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Mason-Rice

Public Grades K-5

28^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Mason-Rice is a K–5 elementary school in Newton Centre, Massachusetts, serving 321 students as part of the Newton district. It holds a 5-star rating and ranked 28th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools in 2025–2026 — the 97th percentile — continuing a decade-long run near the top of the state, including #15 in 2024–2025, #9 in 2022–2023, and #1 in 2015–2016. The Newton district itself ranks 30th of 351 districts statewide.

On 2025–2026 MCAS Next Generation tests, Mason-Rice students reached 73.48% proficiency in English language arts, 76.92% in math, and 80.95% in science — well above district averages and roughly double the state rates. That balance sets it apart from nearby Newton elementaries: John Ward and A E Angier each score higher in some subjects but dip in others, while Mason-Rice is the only school in its nearby peer group above 73% in all three subjects. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 11.7.

Two things stand out for parents. First, special education is a signature strength: Mason-Rice ranked in the 97th percentile for special education students in 2025–2026 and 2023–2024, and the 95th in 2024–2025. Second, the clearest watch item is 4th-grade ELA at 55.36%, below the district's 59.85% and far under the school's own 3rd- and 5th-grade ELA results. The school achieves these outcomes with the highest student-teacher ratio among its nearby peers and below-average per-student spending of $20,465 (2020–2021 data), though free/reduced-lunch figures and current spending levels are not available. Bottom line: a consistently elite, well-balanced Newton elementary school.

321

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,660

Per pupil spending ?

4.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

149 Pleasant Street
Newton Centre, MA 02459

(617) 559-9570

District: Newton

Students who attend Mason-Rice usually attend:

Middle:	Charles E Brown Middle
High:	Newton South High

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.7%

Asian:

19.9%

Two or more races:

10.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2016 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (76% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Newton

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg67%

Massachusetts avg41%

28^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From top 1% (2016) to top 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 15Elementary Schools in the Newton

30^th of 351Newton among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	94.3	28 of 899	96.9%	★★★★★
2025	95.7	15 of 906	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	17 of 916	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	9 of 928	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	13 of 932	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.4	3 of 936	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	36 of 942	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	34 of 934	96.4%	★★★★★
2017	93.9	16 of 938	98.3%	★★★★★
2016	97.0	1 of 932	99.9%	★★★★★
2015	97.6	1 of 914	99.9%	★★★★★
2014	96.8	1 of 926	99.9%	★★★★★
2013	95.0	2 of 928	99.8%	★★★★★
2012	93.1	13 of 930	98.6%	★★★★★
2011	90.3	37 of 924	96.0%	★★★★★
2010	91.8	19 of 920	97.9%	★★★★★
2009	93.5	10 of 909	98.9%	★★★★★
2008	92.9	17 of 908	98.1%	★★★★★
2007	91.8	24 of 911	97.4%	★★★★★
2006	89.0	62 of 911	93.2%	★★★★★
2005	91.3	31 of 887	96.5%	★★★★★
2004	93.7	12 of 882	98.6%	★★★★★
2003	92.9	14 of 884	98.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	75.0	36 of 149	75.8%	★★★★☆
2025	73.8	37 of 142	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	46 of 152	69.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	29 of 145	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	11 of 143	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	82.9	10 of 141	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	58.9	68 of 155	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.1	43 of 154	72.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	98.4	3 of 632	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	21 of 665	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	22 of 656	96.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	94.2	23 of 869	97.4%	★★★★★
2025	95.3	11 of 869	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	5 of 886	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	6 of 887	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	9 of 901	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	96.7	5 of 898	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	48 of 902	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	45 of 893	95.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	91.9	42 of 879	95.2%	★★★★★
2025	93.0	35 of 884	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	58 of 891	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	37 of 896	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	18 of 908	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.7	6 of 904	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	32 of 907	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	26 of 898	97.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	92.3	24 of 709	96.6%	★★★★★
2025	89.7	34 of 717	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	19 of 731	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	4 of 703	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	77.2	143 of 905	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	92.6	30 of 894	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	85.1	63 of 896	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	20 of 886	97.7%	★★★★★

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	97.1	2 of 925	99.8%	★★★★★

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	95.0	19 of 399	95.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	86.2	59 of 734	92.0%	★★★★★
2025	90.9	34 of 737	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	45 of 753	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	28 of 762	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	33 of 764	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.8	6 of 765	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	28 of 780	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	14 of 772	98.2%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Tested In Person (2021)100th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)100th percentile~ school

Female (2026)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)97th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)95th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)95th percentile~ school

White (2026)92nd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2026)76th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science81%+40 vs state

Mathematics77%+36 vs state

English Language Arts73%+33 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Excellent school! Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, July 12, 2017

A wonderful community with great teachers. They had a phenomenal Principal who really supported his staff and brought out the best in them. He was very approachable and knew all the kids names. Just the type of experience you want for your kid for elementary school. The school has great test scores but what is more valued in the community is that the value of recess is appreciated and growing the whole child is important. . Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, October 18, 2014

Mason Rice and its principal have a very good reputation in Newton, and for the typically developing child it is a good school. But if you have a child that needs more social or academic support look elsewhere. The hidden underbelly of this school is that they are slow to diagnose learning differences and many kids have graduated with serious lagging skills (dyslexia, executive functioning) that were never addressed.

