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F A Day Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

21 Minot Place, Newtonville, MA 02460 · (617) 559-9100 · Part of Newton School District

Newton’s School Grade A better than 90% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
860
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about F A Day Middle

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Newton kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Newton kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–515 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8F A Day MiddleYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency62%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts71%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

21 Minot Place, Newtonville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6288
Grade 7270
Grade 8302
Enrollment over time
956’20
934’21
920’22
868’23
860’24

Down 10% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 58%Asian 16%Two or more races 12%Hispanic 9%Black 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about F A Day Middle from Newton families.

Other schools in Newton School District

The district →
Newton Early Childhood Program
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Newton
173 students10:1
Cabot
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Newtonville
A−
414 students11:1
Zervas
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waban
A−
399 students11:1
A E Angier
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waban
A−
383 students10:1
Countryside
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Newton Highlands
A
369 students10:1
Horace Mann
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Newtonville
A
351 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Newton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.