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Schools in Wakefield

Wakefield’s public schools

Solanco School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wakefield. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/7schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
56%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.9K
▼ 13% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.8
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
3,000 students on the public path
In brief

Wakefield’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Wakefield’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Bart-Colerain El Sch places highest (better than 78%); Providence El Sch lowest (33%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Wakefield, graded from C to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: Solanco HS. See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+
9–12Solanco HSin QuarryvilleC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Solanco School District.

The district

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

Solanco School DistrictGrades K–12 · 7 schools · 3,000 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$18,943PA $21,758 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading56%
State average 55.1% · 1590 students tested
Math34%
State average 36.1% · 1500 students tested

Wakefield vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wakefield—Solanco

Every school in Wakefield

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

Also serving Wakefieldin other towns
Clermont El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Quarryville
B−
398 students12:1Rate it →
Providence El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · New Providence
C
386 students15:1Rate it →
Quarryville El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Quarryville
C+
346 students11:1Rate it →
Bart-Colerain El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Christiana
A−
197 students12:1Rate it →
Smith MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Quarryville
C+
367 students11:1Rate it →
Swift MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Quarryville
C+
326 students10:1Rate it →
Solanco HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Quarryville
C+
980 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Wakefield’s schools

Are Wakefield’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Wakefield. Solanco School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wakefield. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Wakefield in?

Solanco School District.

Where do Wakefield kids go to high school?

Solanco HS.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.