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Schools in Wakefield · Wakefield School District

Wakefield’s public schools score below 95% of New Hampshire districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 28% of Wakefield’s students scored proficient, below the New Hampshire average (51%). The grade covers the public school district serving Wakefield, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Hampshire, not nationally.

#121of 126 New Hampshire townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New Hampshire state tests taken in spring 2022, when 80% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
28%
▼ 23 pts vs NH 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
23%
▼ 18 pts vs NH 40%
2021–22
Spent per student
$22.1K
▼ 5% vs NH $23.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.4
NH 11.2
Schools in town
1
410 students on the public path
In brief

Wakefield’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 28% of tested students were proficient in reading and 23% in math, against 51% and 40% statewide; 80% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $22,114 per student, against $23,296 across New Hampshire (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

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

The School Grade

What’s behind Wakefield’s grade

D Test scores

D: better than 5% of New Hampshire school districts, #121 of 126 New Hampshire towns. Test scores are below the New Hampshire average; there is no graduation rate to add.

New Hampshire school districts we grade (172)Better than 5%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Hampshire towns with similar household incomes (164)Better than 4%
Towns in Carroll County (12)Better than 0%
D−DA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 226 test results could put Wakefield anywhere from D− to D. The tests are from spring 2022, when 80% of Wakefield’s students in the tested grades sat them (235 in math, 218 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Paul Elementary SchoolWakefield School DistrictD

Wakefield’s public schools are run by Wakefield School District. 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.

Wakefield School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 410 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 11.4 per teacher (NH 11.2)
$22,114NH $23,296 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading28%
State average 50.8% · 218 students tested
Math23%
State average 40.5% · 235 students tested

Wakefield vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Hampshire towns that share Wakefield’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WakefieldDWakefield
Brookfield—Governor Wentworth Regional
EffinghamBGovernor Wentworth Regional
MiltonD−Milton
OssipeeBGovernor Wentworth Regional
MiddletonD−Middleton

Acton, ME and Newfield, ME border Wakefield but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Wakefield

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

District schools in Wakefieldby address
Paul Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Sanbornville
D
410 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Wakefield’s schools

Are Wakefield’s schools good?

On New Hampshire’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Wakefield children attend score below 95% of New Hampshire’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #121 of 126 New Hampshire towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 4%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Wakefield in?

Wakefield School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 410 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Wakefield spend per student?

$22,114 in Wakefield School District (FY2024), against $23,296 across New Hampshire. 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 2020) 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 New Hampshire. Stars are from neighbors.