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B−

Galvin Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

525 Main Street, Wakefield, MA 01880 · (781) 246-6410 · Part of Wakefield School District

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

Directions
Students
1,056
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Galvin Middle School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 50% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Wakefield kids: Wakefield Memorial High

On the path

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

K–44 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–8Galvin Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Wakefield Memorial High854 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency35%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts50%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

525 Main Street, Wakefield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5256
Grade 6257
Grade 7272
Grade 8271
Enrollment over time
1,058’20
1,061’21
1,065’22
1,052’23
1,056’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 77%Hispanic 11%Asian 4%Two or more races 4%Black 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Galvin Middle School from Wakefield families.

Other schools in Wakefield School District

The district →
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
Wakefield Memorial High
High · Grades 9–12 · Wakefield
A
854 students11:1

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; Wakefield’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.