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Sprague Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

401 School Street, Wellesley, MA 02482 · (781) 263-1965 · Part of Wellesley School District

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

Directions
Students
289
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Sprague Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Wellesley kids: Wellesley Middle

On the path

Where Wellesley kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Sprague Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Wellesley Middle919 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency62%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts72%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

401 School Street, Wellesley

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten42
Grade 162
Grade 239
Grade 345
Grade 446
Grade 555
Enrollment over time
316’20
303’21
287’22
293’23
289’24

Down 8.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 55%Asian 20%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 10%Black 4%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sprague Elementary School from Wellesley families.

Other schools in Wellesley School District

The district →
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
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

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Wellesley’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.