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Bigelow Middle

Regular School · Newton, MA

Bigelow Middle is a regular school school in Newton, Massachusetts, serving grades 06–08 with 434 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
434
Teachers (FTE)
43.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
10:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 220 51%
Hispanic/Latino 76 18%
Asian 71 16%
Two or more races 45 10%
Black or African American 21 5%
Not Specified 1 0%
Total enrollment 434 225M / 208F

English Language Learners: 27 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 57.0% +20.3pp 36.7% 458
Reading Proficiency 65.0% +15.8pp 49.2% 460
Science Proficiency 70-74% 139

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.91 grade levels
Math
+0.29 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
2
0.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
67
15.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 434 100%

Contact & Location

42 Vernon St

Newton, MA 02458

Phone: (617)559-6800

http://bigelow.newton.k12.ma.us/

District

Newton

Per-pupil expenditure: $29,517

District enrollment: 11,882

Other Schools in District

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NCES ID

250861000307

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD