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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Newton

This page covers 15 elementary schools in Newton. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

15
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 15
1
rank
C C Burr
Grades KG–05368 students
Ranked for: high-opportunity neighborhood (68/100) · small class sizes (11.4:1)
76
/100
Student:Teacher
11.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
68/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,860
Above nat'l avg
2
rank
Williams
Grades KG–05231 students
Ranked for: high-opportunity neighborhood (68/100) · small class sizes (11.4:1)
76
/100
Student:Teacher
11.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
68/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,860
Above nat'l avg
3
rank
John Ward
Grades KG–05194 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.7:1) · above-average investment ($30,860/student)
75
/100
Student:Teacher
9.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
62/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,860
Above nat'l avg
4
rank
Mason-Rice
Grades KG–05332 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.8:1) · above-average investment ($30,860/student)
74
/100
Student:Teacher
10.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
62/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,860
Above nat'l avg
5
rank
Memorial Spaulding
Grades KG–05397 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.2:1) · above-average investment ($30,860/student)
74
/100
Student:Teacher
11.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
62/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,860
Above nat'l avg
6
rank
Bowen
Grades KG–05360 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.6:1) · above-average investment ($30,860/student)
73
/100
Student:Teacher
11.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
62/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,860
Above nat'l avg
7
rank
Countryside
Grades KG–05372 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.8:1) · above-average investment ($30,860/student)
73
/100
Student:Teacher
10.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
60/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,860
Above nat'l avg
8
rank
Franklin
Grades KG–05363 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.2:1) · above-average investment ($30,860/student)
71
/100
Student:Teacher
11.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
56/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,860
Above nat'l avg
9
rank
Lincoln-Eliot
Grades KG–05338 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.7:1) · above-average investment ($30,860/student)
71
/100
Student:Teacher
9.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
52/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,860
Above nat'l avg
10
rank
Peirce
Grades KG–05241 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.9:1) · above-average investment ($30,860/student)
71
/100
Student:Teacher
10.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
56/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,860
Above nat'l avg
5 more elementary schools in Newton not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
15
Elementary Schools
22
Total Schools
76
#1 Score
71
Avg Score
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Top Ranked Elementary School
1
C C Burr
Score: 76/100
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.