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Waltham, MA
Public School Ratings




Waltham Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Waltham School District details

Waltham School District
617 Lexington Street
Waltham, MA 02452

5,703 Students enrolled in District

10 Schools in District

10 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Waltham School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Massachusetts

4

(10 is best)

Better than 31.0% of all MA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 62.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
43%
39%
45%
37%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Douglas Macarthur Elementary School
494 Lincoln Street
Waltham, MA, 02451
KG-05
Henry Whittemore Elementary School
30 Parmenter Road
Waltham, MA, 02453
KG-05
James Fitzgerald Elementary School
138 Beal Road
Waltham, MA, 02453
KG-05
John F Kennedy Middle School
655 Lexington St
Waltham, MA, 02452
06-08
John W. Mcdevitt Middle School
75 Church Street
Waltham, MA, 02453
06-08
Northeast Elementary School
70 Putney Lane
Waltham, MA, 02452
PK-05
Thomas R Plympton Elementary School
20 Farnsworth Street
Waltham, MA, 02451
KG-05
Waltham Public Schools Dual Language Program School
510 Moody Street
Waltham, MA, 02453
KG-05
Waltham Sr High School
617 Lexington Street
Waltham, MA, 02452
09-12
William F. Stanley Elementary School
250 South Street
Waltham, MA, 02453
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 39.6% 57.0%
Black 8.8% 9.8%
Hispanic 46.6% 25.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.9% 7.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $15,128 $86,276,000 44.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,080 $11,860,000 6.1%
Staff $1,672 $9,537,000 4.9%
General Administration $292 $1,667,000 0.9%
School Administration $1,139 $6,498,000 3.4%
Operation $2,062 $11,757,000 6.1%
Transportation $732 $4,174,000 2.2%
Other $457 $2,609,000 1.3%
Total Support $8,435 $48,102,000 24.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $10,393 $59,272,000 30.6%
Total Expenditures $33,956 $193,650,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,394 $11,443,766,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,755 $1,620,711,000 7.2%
Staff $987 $911,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $282 $260,824,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,021 $942,999,000 4.2%
Operation $1,731 $1,597,981,000 7.1%
Transportation $790 $729,683,000 3.2%
Other $544 $502,458,000 2.2%
Total Support $7,111 $6,566,151,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,910 $4,533,754,000 20.1%
Total Expenditures $24,415 $22,543,671,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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