Summary:
ZIP code 02458 has exactly one middle school, Bigelow Middle, a grades 6–8 school with 434 students in the Newton district in Newton, MA. Because it is the only middle school in the ZIP, the most useful comparisons are between Bigelow and its district and the state of Massachusetts. Bigelow's 2025–2026 rank is 43rd of 478 Massachusetts middle schools — the 91st percentile with 5 stars — and Newton is ranked 30th of 351 districts, also 91st percentile with 5 stars.
Bigelow's proficiency rates are well above state averages in every reported subject and grade: ELA at 68.91% vs. 40.03% statewide, math at 69.21% vs. 41.11%, science at 59.85% vs. 40.98%, and 8th-grade civics at 66.67% vs. 39.77%. Against the Newton district, results are mixed. Bigelow is above the district in all-grade ELA (68.91% vs. 65.19%) and essentially tied in all-grade math (69.21% vs. 69.09%), and 6th grade is a clear standout, with ELA at 79.56% and math at 73.72%. But it trails the district in science (59.85% vs. 66.88%), 7th-grade ELA (59.88% vs. 65.30%), 7th-grade math (63.19% vs. 69.65%), 8th-grade math (71.97% vs. 77.11%), and 8th-grade civics (66.67% vs. 69.57%).
Bigelow's rank has climbed steadily: 60th of 493 in 2023–2024, 48th of 484 in 2024–2025, and 43rd of 478 in 2025–2026, with its star rating rising from 4 to 5. Year over year, math improved 3.88 points, moving from below the district to slightly above it, while ELA fell 2.15 points, science fell 4.15 points, and civics fell 8.53 points. The student-teacher ratio is 9.9 (2024–2025), and per-student spending was $23,272 (2020–2021). The free/reduced lunch percentage is not reported in this record, so it is unavailable rather than zero.
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