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Wales Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

41 Main Street, Wales, MA 01081 · (413) 245-7748 · Part of Wales School District

Wales’ School Grade B better than 58% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
93
Students per teacher
9:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Wales Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 25% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Wales kids: Tantasqua Regional Jr High

On the path

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

PK–6Wales ElementaryYou are here
7–8Tantasqua Regional Jr Highin Fiskdale

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
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 ↗

41 Main Street, Wales

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K7
Kindergarten14
Grade 111
Grade 215
Grade 38
Grade 412
Grade 516
Grade 610
Enrollment over time
124’20
118’21
96’22
93’23
93’24

Down 25% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 88%Hispanic 6%Black 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wales Elementary from Wales families.

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