The staff is also out of touch with the emotions of today's kids and uses nearly draconian punative methods for behavioral issues (time out chairs, taking away recess, holding an entire class responsible for the actions of one child on the hopes of shaming the child into better behavior, 1-2-3 Magic). The principal has been there a while and perhaps the only way this school will embrace new mindsets and advances in understanding of children's emotional needs is when he is replaced. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2015)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Mason-Rice	Public	K-5	149 Pleasant Street	Newton Centre	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9570	321	27	11.7	4.8%	195 (60.7%)	5 (1.6%)	20 (6.2%)	64 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	35 (10.9%)	94.3	28^th of 899 public elementary schools	96.9%		95.7	15^th of 906 public elementary schools	98.3%	13	82.3	55.4	81.0	73.5	79.4	67.9	82.5	76.9	81.0	81.0	$24,660
Bowen	Public	K-5	280 Cypress Street	Newton Centre	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9330	325	33	10.0	10.5%	141 (43.4%)	10 (3.1%)	41 (12.6%)	100 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.2%)	80.6	164^th of 899 public elementary schools	81.8%		82.6	150^th of 906 public elementary schools	83.4%	14	53.7	54.0	51.6	53.0	74.1	68.6	54.8	65.3	61.7	61.7	$25,514
Zervas	Public	K-5	30 Beethoven Avenue	Waban	02468	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 559-6750	399	35	11.3	9.7%	178 (44.6%)	32 (8.0%)	43 (10.8%)	94 (23.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (12.3%)	83.1	143^rd of 899 public elementary schools	84.1%		79.7	186^th of 906 public elementary schools	79.5%	43	70.9	55.4	55.2	59.9	64.8	62.2	56.1	61.1	61.4	61.4	$26,900
Cabot	Public	K-5	229 Cabot Street	Newtonville	02460	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9400	414	38	11.0	8.9%	200 (48.3%)	18 (4.3%)	63 (15.2%)	76 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.5%)	79.5	173^rd of 899 public elementary schools	80.8%		75.9	225^th of 906 public elementary schools	75.2%	52	60.3	64.2	50.6	57.4	51.5	73.1	61.9	61.3	56.0	56.0	$25,166
John Ward	Public	K-5	10 Dolphin Rd	Newton Centre	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6450	186	21	8.8	8.6%	114 (61.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.0%)	35 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (12.9%)	95.9	15^th of 899 public elementary schools	98.3%		95.2	22^nd of 906 public elementary schools	97.6%	7	77.3	81.8	74.4	77.7	86.4	87.9	77.5	83.2	67.5	67.5	$26,500
Countryside	Public	K-5	191 Dedham Street	Newton Highlands	02461	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9450	369	38	9.7	13.1%	180 (48.8%)	23 (6.2%)	35 (9.5%)	92 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.6%)	88.4	97^th of 899 public elementary schools	89.2%		84	137^th of 906 public elementary schools	84.9%	40	55.7	64.3	76.2	65.5	65.6	68.1	69.8	67.9	66.7	66.7	$27,250
A E Angier	Public	K-5	1697 Beacon Street	Waban	02468	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9300	383	38	10.0	7.0%	232 (60.6%)	14 (3.7%)	19 (5.0%)	72 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.5%)	94	33^rd of 899 public elementary schools	96.3%		95.7	14^th of 906 public elementary schools	98.5%	19	64.8	60.3	76.5	67.4	72.2	76.1	86.8	78.8	85.1	85.1	$25,777
Underwood	Public	K-5	101 Vernon Street	Newton	02458	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 559-9660	253	23	11.1	13.2%	113 (44.7%)	15 (5.9%)	41 (16.2%)	54 (21.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.1%)	83.6	140^th of 899 public elementary schools	84.4%		84.5	131^st of 906 public elementary schools	85.5%	9	59.0	63.2	59.1	60.3	64.1	65.8	52.3	60.3	65.9	65.9	$24,362
Peirce	Public	K-5	170 Temple Street	West Newton	02465	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9630	249	21	11.7	6.5%	140 (56.2%)	10 (4.0%)	31 (12.4%)	44 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.2%)	84.6	130^th of 899 public elementary schools	85.5%		89.3	79^th of 906 public elementary schools	91.3%	51	57.9	58.3	64.9	60.4	65.8	66.7	54.1	62.2	67.6	67.6	$27,945
Lincoln-Eliot	Public	K-5	150 Jackson Street	Newton	02458	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 559-9540	336	36	9.3	31.2%	129 (38.4%)	24 (7.1%)	71 (21.1%)	74 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.3%)	79.7	172^nd of 899 public elementary schools	80.9%		70.8	274^th of 906 public elementary schools	69.8%	102	60.3	42.6	55.2	53.3	64.1	59.3	65.7	63.2	61.2	61.2	$26,479

Frequently Asked Questions about Mason-Rice

Is Mason-Rice a good school?

Yes! Mason-Rice is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 28^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools.

How many students attend Mason-Rice?

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Mason-Rice.

What schools do graduates of Mason-Rice attend?

Students who attend Mason-Rice usually go on to attend:

Middle : Charles E Brown Middle
High : Newton South High

What district is Mason-Rice in?

Newton

What is the racial makeup of Mason-Rice?

Students at Mason-Rice are 61% White, 20% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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