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SOLOMON SCHECHTER DAY SCHOOL

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125 WELLS AVE, NEWTON, MA 02459 • MIDDLESEX County
(617) 630-4519

Identity & Institutional Profile

PSS 2023-2024
NCES Private School ID A1902353
Religious Orientation Jewish
Broad Affiliation Other Religious
School Typology Other religious, affiliated with established denomination
Grades Offered PK-8
Locale Setting City: Small
School Day Length 7.25 hrs/day
County FIPS 25017
Physical Location Address 125 Wells Ave
Newton, MA 02459-3301

Enrollment & Academic Overview

PSS 2023–2024
Total Students
359
Teachers (FTE)
63.90
Student-Teacher Ratio
5.62:1
School Level
Elementary School

Student Diversity Distribution

Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.

PSS 2023–2024
White: 100.0%
359 Students
White 359 est. 100.0%

Student Enrollment by Sex

Enrolled student gender breakdown as reported in NCES PSS survey.

PSS 2023-2024
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Male Students
182
50.7%
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Female Students
177
49.3%

Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution

Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.

Total: 404 Students
Pre-Kindergarten: 85 (21%) Kindergarten: 37 (9.2%) 1st Grade: 33 (8.2%) 2nd Grade: 56 (13.9%) 3rd Grade: 42 (10.4%) 4th Grade: 41 (10.1%) 5th Grade: 34 (8.4%) 6th Grade: 40 (9.9%) 7th Grade: 36 (8.9%)
404 Students
Pre-Kindergarten 85 21%
Kindergarten 37 9.2%
1st Grade 33 8.2%
2nd Grade 56 13.9%
3rd Grade 42 10.4%
4th Grade 41 10.1%
5th Grade 34 8.4%
6th Grade 40 9.9%
7th Grade 36 8.9%

Biennial Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES PSS Multi-Cycle

Biennial Enrollment Trends (2019-2020 – 2023-2024)

0 225 450 2019-2020: 187 students 187 2019-2020 2021-2022: 341 students 341 +82.4% 2021-2022 2023-2024: 359 students 359 +5.3% 2023-2024
Survey Cycle Students Teachers (FTE) Student-Teacher Ratio Grades Offered Affiliation / Typology
2023-2024 359 63.9 5.6:1 PK-8 Jewish
2021-2022 341 74.4 4.6:1 K-8 Jewish
2019-2020 187 36.3 5.2:1 4-8 Jewish

Local Area Demographics & Housing Comparison (ZIP 02459)

Comparative socio-economic indicators across local, municipal, county, state, and national benchmarks.

Census ACS 5-Year Data
Median Household Income Median Home Value Poverty Rate (%)
Peak Value: $1,550,000
$0k 0% $388k 5% $775k 10% $1,163k 15% $1,550k 20% ZIP 02459 Income: $214,941 $215k ZIP 02459 Home Value: $1,336,200 $1,336k ZIP 02459 This ZIP Newton Income: $164,190 $164k Newton Home Value: $1,117,367 $1,117k Newton City Average MIDDLESEX County Income: $147,334 $147k MIDDLESEX County Home Value: $785,498 $785k MIDDLESEX County County Average Massachusetts Income: $113,842 $114k Massachusetts Home Value: $563,792 $564k Massachusetts State Average United States Income: $76,308 $76k United States Home Value: $277,906 $278k United States U.S. National ZIP 02459 Poverty Rate: 3.4% 3.4% Newton Poverty Rate: 4.5% 4.5% MIDDLESEX County Poverty Rate: 7.3% 7.3% Massachusetts Poverty Rate: 9.8% 9.8% United States Poverty Rate: 12.4% 12.4%
Geographic Area Median
Household Income		 Median
Home Value		 Poverty
Rate		 Total
Population
ZIP 02459 Current ZIP
$214,941 $1,336,200 3.4% 18,604
Newton (City Average)
$164,190 $1,117,367 4.5% 35,642
MIDDLESEX County (County Average)
$147,334 $785,498 7.3% 1,651,706
Massachusetts (State Average)
$113,842 $563,792 9.8% 6,955,077
United States (U.S. National)
$76,308 $277,906 12.4% 335,555,510

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