Douglas MacArthur Elementary School

Regular School · Waltham, MA

Douglas MacArthur Elementary School is a regular school school in Waltham, Massachusetts, serving grades KG–05 with 475 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

475

Teachers (FTE)

41.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	271	57%
Hispanic/Latino	106	22%
Asian	36	8%
Black or African American	35	7%
Two or more races	23	5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Not Specified	2	0%
Total enrollment	475	226M / 247F

English Language Learners: 31 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	45.0% +8.3pp	36.7%	209
Reading Proficiency	54.0% +4.8pp	49.2%	209
Science Proficiency	35-39%	—	71

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)

+0.30 grade levels

Math

-0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

48 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

3.2% 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.)	475	100%

Contact & Location

494 Lincoln Street

Waltham, MA 02451

Phone: (781)314-5721

http://www.walthampublicschools.org/o/macarthur

District

Waltham

Per-pupil expenditure: $50,869

District enrollment: 5,643

Other Schools in District

Dual Language School Elementary
Henry Whittemore Elementary School Elementary
James Fitzgerald Elementary School Elementary
Northeast Elementary School Elementary
Thomas R Plympton Elementary School Elementary
William F. Stanley Elementary School Elementary
Waltham Sr High High
John F Kennedy Middle Middle

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 02451) → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

251200001967

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