Summary:
Hamilton-Wenham is a five-school Massachusetts district serving about 1,669 students across three elementary schools (kindergarten through grade 5), one middle school (grades 6–8), and one high school (grades 9–12), with no alternative schools. The Hamilton-Wenham district ranks 32nd of 351 in Massachusetts — the 91st percentile, with 5 stars — and in 2025-26 all five schools earned at least 4 stars. Enrollment is 448 at Hamilton-Wenham Regional High, 391 at Miles River Middle, 329 at Winthrop School, 255 at Bessie Buker Elementary, and 246 at Cutler School.
Three schools stand out. Hamilton-Wenham Regional High ranked 26th of 353 (93rd percentile, 5 stars), with a 100% graduation rate and 0% dropout rate; its 2025-26 proficiency was 86.96% in Biology, 78.38% in Science, 71.55% in ELA, and 70.69% in Math. Bessie Buker Elementary was 66th of 899 (93rd percentile, 5 stars for all three years shown) and leads the elementary schools at 68.75% ELA, 72.41% Math, and 65.79% Science. Miles River Middle ranked 44th of 478 (91st percentile, 5 stars) and lifted Math from 59.07% to 67.26%.
Improvement is the other big story. Cutler School climbed from 576th of 916 (37th percentile, 2 stars) to 121st of 899 (87th percentile, 4 stars), while Winthrop School rose to 182nd of 899 (80th percentile, 4 stars) but posts the lowest elementary scores: 55.97% ELA, 62.26% Math, 52.73% Science. Every reported score still beats the state, with Winthrop's Science the smallest margin at 11.75 points. Science was volatile — Winthrop fell 18.10 points and Buker 13.62, while Cutler gained 7.14. Spending ($17,531 at Buker to $19,962 at Winthrop, from 2020-21) and student-teacher ratios (10.3 to 14.1) don't line up simply with results, and free/reduced-lunch data is unknown, so equity comparisons aren't possible.
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