Summary
A E Angier is a K–5 elementary school with 383 students in the Waban neighborhood of Newton, Massachusetts, and is part of the Newton Public Schools district. It is an elite performer statewide: in 2025–2026 it ranked 33rd of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools — the 96th percentile, with a 5-star rating. The school has climbed steadily from roughly the 80th percentile in the late 2010s, and although its 2025–2026 position is slightly below its 2024–2025 peak of 14th of 906, it remains in the top 4% of the state.
Math and science are the clearest strengths. In 2025–2026, 78.84% of students were proficient in math and 85.07% in science, both the highest among the nearby schools compared here, a group that includes strong Newton, Needham, and Wellesley campuses. Those figures sit well above the Newton district averages and far above the state. ELA is solid at 67.37% proficient — above Newton and the state, but behind Joseph E Fiske, Mason-Rice, Schofield, and Sunita L. Williams Elementary. Among the ten nearby schools, A E Angier ranks third overall, behind Fiske and Mason-Rice.
Resources are favorable: a 10:1 student-teacher ratio and $23,059 per-student spending (2020–2021), better than most nearby schools but not unique, since Zervas spent slightly more and Williams and Countryside had smaller classes. Results are strong across most student groups, with male and female students each ranking in the 95th percentile or higher. Two 2025 subgroup results are worth watching: Special Education students and Asian students each ranked at the 73rd percentile, down from higher levels in 2023–2024. Low-income student data is available only for 2022–2023 (63rd percentile, 3 stars), and free/reduced-lunch figures are suppressed for recent years, which limits context.
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