Zervas

Summary:

Zervas is a high-performing elementary school located in Waban, MA, serving 406 students in grades K-5. As part of the Newton school district, which is ranked 35th out of 351 districts in Massachusetts, Zervas consistently delivers strong academic results and maintains a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Zervas stands out for its exceptional academic performance, with a higher percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the state average. In 2023-2024, 62.05% of Zervas students were proficient or better in ELA, significantly higher than the state average of 39.17%. The school's consistent excellence is reflected in its strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 15-20% of Massachusetts elementary schools in recent years. Zervas also performs particularly well for certain student subgroups, such as Asian and White students, earning 4-star ratings in these categories.

While Zervas is a high-performing school, there are some nearby schools, such as Joseph E. Fiske and Schofield in Wellesley, that outperform Zervas in certain metrics, particularly in the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA and Math. Additionally, Zervas has room for improvement in supporting its special education and low-socioeconomic status student populations, as it ranks lower in these subgroups compared to its overall performance.


Detail:

Public K-5

 30 Beethoven Avenue
       Waban, MA  02468


(617) 559-6750

District: Newton

SchoolDigger Rank:
147th of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $23,542 Help


Students who attend Zervas usually attend:

Middle:    Oak Hill Middle
High:    Newton South High

Student/teacher ratio:  11.8 Help
Number of students:  406

Racial breakdown:

White:
44.1%
Asian:
27.6%
Two or more races:
10.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  9.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Zervas ranks better than 84% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks 10th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Newton School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 82.7. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (44.1%), Asian (27.6%), two or more races (10.6%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Zervas is 11.8. 13 elementary schools in the Newton School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Zervas is $23,542, which is the highest among 15 elementary schools in the Newton School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Zervas:

SchoolDigger ranks Zervas 147th of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Zervas in the ranking list.)

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Newton:

SchoolDigger ranks Newton 35th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Zervas

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Rank History for all students at Zervas

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 85.02 111th 884 87.4%
2004 89.80 50th 882 94.3%
2005 89.50 49th 887 94.5%
2006 90.93 35th 911 96.2%
2007 87.41 70th 911 92.3%
2008 89.30 51st 908 94.4%
2009 88.63 63rd 909 93.1%
2010 90.32 34th 920 96.3%
2011 83.68 130th 924 85.9%
2012 83.42 127th 930 86.3%
2013 79.75 173rd 928 81.4%
2014 82.37 140th 926 84.9%
2015 80.64 155th 914 83.0%
2016 89.97 53rd 932 94.3%
2017 77.44 197th 938 79.0%
2018 88.73 66th 934 92.9%
2019 77.53 207th 942 78.0%
2021 82.95 148th 936 84.2%
2022 86.01 121st 932 87.0%
2023 84.90 136th 928 85.3%
2024 82.70 147th 916 84.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Zervas

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 50.36 19th 33 42.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Zervas

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.98 141st 886 84.1%
2019 63.97 248th 896 72.3%
2021 78.84 125th 894 86.0%
2022 80.04 117th 905 87.1%
2023 44.68 347th 703 50.6%
2024 49.62 304th 731 58.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Zervas

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 56.01 294th 760 61.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Zervas

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.24 67th 893 92.5%
2019 83.83 114th 902 87.4%
2021 83.79 137th 898 84.7%
2022 85.90 116th 901 87.1%
2023 86.22 117th 887 86.8%
2024 85.32 115th 886 87.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Zervas

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.49 39th 656 94.1%
2019 72.56 129th 665 80.6%
2021 68.97 144th 632 77.2%
2022 82.76 61st 672 90.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Zervas

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.51 91st 898 89.9%
2019 66.42 300th 907 66.9%
2021 79.36 173rd 904 80.9%
2022 82.25 140th 908 84.6%
2023 80.59 159th 896 82.3%
2024 75.36 210th 891 76.4%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Zervas

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 84.57 130th 925 85.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Zervas

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.08 60th 154 61.0%
2019 62.18 60th 155 61.3%
2021 61.04 67th 141 52.5%
2022 60.99 70th 143 51.0%
2023 61.30 67th 145 53.8%
2024 56.00 80th 152 47.4%
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Rank History for White students at Zervas

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.45 38th 772 95.1%
2019 70.24 211th 780 72.9%
2021 74.98 170th 765 77.8%
2022 82.19 100th 764 86.9%
2023 82.15 104th 762 86.4%
2024 78.01 131st 753 82.6%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Zervas

