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B+

Wakefield School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Wakefield.

Wakefield’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
3,382
Schools
7
Spent per student
$22,529
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
11:1
The gist

What stands out about Wakefield School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 70% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 15% less per student than the MA average
  • 11 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 70% 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
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Wakefield 29,234

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wakefield. Grade by grade →

K–44 elementary schoolsThis district
5–8Galvin Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Wakefield Memorial HighThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency50%
State average 40.7% · 1,742 students tested
Reading / language arts54%
State average 43.7% · 1,744 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 89.2% · 207 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
$22,529 per student · 15% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 33%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 71%State 24%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,309’20
3,318’21
3,305’22
3,365’23
3,382’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 79%Hispanic 9%Asian 4%Two or more races 4%Black 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Woodville School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Wakefield
B
456 students12:1
Early Childhood Center at the Doyle School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Wakefield
128 students14:1
Dolbeare
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Wakefield
B+
443 students12:1
Greenwood
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Wakefield
A−
227 students12:1
Walton
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Wakefield
A−
218 students14:1
Galvin Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Wakefield
B−
1,056 students11:1
Wakefield Memorial High
High · Grades 9–12 · Wakefield
A
854 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Lynnfield School DistrictLynnfield
$20,458per student
Melrose School DistrictMelrose
$17,627per student
Reading School DistrictReading
$21,137per student
Saugus School DistrictSaugus
$19,871per 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.