Wayland

The Wayland school district in Massachusetts comprises five schools serving roughly 2,649 students: three elementary schools (grades K–5) — Claypit Hill School, Loker School and Happy Hollow School — one middle school (grades 6–8) and one high school (grades 9–12). The district as a whole ranks #9 of 351 Massachusetts districts, placing it in the 97th percentile with a five-star rating, and every individual school sits in the top decile or better of its grade-level peers.

Wayland Middle School is the district's strongest performer, ranking #9 of 478 middle schools (98th percentile) and posting 2025–2026 proficiency of about 75 in ELA, 80 in math, 78 in science and 82 in civics — all roughly twice the state rate, with civics the largest margin (81.53 vs. 39.77). Wayland High School ranks #12 of 353 (97th percentile) and has a 97.7% graduation rate with a 0.0% dropout rate, though its scores dipped in every subject this year. Among the elementaries, Happy Hollow School (#25 of 899) leads in ELA, Loker School (#35 of 899) leads in 4th grade math (87.10) and 5th grade science (79.41), and Claypit Hill School (#78 of 899) is the relative laggard — the only school below the district average in all three tested subjects.

Structural data show spending doesn't track results: Loker School spends the least ($18,271 per student, 2020–2021) and has the largest classes (12.4 students per teacher) yet outperforms Claypit Hill School, which spends about $1,500 more. Elementary results vary more than secondary ones — ELA spans 7.7 points across the three elementaries while middle and high school ELA differ by under a point. Third grade ELA (58.23 to 71.15) is the district's softest area. Every school still beats the state by 23 to 42 points, so even Wayland's weakest cells are strong. Note that economic data (free/reduced lunch) is unreported, and spending figures predate the test data by five years.