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Newton Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 11,752 (2023-2024)
Schools: 22 (2023-2024)
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Newton Public Schools is a school district in Massachusetts (Middlesex County). During the 2024 school year, 11,752 students attended one of the district's 22 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Newton Public Schools school board Ward 1

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Incumbent Bridget Ray-Canada won election in the general election for Newton Public Schools school board Ward 1 on November 7, 2017.

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Newton Public Schools school board Ward 2

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Incumbent Margaret Albright won election in the general election for Newton Public Schools school board Ward 2 on November 7, 2017.

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Newton Public Schools school board Ward 3

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Incumbent Anping Shen won election in the general election for Newton Public Schools school board Ward 3 on November 7, 2017.

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Newton Public Schools school board Ward 4

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Incumbent Diana Fisher Gomberg won election in the general election for Newton Public Schools school board Ward 4 on November 7, 2017.

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Newton Public Schools school board Ward 5

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Incumbent Steven Siegel won election in the general election for Newton Public Schools school board Ward 5 on November 7, 2017.

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Newton Public Schools school board Ward 6

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Incumbent Ruth Goldman won election in the general election for Newton Public Schools school board Ward 6 on November 7, 2017.

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Newton Public Schools school board Ward 7

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Incumbent Kathleen Shields won election in the general election for Newton Public Schools school board Ward 7 on November 7, 2017.

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Newton Public Schools school board Ward 8

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Incumbent Matthew Miller won election in the general election for Newton Public Schools school board Ward 8 on November 7, 2017.

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About the district

School board

Newton Public Schools consists of nine members serving two-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Christopher Brezski
Ruthanne Fuller
Barry Greenstein
Paul Levy
Tamika Olszewski
Rajeev Parlikar
Alicia Piedalue
Emily Prenner
Anping Shen2017

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Overlapping state house districts

Newton Public Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Massachusetts House of Representatives 12th Middlesex DistrictGreg SchwartzDemocratic Party 51% 72%
Massachusetts House of Representatives 11th Middlesex DistrictAmy SangioloDemocratic Party 44% 100%
Massachusetts House of Representatives 10th Middlesex DistrictJohn LawnDemocratic Party 5% 21%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $19,358,000 $1,617 6%
Local: $257,791,000 $21,529 74%
State: $72,600,000 $6,063 21%
Total: $349,749,000 $29,209
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $369,518,000 $30,860
Total Current Expenditures: $320,118,000 $26,734
Instructional Expenditures: $208,011,000 $17,371 56%
Student and Staff Support: $51,234,000 $4,278 14%
Administration: $21,538,000 $1,798 6%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $39,311,000 $3,283 11%
Total Capital Outlay: $3,789,000 $316
Construction: $3,083,000 $257
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $186,000 $15
Interest on Debt: $32,102,000 $2,680

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 64 82 20-24 35 <50 70 64
2018-2019 74 87 37 50 >=50 77 76
2017-2018 74 86 40 51 >=50 78 76
2016-2017 72 85 41 50 >=50 75 74
2015-2016 83 93 53 64 >=50 84 85
2014-2015 82 90 50 64 >=50 82 84
2013-2014 81 90 45 62 >=50 85 84
2012-2013 82 91 49 63 >=50 84 85
2011-2012 81 90 43 61 >=50 86 84
2010-2011 81 90 44 59 >=50 86 84

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 73 80 40-44 52 <50 78 75
2018-2019 74 79 42 55 >=50 77 76
2017-2018 74 79 48 55 >=50 77 76
2016-2017 72 76 44 53 >=50 75 75
2015-2016 87 91 69 75 >=50 88 89
2014-2015 85 85 62 74 >=50 86 88
2013-2014 87 89 62 75 >=50 89 89
2012-2013 86 89 62 71 >=50 89 89
2011-2012 86 88 57 72 >=50 89 89
2010-2011 86 88 60 69 >=50 90 89

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 96 >=95 90-94 90-94 >=90 97
2018-2019 96 >=95 >=90 >=95 PS >=90 96
2017-2018 96 >=95 >=90 90-94 >=90 97
2016-2017 96 90-94 >=90 90-94 >=90 97
2015-2016 97 >=95 >=90 90-94 PS >=90 98
2014-2015 96 >=95 >=90 >=90 PS >=90 96
2013-2014 95 >=95 >=90 80-89 >=90 96
2012-2013 96 >=95 >=90 >=90 >=90 95
2011-2012 95 90-94 >=90 >=90 80-89 96
2010-2011 96 >=95 80-89 80-89 >=90 96

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 11,752 -2.0
2022-2023 11,990 0.1
2021-2022 11,974 -0.4
2020-2021 12,024 -6.3
2019-2020 12,779 -0.8
2018-2019 12,883 -0.3
2017-2018 12,928 -0.2
2016-2017 12,955 1.2
2015-2016 12,803 1.0
2014-2015 12,674 0.6
2013-2014 12,601 2.1
2012-2013 12,335 2.1
2011-2012 12,079 1.2
2010-2011 11,934 1.4
2009-2010 11,765 0.6
2008-2009 11,700 0.0
2007-2008 11,700 0.6
2006-2007 11,631 0.7
2005-2006 11,550 1.1
2004-2005 11,421 0.1
2003-2004 11,415 0.5
2002-2003 11,358 1.2
2001-2002 11,219 -0.2
2000-2001 11,246 0.0
1999-2000 11,244 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Newton Public Schools (%) Massachusetts K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 21.3 7.4
Black 4.6 9.6
Hispanic 10.5 25.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 8.6 4.5
White 54.3 52.8

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Newton Public Schools had 1,058.75 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.1.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.30
Kindergarten: 48.75
Elementary: 710.76
Secondary: 295.94
Total: 1,058.75

Newton Public Schools employed 41.00 district administrators and 62.54 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 41.00
District Administrative Support: 37.10
School Administrators: 62.54
School Administrative Support: 63.27
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 507.91
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 6.80
Total Guidance Counselors: 45.65
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 22.35
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 23.30
Librarians/Media Specialists: 18.40
Library/Media Support: 30.55
Student Support Services: 153.82
Other Support Services: 29.69

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Newton Public Schools operates 22 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
A E Angier384KG-5
Bigelow Middle4146-8
Bowen355KG-5
Cabot428KG-5
C C Burr355KG-5
Charles E Brown Middle7326-8
Countryside360KG-5
F A Day Middle8686-8
Franklin349KG-5
Horace Mann360KG-5
John Ward212KG-5
Lincoln-Eliot328KG-5
Mason-Rice334KG-5
Memorial Spaulding369KG-5
Newton Early Childhood Program185PK-PK
Newton North High2,1189-12
Newton South High1,8619-12
Oak Hill Middle6486-8
Peirce236KG-5
Underwood242KG-5
Williams215KG-5
Zervas399KG-5


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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