Elementary Schools in Wakefield

Summary:

The Wakefield school district in Massachusetts is home to 5 elementary schools, serving students from preschool through 5th grade. Based on the available data, a few schools stand out as top performers in the district.

Woodville School consistently ranks among the top 20% of elementary schools in Massachusetts, outperforming the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. With a student-teacher ratio of 11.4, Woodville provides smaller class sizes and more individualized attention. Greenwood is another high-performing school, also ranking in the top 20-25% of the state and excelling in Mathematics proficiency.

In contrast, Dolbeare and Walton have the lowest proficiency rates in the Wakefield district, particularly in English Language Arts. The Early Childhood Center at the Doyle School stands out with the highest spending per student at $21,843, likely due to its focus on early childhood education and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.5.

District Detail

60 Farm Street
Wakefield, MA 01880

(781) 246-6400

SchoolDigger Rank:
76^th of 348 Massachusetts districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 3,382

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	Total
Dolbeare	Public	K-4	340 Lowell Street	Wakefield	01880	Middlesex County	Wakefield	No	No	No	No	(781) 246-6480	443	37	11.9		378 (85.3%)	6 (1.4%)	35 (7.9%)	15 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	77.9	204^th of 906 public elementary schools	77.5%		67.6	305^th of 916 public elementary schools	66.7%	101	47.7	62.6	55.4	61.6	63.7	62.7	$19,342
Woodville School	Public	PK, KG-4	30 Farm Street	Wakefield	01880	Middlesex County	Wakefield	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 246-6469	456	38	12.1		347 (76.1%)	15 (3.3%)	46 (10.1%)	23 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (4.8%)	80.6	174^th of 906 public elementary schools	80.8%		80.1	184^th of 916 public elementary schools	79.9%	10	63.2	59.0	60.8	57.9	60.0	59.1	$18,854
Greenwood	Public	K-4	1030 Main Street	Wakefield	01880	Middlesex County	Wakefield	No	No	No	No	(781) 246-6460	227	18	12.4		192 (84.6%)	5 (2.2%)	12 (5.3%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.7%)	79.8	185^th of 906 public elementary schools	79.6%		74.9	246^th of 916 public elementary schools	73.1%	61	69.6	49.0	59.0	58.7	65.3	62.1	$19,205
Walton	Public	K-4	18 Davidson Road	Wakefield	01880	Middlesex County	Wakefield	No	No	No	No	(781) 246-6494	218	16	13.5		184 (84.4%)	4 (1.8%)	18 (8.3%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.2%)	71.8	263^rd of 906 public elementary schools	71.0%		69	289^th of 916 public elementary schools	68.4%	26	47.8	51.1	49.5	65.2	55.6	60.4	$18,361

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical	1.42 mi	1	230^th
Stoneham	1.64 mi	6	125^th
Reading	2.27 mi	9	48^th
Melrose	2.27 mi	8	36^th
Lynnfield	2.8 mi	5	40^th

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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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