Wayland High School

Summary:

Wayland High School is a public high school serving 824 students in grades 9-12 in the highly-ranked Wayland school district. The school consistently ranks among the top high schools in Massachusetts, currently placing 19th out of 348 schools statewide and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wayland High School's academic performance is exceptional, with 83.25% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 82.65% proficient or better in mathematics, far exceeding the state averages. The school also boasts a 100% four-year graduation rate, significantly higher than the state average. Wayland High School's support for diverse student populations is noteworthy, as the school ranks highly in the state for the performance of female students, male students, Asian students, Hispanic students, White students, multi-racial students, and students with disabilities.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Waltham Senior High, Ashland High, and Maynard High, Wayland High School consistently outperforms its neighbors in academic achievement, graduation rates, and overall school quality. This sustained excellence is a testament to the school's commitment to providing a well-rounded and equitable education for all its students.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 264 Old Connecticut Path
       Wayland, MA  01778


(508) 358-7746

District: Wayland

SchoolDigger Rank:
19th of 348 Massachusetts High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $21,018 Help


Feeder schools for Wayland High School:

Elementary:    Claypit Hill School
    Happy Hollow School
    Loker School
Middle:    Wayland Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.1 Help
Number of students:  824

Racial breakdown:

White:
64.7%
Asian:
18.0%
Two or more races:
6.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Wayland High School ranks better than 94.5% of high schools in Massachusetts. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 93.55. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Wayland High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (64.7%), Asian (18%), two or more races (6.9%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wayland High School is 11.1. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wayland High School is $21,018.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wayland High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Wayland High School 19th of 348 Massachusetts public high schools. (See Wayland High School in the ranking list.)

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Wayland:

SchoolDigger ranks Wayland 10th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Wayland High School

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Rank History for all students at Wayland High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 91.95 14th 304 95.4%
2004 88.30 29th 307 90.6%
2005 89.51 15th 311 95.2%
2006 91.46 8th 314 97.5%
2007 78.19 55th 316 82.6%
2008 88.63 18th 319 94.4%
2009 86.15 23rd 322 92.9%
2010 85.67 25th 335 92.5%
2011 84.16 22nd 340 93.5%
2012 82.95 19th 340 94.4%
2013 81.27 26th 344 92.4%
2014 81.18 24th 347 93.1%
2015 83.10 14th 354 96.0%
2016 82.37 21st 351 94.0%
2017 82.68 21st 348 94.0%
2018 83.68 18th 345 94.8%
2019 89.95 8th 351 97.7%
2021 88.05 22nd 285 92.3%
2022 93.82 14th 342 95.9%
2023 94.85 11th 347 96.8%
2024 93.55 19th 348 94.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Wayland High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.08 1st 55 98.2%
2019 90.73 4th 58 93.1%
2021 85.90 2nd 33 93.9%
2022 87.50 9th 78 88.5%
2023 92.58 5th 82 93.9%
2024 89.24 13th 87 85.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Wayland High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.21 11th 344 96.8%
2019 96.53 9th 348 97.4%
2021 82.40 33rd 268 87.7%
2022 91.98 22nd 339 93.5%
2023 99.05 5th 301 98.3%
2024 98.84 6th 289 97.9%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wayland High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.21 26th 330 92.1%
2019 90.29 19th 330 94.2%
2021 64.90 71st 253 71.9%
2022 74.25 69th 332 79.2%
2023 79.36 52nd 338 84.6%
2024 70.13 88th 338 74.0%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Wayland High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.81 11th 339 96.8%
2019 88.43 12th 342 96.5%
2021 86.08 30th 281 89.3%
2022 93.72 10th 340 97.1%
2023 91.03 27th 339 92.0%
2024 91.82 22nd 342 93.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Wayland High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.52 5th 299 98.3%
2019 99.16 5th 299 98.3%
2021 94.36 10th 202 95.0%
2022 97.86 8th 295 97.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Wayland High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.84 15th 343 95.6%
2019 90.63 15th 346 95.7%
2021 88.76 20th 281 92.9%
2022 92.84 20th 339 94.1%
2023 96.74 3rd 343 99.1%
2024 94.27 17th 342 95.0%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Wayland High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.92 12th 91 86.8%
2019 82.24 9th 97 90.7%
2021 71.89 24th 68 64.7%
2022 74.62 31st 93 66.7%
2023 74.82 30th 96 68.8%
2024 77.76 22nd 98 77.6%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Wayland High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.09 38th 134 71.6%
2019 77.11 25th 137 81.8%
2022 20.91 111th 133 16.5%
2023 80.55 22nd 142 84.5%
2024 53.34 64th 160 60.0%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Wayland High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.25 10th 193 94.8%
2023 98.51 3rd 241 98.8%
2024 98.59 6th 249 97.6%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Wayland High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.68 11th 303 96.4%
2019 89.94 11th 302 96.4%
2021 88.72 17th 249 93.2%
2022 94.67 9th 300 97.0%
2023 93.83 12th 301 96.0%
2024 92.39 17th 302 94.4%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Wayland High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 618 45 33 9 0 n/a n/a 0 705
1989 574 53 26 5 0 n/a n/a 0 658
1990 518 55 31 0 0 n/a n/a 0 604
1991 494 46 47 2 0 n/a n/a 0 589
1992 498 49 45 4 0 n/a n/a 0 596
1993 504 47 42 4 0 n/a n/a 0 597
1994 506 41 33 7 0 n/a n/a 0 587
1995 538 42 28 11 0 n/a n/a 0 619
1996 538 42 28 11 0 n/a n/a 0 619
1997 565 30 40 7 0 n/a n/a 0 642
1998 602 30 40 10 0 n/a n/a 0 682
1999 621 37 40 13 0 n/a n/a 0 711
2000 667 37 41 11 0 n/a n/a 0 756
2001 703 46 36 16 0 n/a n/a 0 801
2002 707 40 59 21 1 n/a n/a 0 828
2003 707 40 59 21 1 n/a n/a 0 828
2004 742 40 70 24 1 n/a n/a 0 877
2005 751 31 81 30 2 n/a n/a 0 895
2006 758 30 87 36 1 n/a n/a 2 914
2007 765 26 83 38 0 n/a n/a 7 919
2008 755 22 84 33 0 n/a n/a 12 906
2009 726 33 82 29 0 1 17 0 888
2010 710 40 90 29 0 1 21 0 891
2011 676 44 88 31 0 2 26 0 867
2012 668 43 83 37 0 1 24 0 856
2013 663 38 97 39 0 0 23 0 860
2014 628 40 109 42 0 0 23 0 842
2015 627 38 117 42 0 1 26 0 851
2016 601 35 131 39 0 1 31 0 838
2017 583 40 124 45 0 1 35 0 828
2018 593 40 137 38 0 1 47 0 856
2019 572 37 149 39 0 1 48 0 846
2020 552 37 150 40 0 1 56 0 836
2021 547 40 160 35 0 1 53 0 836
2022 543 42 162 35 0 1 48 0 831
2023 533 44 148 41 0 1 57 0 824

