Best Public Schools in Zip Code 02465

Summary:

The 02465 zip code area in Newton, Massachusetts is home to two high-performing public elementary schools - Peirce Elementary and Franklin Elementary. Both schools serve grades K-5 and are part of the highly-ranked Newton school district, which is in the top 10% of districts statewide.

Peirce Elementary stands out as a top-performing school, ranking 79th out of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Peirce consistently outperforms state and district averages on MCAS assessments, with 65.49% of students scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts compared to 66.43% for Newton and 41.53% statewide. The school also has a lower student-teacher ratio and spends more per student than Franklin Elementary.

While Franklin Elementary is still a strong performer, ranking 230th out of 906 schools with a 4-star rating, it does not stand out to the same degree as Peirce. Understanding the factors contributing to the performance gap between the two schools could provide valuable insights for educational policymakers and administrators.

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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
Franklin	Public	K-5	125 Derby Street	West Newton	02465	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9500	320	32	9.8		190 (59.4%)	12 (3.8%)	41 (12.8%)	48 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.8%)	74.9	230^th of 906 public elementary schools	74.6%		79	195^th of 916 public elementary schools	78.7%	35	42.0	56.2	71.0	57.3	40.8	52.1	67.7	54.4	74.2	74.2	$24,300
Peirce	Public	K-5	170 Temple Street	West Newton	02465	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9630	249	21	11.7		140 (56.2%)	10 (4.0%)	31 (12.4%)	44 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.2%)	89.3	79^th of 906 public elementary schools	91.3%		90.5	66^th of 916 public elementary schools	92.8%	13	70.3	59.5	66.7	65.5	67.6	67.6	75.0	70.2	70.0	70.0	$27,945

Cities Near Zip Code 02465

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Newton	0.56 mi	2	56^th
Newton	0.74 mi	5	50^th
Auburndale	0.88 mi	2	32^nd
Newtonville	0.9 mi	4	44^th
Waltham	1.14 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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