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Next Wave Junior High

Alternative School · Somerville, MA

Next Wave Junior High is a alternative school school in Somerville, Massachusetts, serving grades 07–08 with 16 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 3.1:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
07 – 08
Enrollment
16
Teachers (FTE)
5.1
Student–Teacher Ratio
3.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 6 38%
White 6 38%
Black or African American 2 13%
Two or more races 2 13%
Total enrollment 16 14M / 2F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <50% 36.7% 15
Reading Proficiency <50% 49.2% 14
Science Proficiency <50% — 6

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)
-1.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
8
50% 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.) 16 100%

Contact & Location

81 Highland Ave Next Wave Junior High

Somerville, MA 02143

Phone: (617)629-5640

http://www.somerville.k12.ma.us

District

Somerville

Per-pupil expenditure: $37,490

District enrollment: 4,815

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

251089002498

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