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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 02460

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Schools

765

Students

Top rankedHorace Mann203^rd of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools

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Summary:

The 02460 zip code area in Newton, Massachusetts, is home to three exceptional elementary schools: Cabot, Horace Mann, and the Newton Early Childhood Program. These schools consistently outperform state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency, with Cabot and Horace Mann ranking among the top elementary schools in Massachusetts.

Cabot Elementary School and Horace Mann Elementary School stand out with their exceptional academic performance. Cabot is ranked 225 out of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, with 54.88% of students proficient or better in ELA and 57.6% in Math. Horace Mann is ranked 203 out of 906 and also has a 4-star rating, with 53.93% proficient or better in ELA and 61.58% in Math.

The Newton Early Childhood Program focuses on pre-kindergarten education and has the highest spending per student at $39,581, significantly more than the other two schools. However, Horace Mann has the lowest student-teacher ratio at 11.1, which may contribute to its strong academic outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)		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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Cabot	Public	K-5	229 Cabot Street	Newtonville	02460	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9400	414	38	11.0		200 (48.3%)	18 (4.3%)	63 (15.2%)	76 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.5%)	75.9	225^th of 906 public elementary schools	75.2%		65.6	315^th of 916 public elementary schools	65.6%	90	49.1	53.8	60.3	54.9	58.6	62.0	52.5	57.6	60.0	60.0	$25,166
Horace Mann	Public	K-5	225 Nevada Street	Newtonville	02460	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9510	351	33	10.5		187 (53.3%)	18 (5.1%)	39 (11.1%)	64 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.0%)	78.1	203^rd of 906 public elementary schools	77.6%		76.4	232^nd of 916 public elementary schools	74.7%	29	49.2	46.7	64.3	53.9	55.0	63.3	65.7	61.6	68.6	68.6	$23,213

Cities Near Zip Code 02460

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Newtonville	0.38 mi	4	44^th
Newton	0.4 mi	5	50^th
West Newton	1.2 mi	2	56^th
Newton Centre	1.34 mi	6	11^th
Waltham	1.48 mi	11	259^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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