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Walton

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

18 Davidson Road, Wakefield, MA 01880 · (781) 246-6494 · Part of Wakefield School District

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

Directions
Students
218
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about Walton

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Wakefield kids: Galvin Middle School

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

18 Davidson Road, Wakefield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten46
Grade 144
Grade 237
Grade 346
Grade 445
Enrollment over time
223’20
216’21
213’22
213’23
218’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 84%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 3%Black 2%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Walton 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
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.