How Newton Teachers Compare In State Rankings

The latest Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Educator Evaluation found 98 percent of Newton teachers were “proficient” or “exemplary.”

Here’s how the rest of Newton teachers ranked:

• Needs Improvement: 1.7 percent
• Unsatisfactory: 0.3

Of the 372 school districts evaluated, an average of 86.5 percent of teachers were proficient.

This is the second year the state has conducted the rankings.

How does Newton rank compared to neighboring towns?

Newton 98.0%

Waltham 95.1%

Watertown 97.3%

Needham 98.2%

Wellesley (they did not report)

Brookline 97.4%

Weston 98.4%