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Schools in Newton

EDFacts · NCES CCD · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
A+
93/100
5th of 60
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The four inputs
Within-state proficiency percentile92nd pct
Boston median 47th pct50% · scores 92
Student–teacher ratio10.6
Boston median 11.820% · scores 100
Graduation rate96%
Boston median 91%20% · scores 84
Schools within 3 miles34
Boston median 1910% · scores 100
Vertical rule marks the Boston reference. EDFacts · NCES CCD. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Public schools near Newton

Within 3 miles of the town centre, with the district named. Attendance zones change — check the district's own lookup before you buy.
Mason-RiceNewtonElementary0.5 mi
ZervasNewtonElementary0.5 mi
Newton North HighNewtonHigh1.0 mi
A E AngierNewtonElementary1.3 mi
BowenNewtonElementary1.3 mi
CabotNewtonElementary1.3 mi
CountrysideNewtonElementary1.3 mi
PeirceNewtonElementary1.4 mi
John WardNewtonElementary1.6 mi
Newton South HighNewtonHigh1.6 mi
Newton Early Childhood ProgramNewtonPrekindergarten1.6 mi
Oak Hill MiddleNewtonMiddle1.7 mi
Charles E Brown MiddleNewtonMiddle1.8 mi
F A Day MiddleNewtonMiddle1.8 mi
Horace MannNewtonElementary2.0 mi
Lincoln-EliotNewtonElementary2.0 mi
Bigelow MiddleNewtonMiddle2.1 mi
FranklinNewtonElementary2.1 mi
NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency is a within-state percentile of the districts serving Newton, weighted by the share of the town each covers.

Best Boston suburbs for schools

All 60 ranked, Newton highlighted
1LexingtonA+99th pct2WellesleyA+97th pct3BelmontA+99th pct4WinchesterA+95th pct5NeedhamA+94th pct6NewtonA+92nd pct7ArlingtonA93rd pct8BrooklineA95th pct9LynnfieldA88th pct10ReadingA84th pct11PortsmouthA−89th pct12MiltonA−82nd pct13MelroseA−83rd pct14Franklin TownB+79th pct15WakefieldB+68th pct16MarbleheadB+74th pct17BurlingtonB68th pct18Braintree TownB71st pct19StonehamB67th pct20SwampscottB60th pct21WilmingtonB66th pct22CambridgeB68th pct23WatertownB−57th pct24NewburyportB−63rd pct25DedhamB−54th pct26QuincyB−56th pct27NorwoodC+47th pct28BeverlyC+51st pct29WoburnC+42nd pct30AbingtonC+56th pct31DanversC45th pct32AmesburyC47th pct33MedfordC34th pct34Bridgewater TownC−50th pct35SomervilleC−35th pct36DerryC−36th pct37DoverC−36th pct38Winthrop TownC−40th pct39WalthamC−36th pct40Weymouth TownD+33rd pct41HudsonD+27th pct42GloucesterD+31st pct43MethuenD+20th pct44PeabodyD+23rd pct45MaldenD30th pct46SaugusD30th pct47FraminghamD19th pct48RevereD−19th pct49MarlboroughD−17th pct50SalemD−10th pct51HaverhillD−12th pct52BostonD−19th pct53Randolph TownD−20th pct54LowellF13th pct55RochesterF7th pct56EverettF9th pct57LynnF6th pct58ChelseaF5th pct59LawrenceF3rd pct60BrocktonF7th pct
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Better than Newton on schools

Newton grades A+ on schools. Four suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbSchoolsWithin-state proficiencyGraduation rateOverall
Lexington8 mi from NewtonA+99th pct97% 75 B Wellesley4 mi from NewtonA+97th pct98% 76 B Belmont5 mi from NewtonA+99th pct97% 73 B Winchester9 mi from NewtonA+95th pct96% 73 B
Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19