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Northeast Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 58 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 16% |
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 12 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 22.0% |
| 2018-19 | 47.0% | 43.0% |
| 2017-18 | 42.0% | 36.0% |
| 2016-17 | 40.0% | 44.0% |
Where Northeast Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #539 of 920 | #152 of 207 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #696 of 920 | #182 of 207 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #373 of 901 | #80 of 206 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 527 | #202 of 1,086 | #44 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #201 of 938 | #53 of 222 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.3% | #120 of 938 | #41 of 222 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #301 of 602 | #65 of 141 |
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 | 527 | 49.2 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 500 | 48.1 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 507 | 48.7 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 482 | 42 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 593 | 43.1 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 513 | 42 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 472 | 38 | 12.4:1 | 26% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 313 | N/A | N/A | 24% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 397 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
About Northeast Elementary School
Northeast Elementary School is an elementary school in Waltham, Massachusetts, according to federal school records. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 527 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in Massachusetts, the average enrollment is about 381.
The district, Waltham, operates 11 schools serving 5,777 students.
Of every 100 students at Northeast Elementary School, about 43 are Hispanic, the largest group. The school is also 35% White, 12% Black, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 9% Hispanic share among all Middlesex County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 67%.
Staffing at Northeast Elementary School comes to 49.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.7:1. Elementary schools in Massachusetts have an average ratio of 12.2:1.
Looking at the county, Middlesex County, the median household earns about $130,847 a year, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Middlesex County has 386 public schools with about 215,896 students, including Northeast Elementary School.
Of the public schools around it, Northeast Elementary School is closest to John F Kennedy Middle, about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Federal data place Northeast Elementary School in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 482 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 527 by 2024-25.
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