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Elementary Schools in Hamilton-Wenham

At a glance

DistrictHamilton-Wenham32^nd of 351 Massachusetts districtsFull district overview →

Schools

830

Students

5-star school

Top rankedBessie Buker Elementary66^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Cutler School up 51 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Hamilton-Wenham is home to three elementary schools — Winthrop School (PK–5, 329 students), Bessie Buker Elementary (K–5, 255), and Cutler School (K–5, 246) — all part of the Hamilton-Wenham district, which ranks 32nd of 351 Massachusetts districts, in the 91st percentile with 5 stars, or the top roughly 9% of districts statewide. Every one of these schools scores above the state average in every all-grade subject, often by double digits. Two caveats: free/reduced lunch data is blank for all three schools, so it is unknown rather than zero, and per-student spending is from 2020–2021 while test scores are 2025–2026.

Bessie Buker Elementary is the consistent standout. It ranks 66th of 899 schools (93rd percentile, 5 stars) in 2025–2026 and is the only school here with 5 stars in all three years. It beat both the district and state in ELA (68.75), Math (72.41), and Science (65.79), and posted the top single grade-level results in the group — 82.93 in both 3rd-grade ELA and 3rd-grade Math. Cutler School is the biggest turnaround: it climbed from 576th of 916 (37th percentile, 2 stars) to 121st of 899 (87th percentile, 4 stars), a 50-point percentile gain. Its Math (69.23) tops the district average and its 5th-grade Math (80.00) is the highest grade-level math score in the list, though its ELA (61.21) and Science (57.14) sit slightly below the district.

Winthrop School has also improved, from 278th to 182nd and from 3 to 4 stars, but it trails the other two and is the only school below the district average in all three all-grade subjects (ELA 55.97, Math 62.26, Science 52.73) — still well above the state. Its Science fell 18.10 points year over year, and its 5th-grade Math (50.88) is the lowest grade-level metric in the 2025–2026 data. Bessie Buker Elementary, notably, has the lowest per-student spending ($17,531) and highest student/teacher ratio (14.1) yet the strongest outcomes, while Winthrop School has the highest spending ($19,962); because spending figures predate the test scores, this is not a causal finding.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Cutler School	Public	K-5	237 Asbury Street	South Hamilton	01982	Essex County	Hamilton-Wenham	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 468-5330	246	22	11.1	6.1%	217 (88.2%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.3%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	85.7	121^st of 899 public elementary schools	86.5%		80.8	172^nd of 906 public elementary schools	81.0%	51	59.5	61.4	62.9	61.2	70.3	60.0	80.0	69.2	57.1	57.1	100%	0%	$22,092
Winthrop School	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Bay Rd	South Hamilton	01982	Essex County	Hamilton-Wenham	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 468-5340	329	27	12.1	5.8%	284 (86.3%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.8%)	15 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	78.7	182^nd of 899 public elementary schools	79.8%		79	192^nd of 906 public elementary schools	78.8%	10	56.9	51.1	58.9	56.0	73.7	62.2	50.9	62.3	52.7	52.7	93%	2%	$23,451
Bessie Buker Elementary	Public	K-5	1 School Street	Wenham	01984	Essex County	Hamilton-Wenham	No	No	No	No	(978) 468-5324	255	18	14.1	6.7%	223 (87.5%)	3 (1.2%)	16 (6.3%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	90.8	66^th of 899 public elementary schools	92.7%		90.1	67^th of 906 public elementary schools	92.6%	1	82.9	58.5	71.1	68.8	82.9	63.1	76.9	72.4	65.8	65.8	97%	0%	$21,881

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Beverly	2.79 mi	8	89^th
Topsfield	2.93 mi	2
Danvers	3.82 mi	7	220^th
Ipswich	4.5 mi	4	72^nd
Manchester Essex Regional	4.53 mi	4	61^st

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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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