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John Ward

Regular School · Newton Centre, MA

John Ward is a regular school school in Newton Centre, Massachusetts, serving grades KG–05 with 186 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 8.8:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
186
Teachers (FTE)
21.1
Student–Teacher Ratio
8.8:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 114 61%
Asian 35 19%
Two or more races 24 13%
Hispanic/Latino 13 7%
Total enrollment 186 92M / 94F

English Language Learners: 13 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 75-79% 36.7% 104
Reading Proficiency 80-84% 49.2% 104
Science Proficiency 60-69% 39

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)
+1.36 grade levels
Math
+0.30 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
5
2.7% 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.) 186 100%

Contact & Location

10 Dolphin Rd

Newton Centre, MA 02459

Phone: (617)559-6450

http://ward.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

250861001369

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