Memorial-Spaulding Elementary School

ABOUT MEMORIAL SPAULDING
Address: 250 Brookline St.,
Newton Centre, MA 02459-1314
Phone: 617-559-9600
Fax: 617-552-7944
Grades: K to 5
Principal: Donette Wilson-Wood
Secretary: Francie Sheehan
Total students: 449
Total faculty: 31.5
Student/teacher ratio: 14 to 1
Web links: Official site
Memorial-Spaulding PTO

Memorial-Spaulding is physically the largest of Newton's 15 elementary schools, and had the second-largest student body. Only Countryside has more students. Memorial Spaulding serves about 450 students from southeast Newton, including the Oak Hill and Oak Hill Park neighborhoods.

After 5th grade, Memorial-Spaulding students go to Oak Hill Middle School and then to Newton South High School.

Memorial-Spaulding was finished in 1954. Additions in 1959 and 2002 brought it to its current size, 69,000 square feet. The most recent renovation added 4 classrooms, a new library, a special education classroom and five tutorial spaces. Because of this relatively recent overhaul, officials consider Memorial-Spaulding among the elementary schools in the best physical shape.

According a 2007 report by a School Committee consultant Memorial-Spaulding is currently at capacity, and faces a five-year projected enrollment increase of 86 students.