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Wrentham School District

Public school districtGrades PK–6

Serves Wrentham.

Wrentham’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
958
Schools
2
Spent per student
$20,020
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
12:1
The gist

What stands out about Wrentham School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 78% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Spends 25% less per student than the MA average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 11.1% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 78% 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
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wrentham. Grade by grade →

PK–3DelaneyThis district
7–8King Philip Middle SchoolKing Philip School District
9–12King Philip Regional HighKing Philip School District

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22
Math proficiency54%
State average 40.7% · 485 students tested
Reading / language arts56%
State average 43.7% · 484 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 94% at King Philip, 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
$20,020 per student · 25% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 35%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 7%State 80%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
862’20
921’21
951’22
981’23
958’24

Up 11.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 82%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 5%Asian 4%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.