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Bessie Buker Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1 School Street, Wenham, MA 01984 · (978) 468-5324 · Part of Hamilton-Wenham School District

Wenham’s School Grade A− better than 80% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
255
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Bessie Buker Elementary

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 14.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Wenham kids: Miles River Middle

On the path

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

K–5Bessie Buker ElementaryYou are here
6–8Miles River Middlein Hamilton

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
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 ↗

1 School Street, Wenham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten38
Grade 139
Grade 240
Grade 364
Grade 439
Grade 535
Enrollment over time
223’20
250’21
265’22
259’23
255’24

Up 14.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 87%Hispanic 6%Asian 3%Two or more races 2%Black 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bessie Buker Elementary from Wenham families.

Other schools in Hamilton-Wenham School District

The district →
Winthrop School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Hamilton
B+
329 students12:1
Cutler School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · South Hamilton
B+
246 students11:1
Miles River Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hamilton
A
391 students10:1
Hamilton-Wenham Regional High
High · Grades 9–12 · South Hamilton
A+
448 students12:1

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; Wenham’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.