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Wayland School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Wayland.

Wayland’s School Grade A+ better than 95% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
2,701
Schools
6
Spent per student
$24,658
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
11:1
The gist

What stands out about Wayland School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 95% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 34 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 27 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the MA average
  • 11 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 95% 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 above the state, 2021–22
A+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
A+Wayland 13,913

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wayland. Grade by grade →

K–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Wayland Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Wayland High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency75%
State average 40.7% · 1,467 students tested
Reading / language arts71%
State average 43.7% · 1,475 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 89.2% · 188 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
$24,658 per student · 7% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 34%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 76%State 21%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,700’20
2,711’21
2,754’22
2,745’23
2,701’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 67%Asian 15%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 7%Black 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

The Children's Way Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Wayland
52 students12:1
Claypit Hill School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wayland
A
495 students11:1
Loker School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wayland
A
359 students12:1
Happy Hollow School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wayland
A
330 students12:1
Wayland Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wayland
A
662 students11:1
Wayland High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wayland
A+
803 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Lincoln-Sudbury School DistrictLincoln, Sudbury
$26,388per student
Framingham School DistrictFramingham
$26,329per student
Lincoln School DistrictLincoln
$33,791per student
Natick School DistrictNatick
$22,229per 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.