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Newton South High
A+

Newton South High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

140 Brandeis Road, Newton Centre, MA 02459 · (617) 559-6700 · Part of Newton School District

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

Directions
Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,898
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Newton South High

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 50 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 39 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

On the path

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

6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Newton South HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency87%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts88%
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 ↗

140 Brandeis Road, Newton Centre

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9459
Grade 10505
Grade 11459
Grade 12470
Ungraded5
Enrollment over time
1,869’20
1,837’21
1,837’22
1,861’23
1,898’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 56%Asian 25%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 6%Black 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Newton South High 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.