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Wellfleet School District

Public school districtGrades K–5

Serves Wellfleet.

Wellfleet’s School Grade B+ better than 66% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
78
Schools
1
Spent per student
$43,901
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
7:1
The gist

What stands out about Wellfleet School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 76% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Spends 65% more per student than the MA average
  • 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 24.3% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 76% 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
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Wellfleet 3,707

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wellfleet. Grade by grade →

K–5Wellfleet ElementaryThis district
6–8Nauset Regional MiddleNauset School District
9–12Nauset Regional HighNauset School District

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22
Math proficiency50–54%
State average 40.7% · 64 students tested
Reading / language arts55–59%
State average 43.7% · 64 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 95% at Nauset, which runs the high school (state 89.2%) · class of 2023.

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
$43,901 per student · 65% above MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 47%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 9%State 69%Federal 22%

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

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

Enrollment over time
103’20
112’21
98’22
91’23
78’24

Down 24.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 77%Two or more races 13%Hispanic 6%Black 3%Asian 1%

Schools in the district

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

Wellfleet Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wellfleet
B−
78 students7:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Eastham School DistrictEastham
$34,568per student
Nauset School DistrictEastham
$33,784per student
Nauset/Provincetown School Districts in TuroTruro
Truro School DistrictTruro
$63,769per 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.