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Katharine Lee Bates

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

116 Elmwood Rd, Wellesley, MA 02481 · (781) 446-6260 · Part of Wellesley School District

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

Directions
Students
286
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Katharine Lee Bates

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Wellesley kids: Wellesley Middle

On the path

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

K–5Katharine Lee BatesYou are here
6–8Wellesley Middle919 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency67%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts77%
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 ↗

116 Elmwood Rd, Wellesley

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten41
Grade 143
Grade 254
Grade 360
Grade 436
Grade 552
Enrollment over time
284’20
283’21
271’22
253’23
286’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 7%Asian 6%Black 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Katharine Lee Bates 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
Sprague Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wellesley
A
289 students12:1
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.