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Wayland High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 705 n/a n/a n/a
1989 658 n/a n/a n/a
1990 604 n/a n/a n/a
1991 589 n/a n/a n/a
1992 596 n/a n/a n/a
1993 597 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 587 n/a n/a n/a
1995 619 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 619 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 642 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 682 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 711 n/a 0.0 2.1
2000 756 n/a 0.0 2.8
2001 801 n/a 0.0 1.7
2002 828 n/a n/a 2.7
2003 828 n/a n/a 2.7
2004 877 57.9 15.1 2.9
2005 895 64.5 13.9 4.5
2006 914 64.8 14.1 4.2
2007 919 66.0 13.9 4.8
2008 906 68.8 13.2 4.1
2009 888 65.8 13.5 3.4
2010 891 67.3 13.2 3.9
2011 867 66.7 12.9 6.8
2012 856 62.3 13.7 7.2
2013 860 69.2 12.4 7.6
2014 842 69.2 12.1 7.7
2015 851 70.0 12.1 8
2016 838 71.0 11.8 n/a
2017 828 69.4 11.9 n/a
2018 856 71.9 11.8 n/a
2019 846 70.8 11.9 n/a
2020 836 72.4 11.5 n/a
2021 836 72.3 11.5 n/a
2022 831 74.2 11.1 n/a
2023 824 73.8 11.1 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Wayland High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 705 n/a n/a n/a
1989 658 n/a n/a n/a
1990 604 n/a n/a n/a
1991 589 n/a n/a n/a
1992 596 n/a n/a n/a
1993 597 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 587 n/a n/a n/a
1995 619 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 619 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 642 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 682 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 711 n/a 0.0 2.1
2000 756 n/a 0.0 2.8
2001 801 n/a 0.0 1.7
2002 828 n/a n/a 2.7
2003 828 n/a n/a 2.7
2004 877 57.9 15.1 2.9
2005 895 64.5 13.9 4.5
2006 914 64.8 14.1 4.2
2007 919 66.0 13.9 4.8
2008 906 68.8 13.2 4.1
2009 888 65.8 13.5 3.4
2010 891 67.3 13.2 3.9
2011 867 66.7 12.9 6.8
2012 856 62.3 13.7 7.2
2013 860 69.2 12.4 7.6
2014 842 69.2 12.1 7.7
2015 851 70.0 12.1 8
2016 838 71.0 11.8 n/a
2017 828 69.4 11.9 n/a
2018 856 71.9 11.8 n/a
2019 846 70.8 11.9 n/a
2020 836 72.4 11.5 n/a
2021 836 72.3 11.5 n/a
2022 831 74.2 11.1 n/a
2023 824 73.8 11.1 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Wayland High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $210 (1.1%) $19,625 (98.9%) $19,834
2020 $231 (1.2%) $19,489 (98.8%) $19,720
2021 $606 (2.9%) $20,412 (97.1%) $21,018

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Wayland High School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 8th of 351 High schoolsRanks 11th of 347 High schools
 0.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (Wayland High School)8888.2
 0.2%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Wayland)8887.8
 0.2%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)6158.2
 2.8%
10th Grade Mathematics (Wayland High School)8885.5
 2.6%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Wayland)8785.1
 1.9%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)5849.7
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students846824
 2.6%
African American3744
 18.9%
American Indian00
Asian149148
 0.7%
Hispanic3941
 5.1%
Pacific Islander11
White572533
 6.8%
Two or More Races4857
 18.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Wayland High School

Students at Wayland High School are 65% White, 18% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American, 5% Hispanic.

In the 2022-23 school year, 824 students attended Wayland High School.

Yes. Wayland High School ranks in the top 5.5% of Massachusetts high schools.

Wayland High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Claypit Hill School
Elementary : Happy Hollow School
Elementary : Loker School
Middle : Wayland Middle School


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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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