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 246 9 10 1 0 n/a n/a 0 266
1989 251 11 9 2 0 n/a n/a 0 273
1990 253 15 10 2 0 n/a n/a 0 280
1991 264 14 9 3 0 n/a n/a 0 290
1992 283 16 14 7 0 n/a n/a 0 320
1993 284 19 16 6 0 n/a n/a 0 325
1994 255 19 20 7 1 n/a n/a 0 302
1995 242 23 15 7 1 n/a n/a 0 288
1996 242 23 15 7 1 n/a n/a 0 288
1997 236 13 29 8 1 n/a n/a 0 287
1998 230 9 35 12 1 n/a n/a 0 287
1999 258 11 30 11 1 n/a n/a 0 311
2000 235 8 30 7 1 n/a n/a 0 281
2001 239 6 28 7 1 n/a n/a 0 281
2002 250 14 18 5 0 n/a n/a 0 287
2003 250 14 18 5 0 n/a n/a 0 287
2004 258 9 15 2 0 n/a n/a 0 284
2005 270 8 7 2 0 n/a n/a 0 287
2006 235 10 39 8 0 n/a n/a 8 300
2007 254 8 49 13 1 n/a n/a 7 332
2008 239 10 46 19 1 n/a n/a 9 324
2009 245 14 43 16 0 0 10 0 328
2010 234 13 49 11 1 0 17 0 325
2011 249 13 48 17 1 0 21 0 349
2012 230 11 42 15 0 1 22 0 321
2013 238 8 40 10 2 1 26 0 325
2014 231 11 41 9 2 1 22 0 317
2015 215 14 40 12 2 1 25 0 309
2016 205 14 46 14 2 1 26 0 308
2017 217 16 61 17 1 1 24 0 337
2018 236 20 91 26 1 0 32 1 407
2019 239 24 93 32 1 0 37 1 427
2020 235 24 97 30 2 2 43 1 434
2021 193 29 90 38 2 2 39 0 393
2022 196 32 106 40 2 2 44 0 422
2023 179 28 112 40 2 2 43 0 406

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Zervas

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 266 n/a n/a n/a
1989 273 n/a n/a n/a
1990 280 n/a n/a n/a
1991 290 n/a n/a n/a
1992 320 n/a n/a n/a
1993 325 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 302 n/a n/a n/a
1995 288 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 288 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 287 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 287 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 311 n/a 0.0 4.2
2000 281 n/a 0.0 3.2
2001 281 n/a 0.0 4.6
2002 287 n/a n/a 4.9
2003 287 n/a n/a 4.9
2004 284 22.6 12.6 5.3
2005 287 22.0 13.0 3.8
2006 300 21.8 13.8 5.5
2007 332 21.0 15.8 7.1
2008 324 21.4 15.1 5.7
2009 328 20.8 15.8 8.8
2010 325 20.5 15.7 11.4
2011 349 19.6 17.7 9.7
2012 321 17.6 18.2 8.4
2013 325 24.5 13.2 7.7
2014 317 25.0 12.6 7.3
2015 309 26.0 11.8 9.7
2016 308 25.0 12.3 n/a
2017 337 26.8 12.5 n/a
2018 407 32.4 12.5 n/a
2019 427 31.2 13.6 n/a
2020 434 37.3 11.6 n/a
2021 393 29.0 13.5 n/a
2022 422 35.7 11.7 n/a
2023 406 34.3 11.8 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Zervas

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 266 n/a n/a n/a
1989 273 n/a n/a n/a
1990 280 n/a n/a n/a
1991 290 n/a n/a n/a
1992 320 n/a n/a n/a
1993 325 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 302 n/a n/a n/a
1995 288 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 288 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 287 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 287 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 311 n/a 0.0 4.2
2000 281 n/a 0.0 3.2
2001 281 n/a 0.0 4.6
2002 287 n/a n/a 4.9
2003 287 n/a n/a 4.9
2004 284 22.6 12.6 5.3
2005 287 22.0 13.0 3.8
2006 300 21.8 13.8 5.5
2007 332 21.0 15.8 7.1
2008 324 21.4 15.1 5.7
2009 328 20.8 15.8 8.8
2010 325 20.5 15.7 11.4
2011 349 19.6 17.7 9.7
2012 321 17.6 18.2 8.4
2013 325 24.5 13.2 7.7
2014 317 25.0 12.6 7.3
2015 309 26.0 11.8 9.7
2016 308 25.0 12.3 n/a
2017 337 26.8 12.5 n/a
2018 407 32.4 12.5 n/a
2019 427 31.2 13.6 n/a
2020 434 37.3 11.6 n/a
2021 393 29.0 13.5 n/a
2022 422 35.7 11.7 n/a
2023 406 34.3 11.8 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Zervas

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $596 (2.9%) $20,096 (97.1%) $20,692
2020 $350 (1.6%) $21,124 (98.4%) $21,474
2021 $2,260 (9.6%) $21,282 (90.4%) $23,542

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Zervas

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 207th of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 136th of 928 Elementary schools
 7.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Zervas)5757.5
 0.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Newton)7764.4
 12.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Zervas)5952.7
 6.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Newton)7061.7
 8.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Zervas)7757.4
 19.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Newton)7261.1
 10.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Zervas)6367.2
 4.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Newton)6968.6
 0.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Zervas)7472.5
 1.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Newton)7365.2
 7.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5243.8
 8.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Zervas)6973.9
 4.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Newton)7065
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.9
 8.2%
5th Grade Science (Zervas)6875.4
 7.4%
   5th Grade Science (Newton)6363
 0%
   5th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4841.6
 6.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Zervas)7062.4
 7.6%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Newton)7366
 7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Zervas)6464.3
 0.3%
   All Grades Mathematics (Newton)7367.8
 5.2%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (Zervas)6875.4
 7.4%
   All Grades Science (Newton)6664.2
 1.8%
   All Grades Science (Massachusetts)4741.2
 5.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students427406
 4.9%
African American2428
 16.7%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian93112
 20.4%
Hispanic3240
 25%
Pacific Islander02
White239179
 25.1%
Two or More Races3743
 16.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Zervas

Zervas ranks 147th of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Zervas usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oak Hill Middle
High : Newton South High

Students at Zervas are 44% White, 28% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 7% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 406 students attended Zervas.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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