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James Fitzgerald Elementary School

Regular School · Waltham, MA

James Fitzgerald Elementary School is a regular school school in Waltham, Massachusetts, serving grades KG–05 with 350 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
350
Teachers (FTE)
35.2
Student–Teacher Ratio
10:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 177 51%
Hispanic/Latino 121 35%
Asian 20 6%
Two or more races 20 6%
Black or African American 11 3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 350 175M / 175F

English Language Learners: 77 (22% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 30-34% 36.7% 175
Reading Proficiency 50-54% 49.2% 175
Science Proficiency 30-39% 54

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)
+0.39 grade levels
Math
+0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
50 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
1
0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
37
10.6% 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.) 350 100%

Contact & Location

138 Beal Road

Waltham, MA 02453

Phone: (781)314-5685

http://www.walthampublicschools.org/FitzGerald/

District

Waltham

Per-pupil expenditure: $50,869

District enrollment: 5,643

NCES ID

251200001970

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