Photo: Judith Mosso, Ware, MA · CC BY-SA 4.0Ware’s public schools score below 89% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation
23% of students in Ware’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Ware, 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 98% 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.
Ware’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 104 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ware’s, its schools beat 20%, higher than their 11% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 23% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts (the state reports Ware’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $20,374 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle school
From grade 7 the district’s path is Ware Junior/Senior High School. Enrollment is down 5% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
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 Ware’s grade
D: better than 11% of Massachusetts school districts, #265 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Both inputs trail the Massachusetts average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Ware, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Ware
Stanley M Koziol Elementary School
Grades PK–3 · 396 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Ware
Stanley M Koziol Elementary School
Grades PK–3 · 396 students · 13:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Ware
Stanley M Koziol Elementary School
Grades PK–3 · 396 students · 13:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Ware
Stanley M Koziol Elementary School
Grades PK–3 · 396 students · 13:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Ware
Stanley M Koziol Elementary School
Grades PK–3 · 396 students · 13:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Ware
Ware Junior/Senior High School
Grades 7–12 · 425 students · 11:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Ware
Ware Junior/Senior High School
Grades 7–12 · 425 students · 11:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Ware
Ware Junior/Senior High School
Grades 7–12 · 425 students · 11:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Ware
Ware Junior/Senior High School
Grades 7–12 · 425 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Ware’s public schools are run by Ware 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 below the state in reading
Ware vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Ware’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Ware | D | Ware |
| Belchertown | B− | Belchertown |
| New Salem | C− | New Salem-Wendell PK–6 · Ralph C. Mahar 7–12 |
| Petersham | D | Petersham K–6 · Ralph C. Mahar 7–12 |
| Hardwick | C | Quabbin |
| Palmer Town | C− | Palmer |
| West Brookfield | C+ | Quaboag Regional |
| Warren | C+ | Quaboag Regional |
Every school in Ware
3 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 Ware’s schools
Are Ware’s schools good?
On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Ware children attend score below 89% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #265 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 20%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Ware in?
Ware School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,082 students in 3 schools (2024–25).
What is Ware’s graduation rate?
75–79% of the class of 2023 in Ware School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Ware spend per student?
$20,374 in Ware School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Ware families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Ware → They have their own page.
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.