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Franklin

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

125 Derby Street, West Newton, MA 02465 · (617) 559-9500 · Part of Newton School District

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

Directions
Students
320
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Franklin

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 15.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Newton kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5FranklinYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts77%
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 ↗

125 Derby Street, West Newton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten44
Grade 145
Grade 242
Grade 352
Grade 475
Grade 562
Enrollment over time
379’20
402’21
363’22
349’23
320’24

Down 15.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 60%Asian 15%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 9%Black 4%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Franklin 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.