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Wakefield, MA
Public School Ratings




Wakefield Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Wakefield School District details

Wakefield School District
60 Farm Street
Wakefield, MA 01880

3,335 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Wakefield School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Massachusetts

8

(10 is best)

Better than 71.5% of all MA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 90.5% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
54%
43%
56%
45%
52%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Dolbeare School
340 Lowell Street
Wakefield, MA, 01880
KG-04
Early Childhood Center At The Doyle School
11 Paul Avenue
Wakefield, MA, 01880
PK-PK
Galvin Middle School
525 Main Street
Wakefield, MA, 01880
05-08
Greenwood School
1030 Main Street
Wakefield, MA, 01880
KG-04
Wakefield Memorial High School
60 Farm Street
Wakefield, MA, 01880
09-12
Walton School
18 Davidson Road
Wakefield, MA, 01880
KG-04
Woodville School
30 Farm Street
Wakefield, MA, 01880
PK-04

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 82.8% 57.0%
Black 3.0% 9.8%
Hispanic 9.4% 25.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.3% 7.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,461 $38,224,000 54.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,462 $4,876,000 7.0%
Staff $1,067 $3,560,000 5.1%
General Administration $183 $611,000 0.9%
School Administration $789 $2,632,000 3.8%
Operation $2,277 $7,595,000 10.9%
Transportation $459 $1,531,000 2.2%
Other $481 $1,605,000 2.3%
Total Support $6,720 $22,410,000 32.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,796 $9,324,000 13.3%
Total Expenditures $20,977 $69,958,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,394 $11,443,766,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,755 $1,620,711,000 7.2%
Staff $987 $911,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $282 $260,824,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,021 $942,999,000 4.2%
Operation $1,731 $1,597,981,000 7.1%
Transportation $790 $729,683,000 3.2%
Other $544 $502,458,000 2.2%
Total Support $7,111 $6,566,151,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,910 $4,533,754,000 20.1%
Total Expenditures $24,415 $22,543,671,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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