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Wellesley School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Wellesley.

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

Students
3,986
Schools
9
Spent per student
$31,194
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
10:1
The gist

What stands out about Wellesley School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 95% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 32 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 29 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 18% more per student than the MA average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.7% since 2020–21
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+Wellesley 31,239

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wellesley. Grade by grade →

K–56 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Wellesley MiddleThis district
9–12Wellesley Sr HighThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency73%
State average 40.7% · 2,320 students tested
Reading / language arts73%
State average 43.7% · 2,320 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 89.2% · 362 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
$31,194 per student · 18% above MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 39%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 75%State 23%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
4,274’20
4,125’21
3,998’22
3,960’23
3,986’24

Down 6.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 62%Asian 19%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 8%Black 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Preschool at Wellesley Schools
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Wellesley
87 students10:1
Hunnewell
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wellesley
A+
294 students11:1
Schofield
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wellesley
A
291 students11:1
Sprague Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wellesley
A
289 students12:1
Katharine Lee Bates
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wellesley
A
286 students13:1
John D Hardy
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wellesley
A+
280 students11:1
Joseph E Fiske
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wellesley
A
278 students11:1
Wellesley Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wellesley
A−
919 students9:1
Wellesley Sr High
High · Grades 9–12 · Wellesley
A+
1,262 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Dover School DistrictDover
$26,028per student
Dover-Sherborn School DistrictDover
$27,480per student
Natick School DistrictNatick
$22,229per student
Needham School DistrictNeedham
$25,207per 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.