Newton Schools	Address	Phone Number
Angier School	1697 Beacon Street Waban, MA	(617) 559-9300
Bowen School	280 Cypress Street Newton Centre, MA	(617) 559-9330
Burr School	171 Pine Street Auburndale, MA	(617) 559-9360
Cabot School	229 Cabot Street Newtonville, MA	(617) 559-9400
Countryside School	191 Dedham Street Newton Highliands, MA	(617) 559-9450
Franklin School	125 Derby Street West Newton, MA	(617) 559-9500
Horace Mann School	687 Watertown Street Newtonville, MA	(617) 559-9510
Lincoln-Eliot School	191 Pearl Street Newton Corner, MA	(617) 559-9540
Mason-Rice School	149 Pleasant Street Newton Centre, MA	(617) 559-9570
Memorial-Spaulding School	250 Brookline Street Newtonville, MA	(617) 559-9600
Lincoln-Eliot School	170 Temple Street West Newton, MA	(617) 559-9630
Underwood School	101 Vernon Street Newton Corner, MA	(617) 559-9660
Ward School	10 Dolphin Road Newton Centre, MA	(617) 559-6450
Williams School	141 Grove Street Auburndale, MA	(617) 559-6480
Zervas School	30 Beethoven Avenue Waban, MA	(617) 559-6750
Charles E. Brown Middle School	125 Meadowbrook Road Newton Centre, MA	(617) 552-7409
Bigalow Middle School	42 Vernon Street Newton Corner, MA	(617) 552-7800
Frank A. Day Middle School	21 Minot Place Newtonville, MA	(617) 552-7379
Oak Hill Middle School	130 Wheeler Road Newton Centre, MA	(617) 559-9200
Newton North High School	360 Lowell Avenue Newtonville, MA	(617) 552-7424
Newton South High School	140 Brandeis Road Newton Centre, MA	(617) 552-7547

 

The Town of Weston is an attractive suburban town on the perimeter of metropolitan Boston. Incorporated in 1713, the town is located on a rugged upland plateau. 

Early settlers discovered that the amount of useful agricultural land was limited as was the water power potential in the town. But colonists moving in from Watertown in the mid-17th century established scattered farms in Weston and by 1679 a sawmill, several taverns, some doctors and, according to the historians, "probably some lawyers", had settled in Weston. 

By the 18th century residents were profiting by the traffic on the Boston Post Road. Taverns of great historic importance were established on the Road. The Golden Ball Tavern, built in 1750, still exists in the town. Unfortunately, commercial stagnation followed the loss of business after the opening of the Worcester Turnpike in 1810 drew commercial traffic from the Boston Post Road. Townspeople turned to boot and shoe making, and the manufacturing of cotton and woolen mill machinery. By 1870, substantial country estates were being built in Weston by Bostonians, establishing a prosperous residential character for the town. 

Farming continued to be a significant support for the local economy and an organ factory opened in 1888 which employed some residents. The Weston Aqueduct and Reservoir was built in 1903 and the Hultman Aqueduct followed it in 1938 to bring Quabbin Reservoir water into Boston. In exchange, Boston residents continued to build homes in Weston, many of them architect designed. Such famous architects as McKim and Richardson designed luxurious houses in the town, which witnessed a rapid increase in population from 1920 to 1935 and then again after World War II. The Boston oriented suburbanization has continued as a major factor of the town's development. 

Residents are very proud of the town's school system and the handsome homes in quiet, well-kept neighborhoods, but tend to brush off the town's reputation as one of the most affluent communities in the state. Weston has carefully retained significant amounts of open space and maintains over 60 miles of hiking and horseback riding trails, playgrounds, ball fields, golf courses and cross-country skiing areas. 

(Narrative based on information provided by the Massachusetts Historical Commission)

Weston School Information

The town is also a college community, having within its boundaries
Wellesley College and Babson College, two private educational institutions,
as well as Massachusetts Bay Community College.

Wellesley is equidistant from the north shore and south shore recreational
facilities with access provided by Route 128/Route 95, a circumferential
highway which skirts its eastern border. It is a gateway access to the
western part of the state through access to the Massachusetts turnpike
located just over Wellesley's northern border.

The town derives approximately 85% of its tax revenue from a residential
tax base with 15% derived from non-residential uses.

Wellesley has been a leader in environmental issues and the town's
attractiveness is ample evidence of that philosophy.