Photo: Fletcher6 · CC BY-SA 3.0Wenham’s public schools outscore 80% of Massachusetts districts
On the state reading tests, 65% of Wenham’s students scored proficient, above the Massachusetts average (44%). The grade covers the public school district serving Wenham, 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.
From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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.
Wenham’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 104 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Wenham’s, its schools beat 42%, lower than their 80% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 65% and math 60% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $24,472 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 6 the district’s path is Miles River Middle, then Hamilton-Wenham Regional High. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
The Academy at Penguin Hall (private) is in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Wenham’s grade
A−: better than 80% of Massachusetts school districts, #57 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Wenham, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Wenham
Winthrop School
Grades PK–5 · 329 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in South Hamilton
Kindergarten in Wenham
Bessie Buker Elementary
Grades K–5 · 255 students · 14:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Wenham
Miles River Middle
Grades 6–8 · 391 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Hamilton
7th grade in Wenham
Miles River Middle
Grades 6–8 · 391 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Hamilton
8th grade in Wenham
Miles River Middle
Grades 6–8 · 391 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Hamilton
9th grade in Wenham
Hamilton-Wenham Regional High
Grades 9–12 · 448 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in South Hamilton
10th grade in Wenham
Hamilton-Wenham Regional High
Grades 9–12 · 448 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in South Hamilton
Wenham’s public schools are run by Hamilton-Wenham School District, which also serves Hamilton. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Wenham vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Wenham’s borders.
Every school in Wenham
4 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).
Questions about Wenham’s schools
Are Wenham’s schools good?
By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools Wenham children attend outscore 80% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #57 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 42%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Wenham in?
Hamilton-Wenham School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,669 students in 5 schools (2024–25).
Where do Wenham kids go to high school?
Hamilton-Wenham Regional High in South Hamilton, with 448 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Wenham’s graduation rate?
90–94% of the class of 2023 in Hamilton-Wenham School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Wenham spend per student?
$24,472 in Hamilton-Wenham School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Wenham?
Yes: The Academy at Penguin Hall (nonsectarian · all-girls, grades 9–12, 107 students).
Parents talk
What Wenham families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Wenham → They have their own page.
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.