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Hunnewell

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

28 Cameron Street, Wellesley, MA 02482 · (781) 446-6275 · Part of Wellesley School District

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

Directions
Students
294
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Hunnewell

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 40 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 38 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 28.9% 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–5HunnewellYou are here
6–8Wellesley Middle919 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency77%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts87%
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 ↗

28 Cameron Street, Wellesley

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten46
Grade 150
Grade 239
Grade 357
Grade 449
Grade 553
Enrollment over time
228’20
218’21
198’22
200’23
294’24

Up 28.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 70%Asian 11%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 7%Black 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hunnewell from Wellesley families.

Other schools in Wellesley School District

The district →
Preschool at Wellesley Schools
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Wellesley
87 students10:1
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

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.