Photo: T.S. Custadio aka ToddC4176 at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Wareham’s public schools score below 92% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation
18% of students in Wareham’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Wareham, 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.
Wareham’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 239 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Wareham’s, its schools beat 3%, lower than their 8% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 25% of tested students were proficient in reading and 18% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 100% 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 Wareham’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $26,187 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and two middle schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is up 32% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Christopher Donovan Day School- Inc (private) is in town. 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 Wareham’s grade
D: better than 8% of Massachusetts school districts, #272 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 Wareham, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Wareham
Wareham Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 912 students · 13:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Wareham
Wareham Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 912 students · 13:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Wareham
Wareham Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 912 students · 13:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Wareham
Wareham Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 912 students · 13:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Wareham
Wareham Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 912 students · 13:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Wareham
Wareham Middle
Grades 5–7 · 432 students · 11:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Wareham
Wareham Middle
Grades 5–7 · 432 students · 11:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Wareham
Wareham Middle
Grades 5–7 · 432 students · 11:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Wareham
Wareham Senior High
Grades 8–12 · 533 students · 9:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Wareham · depends on your address
Wareham Senior High
Grades 8–12 · 533 students · 9:1 students per teacher
Wareham Cooperative Alternative School
Grades 9–12 · 39 students · 14:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Wareham · depends on your address
Wareham Senior High
Grades 8–12 · 533 students · 9:1 students per teacher
Wareham Cooperative Alternative School
Grades 9–12 · 39 students · 14:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Wareham · depends on your address
Wareham Senior High
Grades 8–12 · 533 students · 9:1 students per teacher
Wareham Cooperative Alternative School
Grades 9–12 · 39 students · 14:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Wareham · depends on your address
Wareham Senior High
Grades 8–12 · 533 students · 9:1 students per teacher
Wareham Cooperative Alternative School
Grades 9–12 · 39 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Wareham’s public schools are run by Wareham 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
Wareham vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Wareham’s borders.
Every school in Wareham
5 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 Wareham’s schools
Are Wareham’s schools good?
On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Wareham children attend score below 92% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #272 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 3%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Wareham in?
Wareham School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,916 students in 4 schools (2024–25).
What is Wareham’s graduation rate?
75–79% of the class of 2023 in Wareham School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Wareham spend per student?
$26,187 in Wareham School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Wareham?
Yes: Christopher Donovan Day School- Inc (special education, grades 7, 1 students).
Parents talk
What Wareham families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Wareham → 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.