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Dolbeare

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

340 Lowell Street, Wakefield, MA 01880 · (781) 246-6480 · Part of Wakefield School District

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

Directions
Students
443
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about Dolbeare

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Wakefield kids: Galvin Middle School

On the path

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

K–4DolbeareYou are here
5–8Galvin Middle School1,056 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts57%
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 ↗

340 Lowell Street, Wakefield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten90
Grade 191
Grade 279
Grade 389
Grade 494
Enrollment over time
443’20
447’21
433’22
447’23
443’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 85%Hispanic 8%Asian 3%Two or more races 2%Black 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dolbeare 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
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

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.