Best Public Schools in Wellesley, MA

Summary:

The city of Wellesley, Massachusetts is home to a highly successful school district, with 9 schools serving students from elementary through high school. The district is ranked 12th out of 351 districts in the state and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating exceptional educational quality.

Several schools in the Wellesley district stand out as top performers, including John D Hardy Elementary School, which is ranked 2nd out of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools, and Hunnewell Elementary School, ranked 5th. These schools, along with Katharine Lee Bates Elementary School, boast exceptional test scores, with over 75% of students proficient or better in core subjects. At the high school level, Wellesley Senior High School stands out, ranking 16th out of 348 Massachusetts high schools and maintaining a remarkable 97.2% four-year graduation rate.

The Wellesley school district as a whole demonstrates consistently high performance, with students across all grade levels scoring proficient or better on standardized tests, often exceeding state averages. This level of academic excellence is a testament to the district's commitment to providing a quality education, as evidenced by the high per-student spending and the schools' exceptional rankings and ratings from SchoolDigger. While the district is already performing at a high level, there may be opportunities for improvement in certain areas, such as 7th-grade English Language Arts and 8th-grade Mathematics at the middle school level.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2024)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2024)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2024)				MCAS Next Generation Physics (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sprague Elementary School	Public	K-5	401 School Street	Wellesley	02482	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 263-1965	293	27	10.8		157 (53.6%)	9 (3.1%)	29 (9.9%)	58 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (13.7%)	93.8	33^rd of 916 public elementary schools	96.4%		93	48^th of 928 public elementary schools	94.8%	15	76.9	67.9	66.7					69.8	84.2	75.5	74.1					77.2	72.4			72.4		$24,057	$915	$23,142
Ernest F Upham	Public	K-5	35 Wynnewood Rd	Wellesley	02481	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	No	(781) 446-6285	141	17	8.4		92 (65.2%)	8 (5.7%)	11 (7.8%)	17 (12.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.5%)	79.8	187^th of 916 public elementary schools	79.6%		90.7	65^th of 928 public elementary schools	93.0%	122	45.8	59.1	56.5					53.6	56.5	59.1	73.9					63.2	73.9			73.9		$32,197	$1,758	$30,439
Hunnewell	Public	K-5	28 Cameron Street	Wellesley	02482	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	No	(781) 446-6275	200	21	9.3		161 (80.5%)	3 (1.5%)	12 (6.0%)	14 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.0%)	94.5	24^th of 916 public elementary schools	97.4%		96.9	5^th of 928 public elementary schools	99.5%	19	66.7	87.1	78.1					76.9	77.8	67.7	80.5					75.9	82.9			82.9		$21,443	$959	$20,484
John D Hardy	Public	K-5	293 Weston Rd	Wellesley	02482	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 446-6270	225	19	11.7		116 (51.6%)	5 (2.2%)	19 (8.4%)	71 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.2%)	97.7	2^nd of 916 public elementary schools	99.8%		98.5	1^st of 928 public elementary schools	99.9%	1	72.2	75.0	85.7					77.6	86.1	97.2	85.7					89.7	85.7			85.7		$22,589	$502	$22,088
Joseph E Fiske	Public	K-5	45 Hastings Street	Wellesley	02481	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 446-6265	316	25	12.5		178 (56.3%)	14 (4.4%)	22 (7.0%)	82 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.3%)	93.9	32^nd of 916 public elementary schools	96.5%		96.4	8^th of 928 public elementary schools	99.1%	24	60.0	67.9	73.7					68.0	80.5	79.3	77.2					78.8	79.0			79.0		$22,027	$691	$21,336
Katharine Lee Bates	Public	K-5	116 Elmwood Rd	Wellesley	02481	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	No	(781) 446-6260	253	19	13.2		189 (74.7%)	4 (1.6%)	17 (6.7%)	20 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.1%)	97.6	3^rd of 916 public elementary schools	99.7%		95.5	19^th of 928 public elementary schools	98.0%	16	77.8	74.4	83.7					78.8	83.3	84.6	86.1					84.8	86.1			86.1		$20,925	$502	$20,423
Wellesley Middle	Public	6-8	50 Kingsbury Street	Wellesley	02481	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	No	(781) 446-6235	919	104	8.8		553 (60.2%)	40 (4.4%)	62 (6.7%)	175 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (9.7%)	96.4	11^th of 493 public middle schools	97.8%		96.6	6^th of 501 public middle schools	98.8%	5				78.8	59.3	83.6		74.0				76.5	70.5	78.1		75.1		78.5		78.5		$23,154	$1,242	$21,911
Wellesley Senior High	Public	9-12	50 Rice Street	Wellesley	02481	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 446-6290	1,358	123	11.0		892 (65.7%)	65 (4.8%)	96 (7.1%)	223 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (5.7%)	94	16^th of 348 public high schools	95.4%		94.8	13^th of 347 public high schools	96.3%	3							85.4								82.8				83.7		85.6	$21,475	$871	$20,605
Schofield	Public	K-5	27 Cedar Street	Wellesley	02481	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	No	(781) 446-6280	299	26	11.3		200 (66.9%)	10 (3.3%)	25 (8.4%)	49 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.7%)	92.1	51^st of 916 public elementary schools	94.4%		93.8	39^th of 928 public elementary schools	95.8%	12	69.0	71.4	66.7					69.2	67.2	80.4	71.1					73.0	71.1			71.1		$20,054	$571	$19,483
Preschool at Wellesley Schools	Public	PK	63 Hastings Street	Wellesley	02481	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	No	(781) 446-6222	97	10	10.2		55 (56.7%)	4 (4.1%)	7 (7.2%)	20 (20.6%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.3%)								(n/a)																						$46,835	$4,326	$42,509

Cities Near Wellesley

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Needham	1.47 mi	8	23^rd
Waban	1.83 mi	2	28^th
Auburndale	1.97 mi	2	66^th
Weston	2.44 mi	5	4^th
West Newton	2.49 mi	2	45^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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