Summary:
ZIP code 02466 in Auburndale, Massachusetts is home to two public elementary schools serving grades K–5 — C C Burr (enrollment 350) and Williams (enrollment 211) — both part of the Newton district, which ranks 30th of 351 districts statewide at the 91st percentile with a 5-star rating.
C C Burr is the clear standout. It ranked 41st of 899 schools in 2025–2026 (95th percentile, 5 stars), up sharply from 131st in 2023–2024, and has held in the top 5% of the state since. It scored above the Newton district average in all three tested subjects — ELA 65.87, math 75.00, and science 83.33 — and its science result stands 16.45 points above the district and 42.35 points above the state. It was also above the district average in every tested grade and subject, a level of consistency that is uncommon.
Williams is a solid 4-star school ranked 154th of 899 (83rd percentile), but it trailed the district average in all three subjects in 2025–2026 (ELA 57.28, math 66.02, science 58.82) while remaining well above state averages. Its bright spot is 4th grade math at 82.86% proficient, which edges out C C Burr (78.57) and far exceeds district and state figures. Williams has a smaller student-teacher ratio (8.5 versus 11.1) and slightly lower per-pupil spending ($20,620 versus $21,241 in 2020–2021), yet lower overall proficiency — a reminder that smaller classes and similar funding alone don't determine outcomes. Free/reduced-lunch data are unavailable for both schools, so economic comparisons can't be made, and the differing data years make these figures descriptive rather than causal.
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