📍 191 Dedham Street, Newton Highlands, Middlesex County, 02461
Countryside is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newton Highlands, Middlesex County. The school has 372 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newton school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Countryside enrolls 372 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 28% Asian and 8.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 186 | 50% |
| Asian | 104 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 8.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 7.3% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 5.9% |
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.
Countryside 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 129.
Countryside 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 372 students, Countryside 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