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Schools in Newton

22 public schools in this Massachusetts school district: 16 elementary · 4 middle · 2 high. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Massachusetts.

Elementary schools

16 schools in Newton, best first
1
Mason-Rice 97.4
Newton Centre · Grades K-5 · 334 students
ELA 73%Math 77%Science 81%
#22 of 837 in Massachusetts · #1 in Newton Centre
2
John Ward 97.3
Newton Centre · Grades K-5 · 212 students
ELA 78%Math 83%Science 68%
#23 of 837 in Massachusetts · #2 in Newton Centre
3
A E Angier 96.1
Waban · Grades K-5 · 384 students
ELA 67%Math 79%Science 85%
#33 of 837 in Massachusetts · #1 in Waban
4
C C Burr 94.2
Auburndale · Grades K-5 · 355 students
ELA 66%Math 75%Science 83%
#49 of 837 in Massachusetts · #1 in Auburndale
5
Memorial Spaulding 93.0
Newton Centre · Grades K-5 · 369 students
ELA 71%Math 72%Science 69%
#59 of 837 in Massachusetts · #3 in Newton Centre
6
Countryside 87.6
Newton Highlands · Grades K-5 · 360 students
ELA 65%Math 68%Science 67%
#104 of 837 in Massachusetts
7
Peirce 83.5
West Newton · Grades K-5 · 236 students
ELA 60%Math 62%Science 68%
#139 of 837 in Massachusetts · #1 in West Newton
8
Underwood 82.3
Newton · Grades K-5 · 242 students
ELA 60%Math 60%Science 66%
#149 of 837 in Massachusetts · #1 in Newton
9
Williams 81.8
Auburndale · Grades K-5 · 215 students
ELA 57%Math 66%Science 59%
#153 of 837 in Massachusetts · #2 in Auburndale
10
Zervas 81.3
Waban · Grades K-5 · 399 students
ELA 60%Math 61%Science 61%
#157 of 837 in Massachusetts · #2 in Waban
11
Bowen 79.5
Newton Centre · Grades K-5 · 355 students
ELA 53%Math 65%Science 62%
#172 of 837 in Massachusetts · #4 in Newton Centre
12
Lincoln-Eliot 78.9
Newton · Grades K-5 · 328 students
ELA 53%Math 63%Science 61%
#177 of 837 in Massachusetts · #2 in Newton
13
Cabot 78.4
Newtonville · Grades K-5 · 428 students
ELA 57%Math 61%Science 56%
#181 of 837 in Massachusetts · #1 in Newtonville
14
Horace Mann 77.7
Newtonville · Grades K-5 · 360 students
ELA 56%Math 59%Science 60%
#187 of 837 in Massachusetts · #2 in Newtonville
15
Franklin 68.2
West Newton · Grades K-5 · 349 students
ELA 54%Math 48%Science 62%
#267 of 837 in Massachusetts · #2 in West Newton
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Newton Early Childhood Program —
Newton · Grades PK · 185 students
No published test results

Middle schools

4 schools in Newton, best first
1
Charles E Brown Middle 97.6
Newton Centre · Grades 6-8 · 732 students
ELA 75%Math 79%Science 73%
#7 of 274 in Massachusetts
2
F A Day Middle 92.2
Newtonville · Grades 6-8 · 868 students
ELA 70%Math 72%Science 68%
#22 of 274 in Massachusetts
3
Bigelow Middle 87.0
Newton · Grades 6-8 · 414 students
ELA 69%Math 69%Science 60%
#36 of 274 in Massachusetts · #1 in Newton
4
Oak Hill Middle 86.3
Newton · Grades 6-8 · 648 students
ELA 63%Math 69%Science 68%
#38 of 274 in Massachusetts · #2 in Newton

High schools

2 schools in Newton, best first
1
Newton North High 94.3
Newtonville · Grades 9-12 · 2,118 students
ELA 78%Math 76%Science 77%
#18 of 306 in Massachusetts
2
Newton South High 92.6
Newton Centre · Grades 9-12 · 1,861 students
ELA 73%Math 81%Science 76%
#23 of 306 in Massachusetts

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