📍 10 Dolphin Rd, Newton Centre, Middlesex County, 02459
John Ward is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newton Centre, Middlesex County. The school has 194 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newton school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John Ward enrolls 194 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 14% Asian and 8.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 136 | 70% |
| Asian | 28 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 5.7% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.5% |
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.
John Ward 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.
John Ward 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 194 students, John Ward 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