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Douglas MacArthur Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

494 Lincoln Street, Waltham, MA 02451 · (781) 314-5721 · Part of Waltham School District

Waltham’s School Grade C better than 25% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
475
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Douglas MacArthur Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Waltham kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Douglas MacArthur Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency45%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts54%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

494 Lincoln Street, Waltham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten83
Grade 168
Grade 282
Grade 388
Grade 491
Grade 563
Enrollment over time
458’20
469’21
477’22
475’23
475’24

Up 3.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 57%Hispanic 22%Asian 8%Black 7%Two or more races 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Douglas MacArthur Elementary School from Waltham families.

Other schools in Waltham School District

The district →
Northeast Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waltham
C
527 students11:1
William F. Stanley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waltham
C+
381 students8:1
Henry Whittemore Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waltham
C−
372 students9:1
Thomas R Plympton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waltham
C+
357 students10:1
James Fitzgerald Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waltham
B−
350 students10:1
Dual Language School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waltham
C−
222 students13:1

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; Waltham’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.