.1 | 3.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 13 | 7.4 | 1.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 15 | 5.6 | 2.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 15 | 5 | 3.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 15 | 5.3 | 2.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 26 | 8 | 3.3:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 26 | N/A | N/A | 88% (23) |
| 2000-01 | 36 | N/A | N/A | 72% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 24 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Next Wave Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (15 to 16); teachers down 4% (5.3 to 5.1).
About Next Wave Junior High
Next Wave Junior High, located in Somerville, Massachusetts, is a small middle school. The grade span is 7 through 8, and enrollment is 16 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in Massachusetts) has about 547 students.
Somerville is the local district for Next Wave Junior High. It runs 11 schools with 4,952 students.
At Next Wave Junior High, the largest share of students is White, at 38%. It is also 38% Hispanic, 13% Black, and 13% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Middlesex County is roughly 67% White.
Next Wave Junior High operates with 5.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 3.1:1. On average, middle schools in Massachusetts have 11.5:1, compared with 3.1:1 here.
Next Wave Junior High is located in Middlesex County, where the median household income is $130,847, about 60% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Besides Next Wave Junior High, Middlesex County has 385 other public schools.
Full Circle High School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Next Wave Junior High holds at least 8 other public schools.
Next Wave Junior High falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Next Wave Junior High's enrollment climbed from 15 in 2020-21 to 16 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Somerville
- Somerville HighHigh · 1,394 students
- E Somerville CommunityElementary · 747 students
- Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln ParkElementary · 553 students
- Arthur D HealeyElementary · 482 students
- John F KennedyElementary · 439 students
- West Somerville NeighborhoodElementary · 397 students
Other schools in Somerville
- Somerville HighHigh · 1,394 students
- E Somerville CommunityElementary · 747 students
- Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln ParkElementary · 553 students
- Arthur D HealeyElementary · 482 students
- John F KennedyElementary · 439 students
- West Somerville NeighborhoodElementary · 397 students
Nearby schools
- Full Circle High School0.0 mi · 67
- Somerville High0.0 mi · 1,394
- Winter Hill Community0.5 mi · 388
- E Somerville Community0.5 mi · 747
- Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park0.5 mi · 553
- Capuano Early Childhood Center0.5 mi · 250
Frequently asked questions
About Next Wave Junior HighHow large is Next Wave Junior High?
Next Wave Junior High enrolls approximately 16 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Next Wave Junior High serve?
Next Wave Junior High serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Next Wave Junior High?
Approximately 3.1:1 students per teacher at Next Wave Junior High.
What is the student diversity at Next Wave Junior High?
Student demographics at Next Wave Junior High are roughly 38% White, 38% Hispanic, 13% Black, 13% Two or more.
Is Next Wave Junior High public or private?
Next Wave Junior High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Somerville.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.