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Wire Village School

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

60 Paxton Road, Spencer, MA 01562 · (508) 885-8524 · Part of Spencer-East Brookfield School District

Spencer’s School Grade C− better than 16% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
430
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about Wire Village School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Spencer kids: Knox Trail Middle School

On the path

Where Spencer kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–4Wire Village SchoolYou are here
5–8Knox Trail Middle School415 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

60 Paxton Road, Spencer

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten83
Grade 183
Grade 284
Grade 398
Grade 482
Enrollment over time
437’20
417’21
417’22
451’23
430’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 67%Hispanic 25%Black 3%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wire Village School from Spencer families.

Other schools in Spencer-East Brookfield School District

The district →
East Brookfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · East Brookfield
B
247 students13:1
Knox Trail Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Spencer
C−
415 students14:1
David Prouty High
High · Grades 9–12 · Spencer
B−
306 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Spencer’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.