Next Wave Junior High

As a tiny middle-grades school in Somerville, Massachusetts, Next Wave Junior High caters to 16 students from grades 7 through 8, operated by Somerville. Compared to the state average of about 547 students per school, that is 97% leaner than typical.

Somerville runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 4,952 students. Next Wave Junior High is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Next Wave Junior High reports that 38% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 38% Hispanic, 13% Black, 13% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 3.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.5:1 average.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Middlesex County) reports that median household earnings sit near $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. Across Middlesex County's 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), Next Wave Junior High is one campus in the mix.

Somerville High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 7%: 15 students in 2018 compared to 16 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged down from 60% to 38% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for Next Wave Junior High typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.