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Newton South High

Public Grades 9-12

23^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 353 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 93% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Newton South High in Newton Centre, MA, is a large public comprehensive high school serving grades 9–12 with 1,898 students, part of the Newton district. In 2025–2026 it ranked 23rd of 353 Massachusetts high schools (93rd percentile, 5 stars) — still a top-decile school, though below its 10th-place ranking in 2023–2024 and 12th in 2024–2025.

Locally, Newton South was essentially tied with Newton North High (22nd) and slightly behind Needham High (11th) and Brookline High (14th), while far ahead of Watertown High (135th) and Boston schools such as English High School and Brighton High School. Completion is its clearest edge: 98.7% graduation and 0.9% dropout, better than Newton North (94.8%, 1.9%) and Brookline (96.2%, 1.6%), and close to Needham (99.0%, 0.5%). On 2025–2026 MCAS, 10th-grade proficiency was 73.42% in ELA, 80.73% in math, 75.84% in science, and 78.06% in physics — all far above state averages.

The main area to watch is ELA, where Newton South scored below both the Newton district average (73.42% vs. 74.71%) and Newton North, Brookline, and Needham — a reversal from prior years, when it was at or above the district. Math and physics were comparative strengths, beating Newton North and the district, though Needham and Brookline posted higher math scores. Science fell sharply over three years (87.02% to 75.84%), mirroring a statewide decline. Subgroup effectiveness is generally strong, with special education students at the 94th percentile and low-socioeconomic-status students at the 85th percentile, though rankings vary by group. Notably, the school achieves these results with moderate resources — an 11.6 student-teacher ratio and $22,578 per student in 2020–2021 — while some higher-spending schools post much lower outcomes. Free/reduced-price lunch data was unavailable, so economic-disadvantage comparisons could not be made.

1,898

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,845

Per pupil spending ?

11.6%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

140 Brandeis Road
Newton Centre, MA 02459

(617) 559-6700

District: Newton

Feeder schools for Newton South High:

Elementary:	A E Angier
	Bowen
	Countryside
	Mason-Rice
	More...
	Memorial Spaulding
	Williams
	Zervas
Middle:	Charles E Brown Middle
	Oak Hill Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.3%

Asian:

25.1%

Hispanic:

9.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (77% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Massachusetts high schools

✓99% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school77%

District avg76%

Massachusetts avg43%

23^rd of 353

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High 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	94.5	23 of 353	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	95.3	12 of 349	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	10 of 348	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	21 of 347	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	43 of 342	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	88.9	18 of 285	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	84.2	43 of 351	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	35 of 345	89.9%	★★★★★
2017	78.9	53 of 348	84.8%	★★★★☆
2016	81.0	32 of 351	90.9%	★★★★★
2015	80.3	35 of 354	90.1%	★★★★★
2014	75.2	76 of 347	78.1%	★★★★☆
2013	79.1	40 of 344	88.4%	★★★★☆
2012	78.6	51 of 340	85.0%	★★★★☆
2011	82.0	39 of 340	88.5%	★★★★☆
2010	65.7	141 of 335	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.6	131 of 322	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	84.6	35 of 319	89.0%	★★★★☆
2007	84.7	26 of 316	91.8%	★★★★★
2006	83.5	48 of 314	84.7%	★★★★☆
2005	85.7	34 of 311	89.1%	★★★★☆
2004	88.1	31 of 307	89.9%	★★★★★
2003	90.4	23 of 304	92.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	77.5	21 of 157	86.6%	★★★★☆
2025	48.4	65 of 148	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.3	23 of 160	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	31 of 142	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	53.6	59 of 133	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.6	22 of 94	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	20 of 137	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	27 of 134	79.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	76.5	29 of 94	69.1%	★★★★☆
2025	78.7	22 of 91	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	34 of 98	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.0	21 of 96	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	37 of 93	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.9	25 of 68	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.3	43 of 97	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.6	23 of 91	74.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	89.9	27 of 295	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	8 of 202	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	18 of 299	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	18 of 299	94.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	95.3	15 of 340	95.6%	★★★★★
2025	95.0	12 of 337	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	21 of 342	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	29 of 339	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	85.8	47 of 340	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	89.1	14 of 281	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	82.0	51 of 342	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	35 of 339	89.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	85.9	35 of 260	86.5%	★★★★☆
2025	97.4	9 of 245	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	84.9	36 of 249	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	90.7	23 of 241	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	21 of 217	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	10 of 149	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	16 of 206	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.8	22 of 193	88.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	79.5	50 of 340	85.3%	★★★★☆
2025	91.3	26 of 334	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	17 of 338	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	83.4	41 of 338	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	92.5	24 of 332	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	90.7	19 of 253	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	88.5	27 of 330	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	28 of 330	91.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	92.4	34 of 344	90.1%	★★★★★
2025	94.8	16 of 339	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	11 of 342	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	22 of 343	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	87.2	43 of 339	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	87.8	27 of 281	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.1	33 of 346	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	83.6	33 of 343	90.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	86.3	16 of 100	84.0%	★★★★☆
2025	77.6	28 of 89	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.0	24 of 87	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	19 of 82	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	29 of 78	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.3	14 of 33	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.0	17 of 58	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	16 of 55	70.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	95.1	17 of 298	94.3%	★★★★★
2025	97.6	13 of 302	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.2	5 of 289	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	18 of 301	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	87.6	31 of 339	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	11 of 268	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.1	30 of 348	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.4	25 of 344	92.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	93.7	19 of 302	93.7%	★★★★★
2025	94.7	10 of 298	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	5 of 302	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	26 of 301	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	82.9	46 of 300	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	86.8	23 of 249	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	80.8	52 of 302	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	29 of 303	90.4%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)94th percentile~ school

