Newton South High High School
140 Brandeis Rd
Newton Center MA, 02459, Middlesex County
Phone: 617-559-6500
Ranking: (49 out of 298, top 16%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Newton School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 143 | 136 | 125 | 128 | 135 | 138 | 147 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,779 | 1,722 | 1,691 | 1,706 | 1,719 | 1,761 | 1,781 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 460 | 25.9% | 449 | 26.1% | 443 | 26.2% | 424 | 24.9% | 412 | 24.0% | 405 | 23.0% | 432 | 24.3% |
Grade 10: | 450 | 25.3% | 440 | 25.6% | 425 | 25.1% | 417 | 24.4% | 419 | 24.4% | 438 | 24.9% | 446 | 25.0% |
Grade 11: | 446 | 25.1% | 415 | 24.1% | 416 | 24.6% | 414 | 24.3% | 441 | 25.7% | 443 | 25.2% | 477 | 26.8% |
Grade 12: | 421 | 23.7% | 417 | 24.2% | 401 | 23.7% | 446 | 26.1% | 442 | 25.7% | 472 | 26.8% | 423 | 23.8% |
Ungraded: | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 6 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 902 | 50.7% | 876 | 50.9% | 849 | 50.2% | 863 | 50.6% | 856 | 49.8% | 887 | 50.4% | 875 | 49.1% |
Female: | 877 | 49.3% | 846 | 49.1% | 842 | 49.8% | 843 | 49.4% | 863 | 50.2% | 874 | 49.6% | 847 | 47.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 356 | 20.0% | 343 | 19.9% | 338 | 20.0% | 334 | 19.6% | 326 | 19.0% | 306 | 17.4% | 282 | 15.8% |
Hispanic: | 106 | 6.0% | 85 | 4.9% | 79 | 4.7% | 75 | 4.4% | 72 | 4.2% | 85 | 4.8% | 100 | 5.6% |
Black: | 83 | 4.7% | 83 | 4.8% | 80 | 4.7% | 83 | 4.9% | 80 | 4.7% | 92 | 5.2% | 108 | 6.1% |
White: | 1,158 | 65.1% | 1,144 | 66.4% | 1,140 | 67.4% | 1,163 | 68.2% | 1,187 | 69.1% | 1,219 | 69.2% | 1,235 | 69.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 72 | 4.0% | 63 | 3.7% | 52 | 3.1% | 49 | 2.9% | 53 | 3.1% | 58 | 3.3% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 163 | 9.2% | 121 | 7.0% | 125 | 7.4% | 122 | 7.2% | 101 | 5.9% | 71 | 4.0% | 69 | 3.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 46 | 2.6% | 43 | 2.5% | 47 | 2.8% | 38 | 2.2% | 40 | 2.3% | 30 | 1.7% | 29 | 1.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.42 | 12.62 | 13.57 | 13.36 | 12.74 | 12.70 | 12.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 89.4% | 85.6% | 61% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 83% | 62% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 87% | 65% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 87% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 88% | 71% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 89% | 74% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 91% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 89% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 93% | 84% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 97% | 96% | 88% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 98% | 97% | 91% |
2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 82.0% | 79.2% | 51% |
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 82% | 57% |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 85% | 62% |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 86% | 67% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 88% | 69% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 89% | 72% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 89% | 75% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 90% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 91% | 74% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 94% | 78% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 92% | 80% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 82% | 57% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 80% | 61% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 82% | 65% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 86% | 67% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 87% | 69% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 87% | 71% |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 53% | 52% | 42% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 29% | 33% | 61% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 39% | 35% | 63% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 88% | 50% | 35% |
2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 36% | 50% | 48% |
2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 88% | 75% | 55% |
2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 81% | 72% | 61% |
2007 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 83% | 82% | 48% |
2008 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 79% | 77% | 55% |
2009 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 79% | 80% | 57% |
2010 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 82% | 83% | 55% |
2011 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 88% | 87% | 61% |
2012 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 90% | 89% | 63% |
2013 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 86% | 89% | 63% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Newton South High High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.