📍 140 Brandeis Road, Newton Centre, Middlesex County, 02459
Newton South High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Newton Centre, Middlesex County. The school has 1,837 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newton school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 156 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 88% of students are proficient in reading. 87% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 99%. The school offers 46 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Newton South High enrolls 1,837 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 156 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 24% Asian and 7.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,053 | 58% |
| Asian | 443 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 138 | 7.6% |
| Two or more races | 122 | 6.7% |
| Black or African American | 64 | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
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.
Newton South High 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.
Newton South High 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 1,837 students, Newton South High is larger than the district average of about 529 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small