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Medfield School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Medfield.

Medfield’s School Grade A better than 93% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
2,478
Schools
5
Spent per student
$22,024
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
14:1
The gist

What stands out about Medfield School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 93% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 30 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 26 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the MA average
  • 14 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 93% of the 394 Massachusetts school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
AMedfield 13,248

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Medfield. Grade by grade →

PK–1Memorial SchoolThis district
2–3Ralph Wheelock SchoolThis district
6–8Thomas Blake MiddleThis district
9–12Medfield Senior HighThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency71%
State average 40.7% · 1,336 students tested
Reading / language arts70%
State average 43.7% · 1,333 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 89.2% · 200 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$22,024 per student · 17% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 34%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 72%State 24%Federal 4%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,511’20
2,530’21
2,513’22
2,504’23
2,478’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 4%Asian 4%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools.

Memorial School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Medfield
412 students19:1
Ralph Wheelock School
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Medfield
A−
404 students18:1
Dale Street
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Medfield
A
384 students13:1
Thomas Blake Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Medfield
A−
574 students11:1
Medfield Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Medfield
A+
704 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Dover-Sherborn School DistrictDover, Sherborn
$27,480per student
Dover School DistrictDover
$26,028per student
King Philip School DistrictNorfolk
$23,068per student
Millis School DistrictMillis
$23,699per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Massachusetts.