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Schools in Wellfleet · Nauset School District, Wellfleet School District

Wellfleet’s public schools outscore 66% of Massachusetts districts

53% of students in Wellfleet’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Massachusetts average (44%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Wellfleet, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.

#99of 283 Massachusetts townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
53%
▲ 10 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
▲ 7 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 6 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$33.8K
▲ 27% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024 · Nauset
Students per teacher
9.1
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,270 students on the public path
In brief

Wellfleet’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 292 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Wellfleet’s, its schools beat 75%, higher than their 66% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Wellfleet runs its own schools through grade 5, then shares

Wellfleet Elementary (K–5) is Wellfleet’s own. From grade 6, students attend the Nauset School District with Brewster, Eastham and Orleans: Nauset Regional Middle in Orleans, then Nauset Regional High in North Eastham. The high school’s own results earn an A+, the highest on the path; the middle school earns a B−. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 53% and math 47% across both districts in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Nauset spends $33,784 per student and Wellfleet $43,901, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Wellfleet’s grade

B+ Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 66% of Massachusetts school districts, #99 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 66%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (292)Better than 75%
Towns in Barnstable County (14)Better than 79%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 752 test results and a graduating class of 206 could put Wellfleet anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Wellfleet’s students in the tested grades sat them (748 in math, 756 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Wellfleet, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Wellfleet ElementaryWellfleet School DistrictB−
6–8Nauset Regional Middlein OrleansB−
9–12Nauset Regional Highin North EasthamA+

Wellfleet runs its own schools through grade 5 (Wellfleet School District). From grade 6, students attend the Nauset School District, shared with Brewster, Eastham and Orleans. Its middle school is in Orleans. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Wellfleet

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Nauset School DistrictGrades 6–12 · 2 schools · 1,192 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 9.3 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$33,784MA $26,530 · FY2024
B+
Wellfleet School DistrictGrades K–5 · 1 schools · 78 students, down 24% since 2020–21 · 6.6 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$43,901MA $26,530 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 6–12, Nauset School District53%
State average 43.7% · 692 students tested
Math · 6–12, Nauset School District47%
State average 40.7% · 684 students tested
Reading · K–5, Wellfleet School District57%
State average 43.7% · 64 students tested
Math · K–5, Wellfleet School District52%
State average 40.7% · 64 students tested

Wellfleet vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Wellfleet’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WellfleetB+Wellfleet K–5 · Nauset 6–12
EasthamBEastham PK–5 · Nauset 6–12
TruroB−Truro PK–5 · Nauset/Provincetown School Districts in Turo

Every school in Wellfleet

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Wellfleetby address
Wellfleet Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5
B−
78 students7:1Rate it →
Also serving Wellfleetin other towns
Nauset Regional Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orleans
B−
455 students9:1Rate it →
Nauset Regional High
High · Grades 9–12 · North Eastham
A+
737 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Wellfleet’s schools

Are Wellfleet’s schools good?

By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools Wellfleet children attend outscore 66% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #99 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 75%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Wellfleet in?

Two districts: Wellfleet School District runs grades K–5, and Nauset School District runs grades 6–12, shared with Brewster, Eastham and Orleans.

Where do Wellfleet kids go to high school?

Nauset Regional High in North Eastham, with 737 students; its own test results earn an A+.

What is Wellfleet’s graduation rate?

95% of the class of 2023 in Nauset School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does Wellfleet spend per student?

$33,784 in Nauset School District and $43,901 in Wellfleet School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.