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Williams

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Williams ranks 154 th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

154^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Williams Elementary is a K–5 school in Auburndale, MA, serving 211 students as part of the highly rated Newton Public Schools district, which ranks 30th of 351 districts in Massachusetts (91st percentile, 5 stars). Williams itself ranks 154th of 899 elementary schools statewide in 2025–2026 (83rd percentile, 4 stars), placing it solidly in the upper quartile of Massachusetts schools. Over the past decade, its statewide percentile has ranged from 65th to 89th, with most recent years falling between the 76th and 86th.

Within its own high-performing environment, though, Williams sits mid-pack. Among nearby Newton elementary schools, A E Angier and C C Burr rank higher (96th and 95th percentile), as do Peirce and Zervas; Williams does outperform Horace Mann and Franklin. Nearby Wellesley schools Joseph E Fiske (99th percentile) and Schofield (96th) rank far higher, while Waltham's William F. Stanley Elementary School and Henry Whittemore Elementary School rank much lower. In 2025–2026, Williams' proficiency was above state averages in ELA (57.28%), math (66.02%), and science (58.82%) — but below the Newton district average in all three. Math is a relative strength; science, at 58.82%, is the lowest among nearby Newton schools. Fourth grade is a bright spot, with 4th grade math reaching 82.86%, well above district and state, while 3rd and 5th grade results fell below district averages in both subjects.

Williams has the lowest student-teacher ratio among nearby Newton schools (8.5 in 2024–2025, down from 11.4 in 2022–2023), with per-student spending of $20,620 in 2020–2021 — moderate compared with Newton peers and far below Waltham schools it outperforms. Reported results also vary across student groups: male students rank at the 83rd percentile and female students at the 77th, while Special Education has been a historical strength (94th percentile in 2022–2023, 73rd in 2025–2026). Given the small enrollment, year-to-year swings may reflect cohort size, but the long-term trend remains strong.

211

Students ?

8.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,279

Per pupil spending ?

13.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

141 Grove Street
Auburndale, MA 02466

(617) 559-6480

District: Newton

Students who attend Williams usually attend:

Middle:	Charles E Brown Middle
High:	Newton South High

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.4%

Asian:

35.5%

Hispanic:

9.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 81st percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (61% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg67%

Massachusetts avg41%

154^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th 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	81.9	154 of 899	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	84.8	128 of 906	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	222 of 916	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	100 of 928	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	330 of 932	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.3	177 of 936	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	219 of 942	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	230 of 934	75.4%	★★★★☆
2017	65.8	320 of 938	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	79.5	175 of 932	81.2%	★★★★☆
2015	77.2	197 of 914	78.4%	★★★★☆
2014	81.1	153 of 926	83.5%	★★★★☆
2013	84.7	109 of 928	88.3%	★★★★☆
2012	79.9	176 of 930	81.1%	★★★★☆
2011	88.2	67 of 924	92.7%	★★★★★
2010	84.2	125 of 920	86.4%	★★★★☆
2009	83.2	127 of 909	86.0%	★★★★☆
2008	73.1	247 of 908	72.8%	★★★★☆
2007	78.9	182 of 911	80.0%	★★★★☆
2006	87.5	85 of 911	90.7%	★★★★★
2005	87.9	70 of 887	92.1%	★★★★★
2004	74.0	243 of 882	72.4%	★★★★☆
2003	75.1	227 of 884	74.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	100 of 149	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.7	70 of 142	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	90 of 152	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.4	75 of 145	48.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	89 of 143	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	76.7	31 of 141	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	53.6	82 of 155	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	98 of 154	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	76.8	95 of 632	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	53.1	249 of 656	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	75.2	203 of 869	76.6%	★★★★☆
2025	84.6	110 of 869	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	256 of 886	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	167 of 887	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	55.1	420 of 901	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	88.2	85 of 898	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	77.3	184 of 902	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	252 of 893	71.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	81.0	148 of 879	83.2%	★★★★☆
2025	81.5	156 of 884	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	175 of 891	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	89.3	71 of 896	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	71.0	248 of 908	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	266 of 904	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.5	282 of 907	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.8	231 of 898	74.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	189 of 709	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	88.9	41 of 703	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	82.3	101 of 894	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	62.9	262 of 896	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	179 of 886	79.8%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	68.7	290 of 925	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	94.7	20 of 399	95.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	179 of 734	75.6%	★★★★☆
2025	78.9	121 of 737	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	58.8	299 of 753	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.3	143 of 762	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	54.0	364 of 764	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.3	292 of 765	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	370 of 780	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	283 of 772	63.3%	★★★☆☆

