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Wakefield Memorial High
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Wakefield Memorial High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

60 Farm Street, Wakefield, MA 01880 · (781) 246-6440 · Part of Wakefield School District

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

Directions
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
854
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Wakefield Memorial High

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher

On the path

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

5–8Galvin Middle School1,056 students
9–12Wakefield Memorial HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency62%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts71%
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 ↗

60 Farm Street, Wakefield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9215
Grade 10217
Grade 11216
Grade 12206
Enrollment over time
893’20
846’21
827’22
840’23
854’24

Down 4.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 79%Hispanic 10%Asian 4%Black 4%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <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 Wakefield Memorial High 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
Galvin Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Wakefield
B−
1,056 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.