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Dual Language School

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Dual Language School ranks 609 th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

609^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Dual Language School is a K–5 elementary school at 617 Lexington St in Waltham, MA, serving 222 students as part of Waltham Public Schools, a district ranked 231 of 351 statewide (34th percentile, 2 stars). The school's own trajectory improved from 1 star and the bottom quartile in 2020–2021 and 2021–2022 to 2 stars near the 40th percentile in 2023–2024 and 2024–2025, then slipped to the 32nd percentile (rank 609 of 899) in 2025–2026.

Math is the clearest weakness: 29.52% proficiency in 2025–2026, the lowest among Waltham elementary peers and below the district (40.26%) and state (41.11%); grade 4 math was 28.57% versus 46.35% districtwide. ELA was 32.38%, also below district and state. Science was a relative bright spot at 39.39%, above the district's 33.96% and second in Waltham only to James Fitzgerald Elementary School. Douglas MacArthur Elementary School also outranks Dual Language overall. Nearby schools in higher-ranked districts — Franklin in Newton, Cunniff in Watertown, Bowman in Lexington, and Daniel Butler in Belmont — all show substantially higher proficiency.

Subgroup results are uneven and shifted sharply. English Language Learner students fell from the 54th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 1st percentile in 2025–2026 (rank 288 of 291, 0 stars) — a notable finding for a dual-language school. Low-income students dropped from the 59th to the 8th percentile, and the Hispanic student subgroup moved from the 78th to the 44th percentile. Male students (42nd percentile) continue to outrank female students (27th). On resources, 2020–2021 per-student spending was $19,574, below Waltham peers ($21,642–$27,565), and the 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio of 13.1 was the highest nearby, up from 11.4 — with a small 222-student enrollment that can make year-to-year percentages volatile.

222

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,410

Per pupil spending ?

617 Lexington St
Waltham, MA 02452

(781) 314-5402

District: Waltham

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.5%

White:

18.5%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2021 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg38%

Massachusetts avg41%

609^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 7 pts since 2021

From bottom 25% (2021) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Waltham

231^st of 351Waltham 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	32.6	609 of 899	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.4	536 of 906	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	526 of 916	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	645 of 928	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.2	708 of 932	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	699 of 936	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	288 of 291	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	44.3	130 of 281	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.0	209 of 282	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	164 of 264	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	256 of 267	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	143 of 240	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	634 of 869	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.7	574 of 869	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	615 of 886	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	682 of 887	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	791 of 901	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	768 of 898	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	268 of 475	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.0	141 of 458	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	98 of 446	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	52.1	155 of 420	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.0	312 of 401	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	274 of 379	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	680 of 742	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	53.4	301 of 736	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.9	509 of 760	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	600 of 757	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	744 of 772	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	523 of 705	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	509 of 879	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.4	444 of 884	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	373 of 891	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.5	575 of 896	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	594 of 908	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	559 of 904	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	11.6	875 of 905	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	814 of 894	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	25.9	693 of 925	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	77.8	130 of 764	83.0%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2022)83rd percentile+59 vs school

Hispanic (2026)44th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)42nd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile-5 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2022)3rd percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)1st percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science39%~ state avg

English Language Arts32%-8 vs state

Mathematics30%-12 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)		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
Dual Language School	Public	K-5	617 Lexington St	Waltham	02452	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 314-5402	222	17	13.1		41 (18.5%)	5 (2.3%)	161 (72.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)	32.6	609^th of 899 public elementary schools	32.3%		41.4	536^th of 906 public elementary schools	40.8%	73	29.7	31.4	36.4	32.4	27.0	28.6	33.3	29.5	39.4	39.4	$23,410
Northeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Putney Lane	Waltham	02452	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 314-5740	527	49	10.7	28.5%	186 (35.3%)	62 (11.8%)	226 (42.9%)	32 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	34.4	589^th of 899 public elementary schools	34.5%		31.1	623^rd of 906 public elementary schools	31.2%	34	26.0	32.8	31.8	30.0	39.7	43.1	31.8	38.1	27.7	27.7	$26,896
Thomas R Plympton Elementary School	Public	K-5	20 Farnsworth Street	Waltham	02451	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 314-5760	357	35	10.1	52.1%	139 (38.9%)	48 (13.4%)	136 (38.1%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	38.2	557^th of 899 public elementary schools	38.0%		38.3	567^th of 906 public elementary schools	37.4%	10	29.5	34.6	22.5	29.1	41.0	56.4	31.3	43.3	29.2	29.2	$25,849
Douglas MacArthur Elementary School	Public	K-5	494 Lincoln Street	Waltham	02451	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	No	No	No	(781) 314-5721	475	41	11.4	33.7%	271 (57.1%)	35 (7.4%)	106 (22.3%)	36 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.8%)	57.7	372^nd of 899 public elementary schools	58.6%		55.3	403^rd of 906 public elementary schools	55.5%	31	50.6	48.4	56.5	51.8	35.3	48.4	46.7	43.8	29.7	29.7	$23,980
James Fitzgerald Elementary School	Public	K-5	138 Beal Road	Waltham	02453	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	No	No	No	(781) 314-5685	350	35	9.9	32.3%	177 (50.6%)	11 (3.1%)	121 (34.6%)	20 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	65.5	307^th of 899 public elementary schools	65.9%		53.7	417^th of 906 public elementary schools	54.0%	110	46.7	43.8	49.1	46.4	50.0	59.4	52.7	54.2	45.5	45.5	$25,923
Cunniff	Public	PK, KG-5	246 Warren Street	Watertown	02472	Middlesex County	Watertown	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 926-7726	320	40	8.0	23.6%	181 (56.6%)	8 (2.5%)	76 (23.8%)	21 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.3%)	63.7	324^th of 899 public elementary schools	64.0%		65.2	327^th of 906 public elementary schools	63.9%	3	43.9	32.0	52.1	42.5	43.9	56.0	54.2	51.8	60.4	60.4	$28,636
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
Bowman	Public	K-5	9 Philip Rd	Lexington	02421	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	No	(781) 861-2500	429	38	11.1	6.3%	150 (35.0%)	28 (6.5%)	23 (5.4%)	183 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.5%)	94.5	26^th of 899 public elementary schools	97.1%		96.7	6^th of 906 public elementary schools	99.3%	20	70.2	69.7	76.7	72.2	70.2	77.6	72.6	73.6	79.5	79.5	$16,072
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
Daniel Butler	Public	K-3	90 White Street	Belmont	02478	Middlesex County	Belmont	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 993-5550	261	22	11.9	13.8%	112 (42.9%)	7 (2.7%)	29 (11.1%)	81 (31.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.9%)								(n/a)	76.5			76.5	72.1			72.1			$20,030

Frequently Asked Questions about Dual Language School

What district is Dual Language School in?

Waltham

What is the racial makeup of Dual Language School?

Students at Dual Language School are 73% Hispanic, 18% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Dual Language School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 222 students attended Dual Language School.

Is Dual Language School a good school?

Dual Language School ranks 609^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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