Summary:
Wenham, Massachusetts has just one public school in this data set — Bessie Buker Elementary — a K–5 school at 1 School Street with 255 students, part of the Hamilton-Wenham district. There are no middle, high, or alternative schools listed for the city, so families here move on to other schools after 5th grade. Because Wenham has only one school, the useful comparisons are Bessie Buker against its district and the state.
Bessie Buker stands out on performance. It earned a 5-star rating in all three reported years, ranking 66th out of 899 schools (93rd percentile) in 2025–2026, up from 81st out of 916 (91st percentile) in 2023–2024. In 2025–2026, all-grade proficiency was 68.75% in English Language Arts, 72.41% in Mathematics, and 65.79% in Science — each roughly 25 to 31 percentage points above the state and also above the district in every subject. Mathematics is a particular strength, staying near 72% in both years. Science was exceptional in 2024–2025 at 79.41% (state: 41.51%) but slipped 13.62 percentage points the following year, though it remains above district and state. Strongest current results are 3rd grade ELA and Mathematics, both at 82.93%; the lowest reported school result is 4th grade ELA at 58.46%, still above the district's 56.77% and the state's 37.43%.
Context matters too: Hamilton-Wenham is itself elite, ranking 32nd out of 351 districts at the 91st percentile with 5 stars, and Bessie Buker's 93rd percentile edges slightly above it. Per-student spending is listed at $17,531 for 2020–2021, an older figure, and the student-teacher ratio is 14.1 for 2024–2025. The free/reduced-lunch percentage is blank in this record — unknown, not zero — so socioeconomic context cannot be assessed. Overall, this is a consistently high-performing small elementary school with results far above Massachusetts averages.
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