Summary:
ZIP code 02468 in Waban, Massachusetts, has two K–5 elementary schools — Zervas and A E Angier — both in the Newton district and together enrolling 782 students. The district is highly ranked, placing 30th of 351 districts in Massachusetts, at the 91st percentile with 5 stars.
A E Angier is the standout, with 5 stars and a statewide rank of 33rd of 899 in 2025–2026; it was 14th of 906 and 16th of 916 in the prior two years, consistently placing in the top 2–4% of Massachusetts elementary schools. It beats both Newton and state averages in all subjects, with especially strong grade 5 results: 86.76 in math and 85.07 in science. Zervas is a solid 4-star school that is above state averages in every subject but below Newton’s averages. Its clearest bright spot is grade 3 ELA at 70.91, higher than A E Angier’s 64.81 and Newton’s 62.17. Zervas improved in ELA and math from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while science slipped slightly.
A E Angier also has the lower student-teacher ratio, 10.0 versus 11.3, even though Zervas spent slightly more per student in 2020–2021 ($23,542 versus $23,059). Free/reduced lunch data is unavailable for both schools and should not be read as 0%. Overall, both schools perform well against the state, but A E Angier is elite, especially in math and science, while Zervas is strong and improving in some areas but trails its district and A E Angier in most all-grade measures.
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