White (2026)94th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)91st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)90th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)87th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)87th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)84th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2026)69th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics81%+37 vs state

Physics78%+31 vs state

Science76%+35 vs state

English Language Arts73%+28 vs state

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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)			MCAS Next Generation Biology (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Physics End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Newton South High	Public	9-12	140 Brandeis Road	Newton Centre	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6700	1,898	163	11.6	11.6%	1,050 (55.3%)	72 (3.8%)	170 (9.0%)	476 (25.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (6.1%)	94.5	23^rd of 353 public high schools	93.5%		95.3	12^th of 349 public high schools	96.6%	11			73.4				80.7			75.8			78.1		$24,845
Newton North High	Public	9-12	457 Walnut Street	Newtonville	02460	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6200	2,096	194	10.7	15.8%	1,199 (57.2%)	104 (5.0%)	249 (11.9%)	366 (17.5%)	1 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	155 (7.4%)	94.6	22^nd of 353 public high schools	93.8%		93.1	26^th of 349 public high schools	92.6%	4			78.0				76.2			76.9			76.5		$25,126
Lyon High School	Public	12	95 Beechcroft Street	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8351	95	14	6.7	78.9%	10 (10.5%)	20 (21.1%)	49 (51.6%)	8 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.4%)								(n/a)															$57,890
Needham High	Public	9-12	609 Webster Street	Needham	02494	Norfolk County	Needham	No	No	No	No	(781) 455-0800	1,633	137	11.8	5.8%	1,214 (74.3%)	42 (2.6%)	133 (8.1%)	154 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (4.9%)	96.6	11^th of 353 public high schools	96.9%		94.5	21^st of 349 public high schools	94.0%	10			87.9				90.8			72.1		74.0			$22,921
Brighton High School	Public	7-12	25 Warren Street	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9873	667	74	9.0	87.9%	42 (6.3%)	190 (28.5%)	402 (60.3%)	18 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	5.9	344^th of 353 public high schools	2.5%		5.8	338^th of 349 public high schools	3.2%	6	10.5	15.7	10.1	13.0	7.0	16.0	4.7	11.2	6.0	0.0	6.0	6.3		13.7	$36,507
Brookline High	Public	9-12	115 Greenough Street	Brookline	02445	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 713-5003	2,181	184	11.8	15.1%	1,145 (52.5%)	142 (6.5%)	264 (12.1%)	390 (17.9%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	209 (9.6%)	95.8	14^th of 353 public high schools	96.0%		96.3	5^th of 349 public high schools	98.6%	9			77.6				83.3			79.0			79.7		$26,237
Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	20 Warren St.	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9860	426	42	10.2	80.5%	28 (6.6%)	182 (42.7%)	191 (44.8%)	9 (2.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	10.8	320^th of 353 public high schools	9.3%		9.2	325^th of 349 public high schools	6.9%	5	13.9	16.7	21.3	15.3	1.4	8.7	10.2	5.0	7.0	10.4	7.0	8.8		23.2	$23,295
Margarita Muniz Academy	Public	7-12	20 Child Street	Boston	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 470-6907	428	47	9.1	90.0%	3 (0.7%)	35 (8.2%)	388 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13.9	310^th of 353 public high schools	12.2%		3.7	344^th of 349 public high schools	1.4%	34	9.5	11.0	22.1	10.3	1.4	2.5	6.0	1.9	3.8	17.0	3.8	17.7		6.2	$34,649
English High School	Public	7-12	144 McBride Street	Boston	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8979	720	71	10.1	85.4%	23 (3.2%)	199 (27.6%)	474 (65.8%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.2%)	8.1	335^th of 353 public high schools	5.1%		4.9	342^nd of 349 public high schools	2.0%	7	13.3	6.5	10.2	9.9	2.2	6.4	9.5	4.4	4.3	6.7	4.3	7.1	11.1	9.1	$35,448
Watertown High	Public	9-12	27 Westminster Ave.	Watertown	02472	Middlesex County	Watertown	No	No	No	No	(617) 926-7760	761	69	11.0	43.5%	426 (56.0%)	34 (4.5%)	183 (24.0%)	61 (8.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.8%)	59.5	135^th of 353 public high schools	61.8%		64.3	127^th of 349 public high schools	63.6%	8			52.5				47.1			37.8		6.7	49.1		$24,396

Frequently Asked Questions about Newton South High

How many students attend Newton South High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,898 students attended Newton South High.

What district is Newton South High in?

Newton

What schools feed into Newton South High?

Newton South High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : A E Angier
Elementary : Bowen
Elementary : Countryside
Elementary : Mason-Rice
Elementary : Memorial Spaulding
Elementary : Williams
Elementary : Zervas
Middle : Charles E Brown Middle
Middle : Oak Hill Middle

Is Newton South High a good school?

Yes. Newton South High ranks in the top 6.5% of Massachusetts high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Newton South High?

Students at Newton South High are 55% White, 25% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American.

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