Mount Alvernia Academy
Private · Grades Pre-K–6 · 252 students
John Ward
10 Dolphin Rd, Newton Centre, MA 02459
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
186
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
8.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Newton
Middlesex County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 919 Massachusetts elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Massachusetts elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Some measures aren't reported for this school, so the grade uses the ones available. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About John Ward
John Ward is a public elementary school in Newton Centre, Massachusetts, serving grades K–5. It is part of Newton. The school is located in a small city in Middlesex County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 186 students were enrolled, with about 8.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Massachusetts elementary school (11.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 919 Massachusetts elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 186 students
- Students per teacher
- 8.8 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Newton
- County
- Middlesex County
- NCES school ID
- 250861001369
Schools near John Ward
All 6 schools in Newton Centre →
Edison Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 502 students
Underwood
Public · Grades K–5 · 253 students
Lyon K-8 School
Public · Grades K–8 · 143 students
Cabot
Public · Grades K–5 · 414 students
Mason-Rice
Public · Grades K–5 · 321 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.