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Wareham School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Wareham.

Wareham’s School Grade D better than 8% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
1,916
Schools
4
Spent per student
$26,187
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
11:1
The gist

What stands out about Wareham School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 8% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 32% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 8% 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 below the state, 2021–22
D
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
DWareham 23,689

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wareham. Grade by grade →

PK–4Wareham Elementary SchoolThis district
5–7Wareham MiddleThis district
8–122 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency18%
State average 40.7% · 1,074 students tested
Reading / language arts25%
State average 43.7% · 1,078 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)75–79%
State average 89.2% · 120 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
$26,187 per student · 1% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 40%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 44%State 44%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,452’20
1,437’21
2,015’22
1,950’23
1,916’24

Up 32% since 2020–21.

Students
White 68%Two or more races 13%Hispanic 9%Black 8%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Wareham Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Wareham
C−
912 students13:1
Wareham Middle
Middle · Grades 5–7 · Wareham
C−
432 students11:1
Wareham Senior High
High · Grades 8–12 · Wareham
C
533 students9:1
Wareham Cooperative Alternative School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wareham
39 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Old Rochester School DistrictMarion, Rochester
$23,351per student
Bourne School DistrictBourne
$25,942per student
Carver School DistrictCarver
$21,562per student
Marion School DistrictMarion
$25,059per 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.