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Wilmington, MA
Public School Ratings




Wilmington 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


Wilmington School District details

Wilmington School District
161 Church Street
Wilmington, MA 01887

2,840 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

10 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Wilmington School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Massachusetts

7

(10 is best)

Better than 70.0% of all MA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 89.6% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
51%
43%
47%
45%
54%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Boutwell School
17 Boutwell Avenue
Wilmington, MA, 01887
PK-KG
North Intermediate School
320 Salem Street
Wilmington, MA, 01887
04-05
Shawsheen Elementary School
298 Shawsheen Avenue
Wilmington, MA, 01887
PK-03
West Intermediate School
22 Carter Lane
Wilmington, MA, 01887
04-05
Wildwood School
182 Wildwood Street
Wilmington, MA, 01887
M-M
Wilmington High School
159 Church Street
Wilmington, MA, 01887
09-12
Wilmington Middle School
25 Carter Lane
Wilmington, MA, 01887
06-08
Woburn Street School
227 Woburn Street
Wilmington, MA, 01887
KG-03

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 85.5% 57.0%
Black 1.6% 9.8%
Hispanic 5.7% 25.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 7.1% 7.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 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 $13,839 $39,304,000 53.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,139 $6,074,000 8.3%
Staff $673 $1,911,000 2.6%
General Administration $306 $868,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,295 $3,678,000 5.0%
Operation $2,320 $6,590,000 9.0%
Transportation $769 $2,184,000 3.0%
Other $569 $1,615,000 2.2%
Total Support $8,070 $22,920,000 31.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,919 $11,131,000 15.2%
Total Expenditures $25,829 $73,355,000 100.0%
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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