📍 42 Vernon St, Newton, Middlesex County, 02458
Bigelow Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Newton, Middlesex County. The school has 435 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newton school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bigelow Middle enrolls 435 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 47% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 17% Asian and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 245 | 57% |
| Asian | 74 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 51 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 7.9% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 6.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bigelow Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-40, state senate district 29, state house district 128.
Bigelow Middle is one of 22 schools in Newton, based in Newtonville, Massachusetts. The district serves 11,632 students district-wide and employs 1,090 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 435 students, Bigelow Middle is smaller than the district average of about 529 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small