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John Ward School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
10 Dolphin Rd
Newton Centre, MA 02459
Phone
(617) 559-6450
District
NEWTON
County
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
213
Classroom Teachers
22

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Massachusetts

10

(10 is best)

Better than 99.4% of all MA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

John Ward School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
81%
42%
74%
44%
87%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
84%
40%
83%
38%
84%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
76%
38%
74%
40%
77%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
10
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 31 14.6%
Grade 1 37 17.4%
Grade 2 37 17.4%
Grade 3 42 19.7%
Grade 4 27 12.7%
Grade 5 39 18.3%
Total 213 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 79.7% 62.5% 58.3%
Black 3.0% 5.1% 9.8%
Hispanic 4.6% 10.2% 24.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 12.7% 22.0% 7.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 88,647 6,981,974
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,876.6 889
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.2% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.3% 17.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.8% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.7% 26.6%
65 OR OLDER 17.9% 17.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 31,038 2,740,995
Single Parent Households With Children 4.8% 7.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.4% 91.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 80.2% 45.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 54.4% 30.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.8% 17.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 7.7% 11.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 8.1% 12.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 5.3% 10.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.0% 8.8%
$15,000 or less 4.7% 8.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,381 $183,774,799 58.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,100 $26,835,900 8.5%
Staff $1,515 $19,360,185 6.1%
General Administration $218 $2,785,822 0.9%
School Administration $951 $12,152,829 3.9%
Operation $1,785 $22,810,515 7.2%
Transportation $685 $8,753,615 2.8%
Other $403 $5,149,937 1.6%
Total Support $7,657 $97,848,803 31.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,643 $33,774,897 10.7%
Total Expenditures $24,680 $315,385,720 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,021 $10,957,524,359 51.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,684 $1,534,703,819 7.2%
Staff $914 $833,015,705 3.9%
General Administration $276 $251,849,785 1.2%
School Administration $979 $892,630,457 4.2%
Operation $1,659 $1,511,998,563 7.1%
Transportation $848 $773,223,628 3.6%
Other $478 $436,154,533 2.1%
Total Support $6,839 $6,233,540,894 29.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,416 $4,024,919,077 19.0%
Total Expenditures $23,275 $21,215,885,470 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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