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 Remotely (2021)95th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2021)85th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)77th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)76th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)73rd percentile-10 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)69th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2026)33rd percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics66%+25 vs state

Science59%+18 vs state

English Language Arts57%+17 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, September 21, 2017

Disappointed in many aspects of this school both academic and social/emotional. We finally enrolled our child in a private school, and can clearly see where the general ed students are falling behind on a content basis. As long as the top districts in MA remain utterly convinced their students are the best and the brightest no matter what, they will keep quietly dropping in quality compared to other districts that are gaining. 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
Williams	Public	K-5	141 Grove Street	Auburndale	02466	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6480	211	25	8.5	13.7%	98 (46.4%)	6 (2.8%)	19 (9.0%)	75 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.2%)	81.9	154^th of 899 public elementary schools	82.9%		84.8	128^th of 906 public elementary schools	85.9%	26	55.9	62.9	52.9	57.3	55.9	82.9	58.8	66.0	58.8	58.8	$28,279
C C Burr	Public	K-5	171 Pine Street	Auburndale	02466	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 559-9360	350	31	11.1	10.6%	169 (48.3%)	16 (4.6%)	49 (14.0%)	82 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.3%)	93	41^st of 899 public elementary schools	95.4%		93.6	42^nd of 906 public elementary schools	95.4%	1	63.8	66.1	67.9	65.9	69.0	78.6	77.8	75.0	83.3	83.3	$24,527
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
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
Schofield	Public	K-5	27 Cedar Street	Wellesley	02481	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	No	(781) 446-6280	291	27	10.9	9.5%	190 (65.3%)	8 (2.7%)	29 (10.0%)	45 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.2%)	93.6	37^th of 899 public elementary schools	95.9%		90.6	61^st of 906 public elementary schools	93.3%	24	68.1	76.4	74.6	73.3	74.5	75.9	71.2	73.8	67.8	67.8	$26,407
Franklin	Public	K-5	125 Derby Street	West Newton	02465	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9500	320	32	9.8	12.6%	190 (59.4%)	12 (3.8%)	41 (12.8%)	48 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.8%)	71	256^th of 899 public elementary schools	71.5%		74.9	230^th of 906 public elementary schools	74.6%	26	42.5	51.9	61.6	53.9	42.5	50.0	50.0	48.2	62.2	62.2	$24,300
William F. Stanley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	250 South Street	Waltham	02453	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 314-5620	381	45	8.4	52.4%	101 (26.5%)	47 (12.3%)	189 (49.6%)	30 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	35.4	574^th of 899 public elementary schools	36.2%		35.4	591^st of 906 public elementary schools	34.8%	17	39.2	26.7	29.3	31.8	43.1	46.7	19.0	35.1	32.8	32.8	$32,435
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
Henry Whittemore Elementary School	Public	K-5	30 Parmenter Road	Waltham	02453	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 314-5785	372	41	9.0	73.3%	40 (10.8%)	18 (4.8%)	287 (77.2%)	14 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	25.6	670^th of 899 public elementary schools	25.5%		27.2	658^th of 906 public elementary schools	27.4%	12	14.6	21.2	32.7	22.4	25.5	42.3	30.6	32.7	24.5	24.5	$25,757
Joseph E Fiske	Public	K-5	45 Hastings Street	Wellesley	02481	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 446-6265	278	24	11.3	11.1%	152 (54.7%)	14 (5.0%)	23 (8.3%)	77 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	96.1	13^th of 899 public elementary schools	98.6%		96.3	11^th of 906 public elementary schools	98.8%	2	79.2	92.1	82.9	84.3	68.8	84.2	74.3	75.2	80.0	80.0	$24,897

Frequently Asked Questions about Williams

What schools do graduates of Williams attend?

Students who attend Williams usually go on to attend:

Middle : Charles E Brown Middle
High : Newton South High

What district is Williams in?

Newton

Is Williams a good school?

Williams ranks 154^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Williams?

In the 2024-25 school year, 211 students attended Williams.

What is the racial makeup of Williams?

Students at Williams are 46% White, 36% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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