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B+

Walpole School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Walpole.

Walpole’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
3,565
Schools
7
Spent per student
$21,083
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
12:1
The gist

What stands out about Walpole School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 74% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Spends 21% less per student than the MA average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 25.7% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 74% of the 394 Massachusetts school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Walpole 26,237

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Walpole. Grade by grade →

K–54 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Walpole Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Walpole HighThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency61%
State average 40.7% · 1,894 students tested
Reading / language arts56%
State average 43.7% · 1,898 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 89.2% · 260 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$21,083 per student · 21% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 35%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 56%State 40%Federal 4%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,835’20
2,865’21
2,855’22
2,818’23
3,565’24

Up 25.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 75%Hispanic 9%Asian 7%Black 4%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools.

Daniel Feeney Preschool Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Walpole
65 students9:1
Fisher
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Walpole
A−
463 students13:1
Old Post Road
Elementary · Grades K–5 · East Walpole
A
458 students14:1
Elm Street School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Walpole
A
438 students13:1
Boyden
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Walpole
B+
395 students11:1
Walpole Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · E. Walpole
829 students11:1
Walpole High
High · Grades 9–12 · Walpole
A
917 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Dover School DistrictDover
$26,028per student
Dover-Sherborn School DistrictDover
$27,480per student
Foxborough School DistrictFoxborough
$23,542per student
King Philip School DistrictNorfolk
$23,068per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Massachusetts.