Zervas

Zervas is a medium-sized elementary school found in Waban, Massachusetts. Enrollment is 399 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5.

Zervas is one of the 22 schools that make up Newton (11,632 students in total).

Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Zervas, at 45%. Enrollment also includes 24% Asian, 12% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 8% Black. Among people living in Middlesex County, the White share is about 67%. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The school employs the equivalent of 35.3 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.3:1. That is 0.9 students per teacher below the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.

Middlesex County has these Census figures: the median household income is $130,847, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 60%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. In all, Middlesex County has 386 public schools and roughly 215,896 students.

A E Angier is the public school closest to Zervas, about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.

Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 393 in 2020-21, 399 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 13.6:1 to 11.3:1.

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