Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Walpole’s public schools outscore 74% of Massachusetts districts
On the state math tests, 61% of Walpole’s students scored proficient, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Walpole, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.
From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Walpole’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 153 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Walpole’s, its schools beat 48%, lower than their 74% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 56% and math 61% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $21,083 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Walpole Middle School, then Walpole High. Enrollment is up 26% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Blessed Sacrament School (private) and Clifford Academy (private) are in town. TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Walpole’s grade
B+: better than 74% of Massachusetts school districts, #72 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Walpole, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Walpole
Daniel Feeney Preschool Center
Grades PK · 65 students · 9:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Walpole
Walpole Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 829 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in E. Walpole
7th grade in Walpole
Walpole Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 829 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in E. Walpole
8th grade in Walpole
Walpole Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 829 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in E. Walpole
9th grade in Walpole
Walpole High
Grades 9–12 · 917 students · 11:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Walpole
Walpole High
Grades 9–12 · 917 students · 11:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Walpole
Walpole High
Grades 9–12 · 917 students · 11:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Walpole
Walpole High
Grades 9–12 · 917 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Walpole’s public schools are run by Walpole School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Walpole vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Walpole’s borders.
Every school in Walpole
11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Walpole’s schools
Are Walpole’s schools good?
By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools Walpole children attend outscore 74% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #72 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 48%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Walpole in?
Walpole School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,565 students in 7 schools (2024–25).
Where do Walpole kids go to high school?
Walpole High, with 917 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Walpole’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Walpole School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Walpole spend per student?
$21,083 in Walpole School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Walpole?
Yes: Blessed Sacrament School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 298 students) and Clifford Academy (special education, grades 7–12, 36 students).
Parents talk
What Walpole families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.