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C+

William F. Stanley Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

250 South Street, Waltham, MA 02453 · (781) 314-5620 · Part of Waltham School District

Waltham’s School Grade C better than 25% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
381
Students per teacher
8:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about William F. Stanley Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 35% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Waltham kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5William F. Stanley Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

250 South Street, Waltham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K55
Kindergarten47
Grade 163
Grade 254
Grade 350
Grade 455
Grade 557
Enrollment over time
407’20
381’21
383’22
376’23
381’24

Down 6.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 50%White 27%Black 12%Asian 8%Two or more races 4%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about William F. Stanley Elementary School from Waltham families.

Other schools in Waltham School District

The district →
Northeast Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waltham
C
527 students11:1
Douglas MacArthur Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waltham
B
475 students11:1
Henry Whittemore Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waltham
C−
372 students9:1
Thomas R Plympton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waltham
C+
357 students10:1
James Fitzgerald Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waltham
B−
350 students10:1
Dual Language School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waltham
C−
222 students13:1

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