Newton Public Schools K-12 Student Enrollment The Newton Public Schools K-12 enrollment was 11,335 students on October 1, 2025, a decrease of 159 students, or -1.4%, from last year. This enrollment decline was projected to decline -0.9% (- 98 students) from last year for a projected enrollment of 11,396. This is the eighth year of a decline in enrollment in Newton. The state has also experienced an enrollment decline of -4% statewide from seven years ago; however, the state overall experienced a slight increase in enrollment last year (+0.1%) . The trend of enrollment decline is expected to continue; the US Department of Education is projecting an enrollment decline of -5.5% nationwide from 2022-2031, and an enrollment decline of -7.2% in Massachusetts over the same period. Newton’s projections for next year indicate a decline in enrollment of 117 students to 11,396 (a decline of -0.9%). This decline is relatively consistent across levels. Elementary schools are projected to decline by -2.1% (-102 students), middle schools are projected to increase by 1.3% (+35 students), and high schools are projected to decline by -1.3% (-50 students). The projection methodology this year follows the typical five-year cohort survival ratio methodology utilized by Newton Public Schools. SCHOOL ACTUAL PROJECTION FY24 FY25 FY26 FY27 FY28 FY29 FY30 Angier 384 383 381 379 379 388 376 Bowen 355 325 336 327 331 331 337 Burr 355 350 336 333 329 318 316 Cabot 428 414 378 353 363 354 364 Countryside 360 369 368 364 376 396 421 Franklin 349 320 299 272 263 265 266 Horace Mann 360 351 342 331 327 324 325 Lincoln-Eliot 328 336 355 348 354 343 348 Mason-Rice 334 321 310 301 296 279 282 Memorial-Spaulding 369 342 356 356 339 337 341 Peirce 236 249 245 256 273 283 299 Underwood 242 253 251 241 245 246 243 Ward 212 186 202 198 201 215 205 Williams 215 211 198 191 204 217 241 Zervas 399 399 389 394 386 391 383 TOTAL ELEMENTARY 4,926 4,809 4,746 4,644 4,666 4,687 4,747 Bigelow 425 448 462 518 497 520 484 Brown 732 713 698 690 716 716 712 Day 868 860 830 846 814 773 733 Oak Hill 648 649 654 625 638 605 604 TOTAL MIDDLE 2,673 2,670 2,644 2,679 2,665 2,614 2,533 Newton North 2135 2,117 2,080 2,004 1,974 1,977 2,016 Newton South 1862 1,898 1,865 1,891 1,859 1,871 1,855
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