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What do students at Oak Hill Middle actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
649
Middle
DISTRICT 664 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWTON·NCES 250861001042
Oak Hill Middle
130 Wheeler Road, Newton, MA 02459 · (617) 559-9200 · Middlesex County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL649 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Massachusetts public middle schools
- 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.
- C-Three-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
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 6 | 199 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 228 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 222 | 34% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 65% · US 70%
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
65.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -8.0pp since 2016
Math
71.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -2.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 8 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 71.0% |
| 2021-22 | 67.0% | 74.0% |
| 2020-21 | 65.0% | 65.0% |
| 2018-19 | 69.0% | 79.0% |
| 2017-18 | 71.0% | 74.0% |
| 2016-17 | 73.0% | 73.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Oak Hill Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #24 of 304 ▲ 6 | #17 of 70 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #51 of 304 ▼ 6 | #27 of 70 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #76 of 299 | #13 of 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 649 | #89 of 310 | #29 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #40 of 296 | #15 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #16 of 296 | #6 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.7% | #45 of 82 | #17 of 27 |
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
649
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
+5% since 2000-01, when it was 620
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 649 | 67.8 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 648 | 65.4 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 657 | 67.6 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 647 | 60 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 614 | 57.3 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 601 | 57 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 603 | 52 | 11.6:1 | 9% (56) |
| 2000-01 | 620 | N/A | N/A | 4% (26) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Hill Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (614 to 649); teachers up 18% (57.3 to 67.8).
About Oak Hill Middle
Oak Hill Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Massachusetts, located in Newton. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 649 students in grades 6 through 8.
The district, Newton, has 11,632 students enrolled across 22 schools.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Oak Hill Middle. The largest is White students, at 47%. The remaining shares are 27% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 7% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Middlesex County's population at about 67%. Oak Hill Middle's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 67.8 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 9.6:1. That is lower than the 11.5:1 average for middle schools in Massachusetts.
allk12 grades Oak Hill Middle an A-. The grade compares the school only with Massachusetts public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Middlesex County has these Census figures: the median household income is $130,847, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 60% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Middlesex County is home to 386 public schools and about 215,896 public school students.
Charles E Brown Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Oak Hill Middle holds at least 8 other public schools.
Federal data place Oak Hill Middle in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment went from 647 in 2020-21 to 649 in 2024-25, a change of 2 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.8:1 to 9.6:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Oak Hill Middle. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Newton
- Newton North HighHigh · 2,096 students
- Newton South HighHigh · 1,898 students
- F A Day MiddleMiddle · 860 students
- Charles E Brown MiddleMiddle · 713 students
- Bigelow MiddleMiddle · 434 students
- CabotElementary · 414 students
Other schools in Newton
- Bigelow MiddleMiddle · 434 students
- Lincoln-EliotElementary · 336 students
- UnderwoodElementary · 253 students
- Newton Early Childhood ProgramElementary · 173 students
Other Oak Hill Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Oak Hill Middle. Oak Hill Middle is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Oak Hill MSMilledgeville, GA · 974 students
- Oak Hill Middle SchoolOak Hill, WV · 627 students
- Oak Hill Middle SchoolSabattus, ME · 380 students
Nearby schools
- Charles E Brown Middle0.1 mi · 713
- Newton South High0.4 mi · 1,898
- Countryside0.6 mi · 369
- Bowen0.8 mi · 325
- Memorial Spaulding0.9 mi · 342
- Mason-Rice1.6 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Hill MiddleHow large is Oak Hill Middle?
Oak Hill Middle enrolls approximately 649 students in grades 06-08.
Is Oak Hill Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oak Hill Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oak Hill Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oak Hill Middle is approximately 9.6:1 (68 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Oak Hill Middle?
Oak Hill Middle reports a student body of 47% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Black, 27% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Oak Hill Middle public or private?
Oak Hill Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Newton.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.