Summary:
Walpole, MA serves roughly 3,500 students across six public schools: four elementary schools (K–5), one middle school (6–8), and one high school (9–12), with no alternative schools. The Walpole district is rated highly — 42nd of 351 districts in Massachusetts, the 88th percentile, 4 stars. Enrollment splits almost evenly between the elementary schools (1,754 students) and the two secondary schools (1,746). Fisher is the largest elementary at 463 students, followed by Old Post Road (458), Elm Street School (438), and Boyden (395); Walpole Middle School enrolls 829 and Walpole High 917.
All six schools earn 4 or 5 stars. Old Post Road is the academic standout: 10th of 899 elementary schools, 99th percentile, 5 stars, with the top elementary All Grades scores in every subject (ELA 70.72, Math 82.43, Science 83.75). Fisher follows at 57th of 899, 94th percentile, 5 stars (ELA 64.17, Math 73.75, Science 75.49). Elm Street School is a stable 4-star school, ranked 133rd of 899 (85th percentile), with its rank holding in the 125–141 range over three years. Boyden is the most improved, climbing from 331/916 (64th percentile, 3 stars) in 2023–2024 to 188/899 (79th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–2026, though its proficiency still trails the district. The elementary gap is wide: Old Post Road leads Boyden by 13.42 points in ELA, 21.68 in math, and 34.73 in science — yet all four elementaries beat state averages in all three subjects.
Walpole Middle School ranks 93rd of 478 middle schools (81st percentile, 4 stars) and sits slightly above district in every grade-level subject; 8th grade Science is the thinnest margin, just above district and state. Walpole High posts a 96.6% graduation rate versus 95.8% for the district and a 1.3% dropout rate, with grade 10 math at 62.01 against the state's 43.73 — but ELA, math, and science all slipped from the prior year, science falling from 70.10 to 53.62. Student-teacher ratios average about 12.0; Old Post Road has the highest (14.0) and lowest reported spending ($15,382), while Boyden has the lowest ratio (10.5) and highest spending ($16,844). Note that free/reduced lunch percentages are blank for every school.
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