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Zervas

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

30 Beethoven Avenue, Waban, MA 02468 · (617) 559-6750 · Part of Newton School District

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

Directions
Students
399
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Zervas

  • 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 18 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Newton kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts67%
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 ↗

30 Beethoven Avenue, Waban

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten61
Grade 169
Grade 258
Grade 373
Grade 461
Grade 577
Enrollment over time
393’20
422’21
406’22
399’23
399’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 45%Asian 24%Two or more races 12%Hispanic 11%Black 8%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Zervas 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
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
C C Burr
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Auburndale
A
350 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.