Newton Public Schools - Newton, MA

Newton, originally settled in 1630, is a city of about 85,000 people located eight miles west of Boston. Public education has traditionally been Newton’s highest priority and its greatest asset. The Newton Public Schools is a full inclusion school system serving over 12,000 students in fifteen elementary (K-5) four middle (6-8) and two high (9-12) schools. The school system enjoys a high degree of parent and community involvement. Since 1966, it has participated in METCO, a state funded voluntary desegregation program. Newton has a rigorous, academically challenging, standards-based curriculum with an unusual breadth of programming across all grade levels and disciplines. Students perform at the highest levels of achievement, participate in award-winning extracurricular activities and score well above the national average on SAT’s and other standardized measures. Newton’s educational philosophy includes strong commitment to excellence, respect for differences, quality professional development, and high levels of communication among students, staff, parents, and the community.