Northeast Elementary School

Northeast Elementary School is a reasonably sized primary school in Waltham, Massachusetts, operated by Waltham. The school teaches 527 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so Northeast Elementary School sits 38% above that benchmark.

Waltham comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 5,777 students; Northeast Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Northeast Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 35% White, 12% Black, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Middlesex County as a whole is about 9% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Northeast Elementary School has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Northeast Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, Middlesex County reports that median household income runs about $130,847, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Northeast Elementary School is one of 386 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students).

John F Kennedy Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Northeast Elementary School has decreased 11%, going from 593 students in 2018 to 527 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 28% to 43%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Northeast Elementary School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.