Underwood School

101 Vernon St, Newton, MA 02458 | (617) 559-9660

Grades: KG-5
Student Enrollment: 263

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 263 elementary school students from grades KG-5
Ranks 173rd out of 1,070 elementary schools in MA.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 101 Vernon Street, Newton Corner, MA 02458

School District Details

Newton School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $17,531
Graduation Rate: 100.0%
Dropout Rate: 0.8%
Students Per Teacher: 13.2
Enrolled Students: 11,765

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 263
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 17.7
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 14.9

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 128 (48.7%)
Females: 135 (51.3%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 5 (1.9%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 17 (6.5%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 22 (8.4%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Underwood School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	19	7.2%
Asian	47	17.9%
Hispanic	17	6.5%
White	157	59.7%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	46	17.5%
1st Grade	46	17.5%
2nd Grade	47	17.9%
3rd Grade	45	17.1%
4th Grade	44	16.7%
5th Grade	35	13.3%

Source: MA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Underwood School performed on average much better than most other schools across the state on MCAS state exams in the following subjects:

English Language Arts
Math
Science

MCAS - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	87.0%	79.0%	63.0%
2009	74.0%	76.0%	57.0%

Math Test
2010	89.0%	82.0%	65.0%
2009	85.0%	83.0%	60.0%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	80.0%	78.0%	54.0%
2009	66.0%	75.0%	53.0%

Math Test
2010	63.0%	72.0%	48.0%
2009	74.0%	75.0%	48.0%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	71.0%	85.0%	63.0%
2009	90.0%	-	-

Math Test
2010	77.0%	80.0%	55.0%
2009	88.0%	-	-

Science Test
2010	63.0%	76.0%	53.0%
2009	77.0%	-	-

Source: MA Department of Education 2009-2010

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