Newton North High School - Newtonville, Massachusetts/MA

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Newton North High School

360 Lowell Avenue, Newtonville, MA, 02460-1831 -

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Definition of Terms

Newton North High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Middlesex County, MA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2003 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

181 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 464 students

Grade 10 - 497 students

Grade 11 - 491 students

Grade 12 - 551 students

This School

( MA ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:11

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( MA ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	8%	5%
% Hispanic	14%	14%
% Black	5%	8%
% White	71%	71%
% Unknown	2 %	4%

Additional Student Information

This School

( MA ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

24%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

( MA ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Newton School District

This School's Agency

( MA ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	22	3
Number of Students Managed	11,550 students	1,973 students
District Total Revenue	$178,615,000	$24,738,000
District Expenditure	$183,556,000	$23,460,000
District Revenue / Student	$15,465	$19,938
District Expenditure / Student	$15,892	$10,244
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Newton North High School is the largest high school in Newton.
It is located in the village of Newtonville. The other public high school in the district is Newton South.
Physical plan: At the center of Newton North High School is a main hallway called "Main Street" which stretches for about 170 yards; it is the center of life at Newton North. The majority of students' lockers are located on Main Street. Different locker sections are painted different colors, going from Yellow Section near the entrance, through Light Green Section, Dark Green Section, Blue Section, Purple Section, and Red Section (furthest from the entrance). The colors originally corresponded with the six houses into which the school was divided: Barry, Beals, Adams, Palmer, Riley, and Bacon respectively. Over the years, administrative reorganizations have eliminated Palmer and Bacon Houses and the remaining houses each comprise one of four graduating classes.
According to local rumor, the school was designed by a prison architect; however, the architect has said that his previous experience was designing hospitals.
Reconstruction plans: The current Newton North building is approximately 35 years old and will be expanded or replaced in the near future at an expected cost of $145-$160 million. A project consultant has explained that the project's relatively high cost is partly due to such unusual elements as glazed roofing over the cafeteria and a bermed embankment along the school's Hull Street property boundary.
The most proposed plan is for a new building oriented on a north-south axis in the center of the current lot with athletic fields to the east and west. A new main entrance would be accessible from Walnut Street. The proposal would place the school office in a more accessible location and ensure that most classrooms have natural light and windows to the outside.
At a public hearing in June 2006, community residents criticized the plan for its cost and for creating a dangerous new four-way intersection at Walnut Street and Trowbridge Avenue. Others claimed the proposed north-south orientation and lack of a basement level would waste energy as compared to the current structure. Final approval from the Board of Aldermen, required for construction to begin, is not expected until the board completes its review process in September at the earliest.
Academics: Newton North is one of Massachusetts' leading high schools. The school offers classes ranging from regular academic courses to technical and vocational training. Non-standard courses range from video production to architecture to automobile repair. However, budgetary constraints have led to the cutting of certain electives in recent years.
It currently holds the 18th position on Boston Magazine's annual rankings of high schools, behind Newton South High School, which holds the 11th position on the rankings chart.
Athletics: Newton North competes in the Bay State league with other suburban Boston public schools.
Since 1894, the boys' football team plays rival Brookline High School in the traditional Thanksgiving Day Game. This is one of the oldest high school football rivalries in Massachusetts.
The boys lacrosse team won 3 state championships from the years 1992-1996, ranking as one of the top teams in the country.
The boy's soccer team played in the state finals in 2001.
The boys' indoor track team won the state championship for 2001-02. In 2004-05, the team won a "triple crown" taking the cross country, indoor, and outdoor state titles; the Newton North girl's indoor track team won the state title as well.
In the spring of 2002, the tennis team won the Division 1 State Championship.
The boys' basketball team won the Division 1 State Championship in the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons. According to schoolsports.com, it was ranked 12th in the nation for the '05-'06 season.
In 2005, the boys' volleyball team won the South Sectional Title and made it to the state-semifinals.
In 2005-06, the boys' football team won the Bay State league championship and went on to the division 1A state championship super bowl.
In 2006, Newton North's David Smith won the Massachusetts State Shotput Championship.
In 2006, Charles O'Brien won the Bay State League MVP for Boy's Football. He now attends Boston College and is starting on the Division 1 football team.
In 2006 David Matthews won MVP of the Bay State League for Boy's Division 1A Ice Hockey.
In 2006, the girl's volleyball team won the Central-East Sectional and made it to the state finals.
House System: The school has long been divided into administrative units called 'Houses'. In the period of its largest population (~3000 students in the 1960's and later), there were six Houses: Adams, Bacon, Barry, Beals, Palmer, and Riley. Each had its own office, staff, student commons room, teachers' lounge, and Housemaster - the equivalent of a Principal for that house.
The House system provided better communication, distributed administration, more personal attention to individuals, a smaller peer group for students, more practical social events, and even intra-house athletic teams.
Theatre Ink: Newton North has a drama department called Theatre Ink. A typical season is comprised of eleven productions, including two musicals. Each year, a number of productions are directed by students. In addition, the school has an improvisation troupe called Spontaneous Generation. The current producer of Theatre Ink is Adam Brown and the current technical designer is Michael Barrington-Haber.
Theatre Ink uses two performance spaces, the 500-seat Henry Lasker Auditorium, which is a standard proscenium theatre, as well as the space favored by teachers and students alike, the unique and acclaimed Little Theatre.
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About This Zip Code (02460)

School Zip (02460)

(MA) State Average

Population (Approximate)

9,143 people

6,259,314 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

71%

40%

Population Average Age

38 years old

36.5 years old

Average Household size

2.4 persons

2.5 persons

Median Household Income

$83,081

$49,984

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

6 rooms

5.4 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

69 years old

55 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

58% / 42%

58% / 42%

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