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Dale Street

Public Grades 4-5

39^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Dale Street School is an exceptional elementary school in Medfield, Massachusetts, serving 404 students in grades 4-5. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, currently placed 39th out of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

Dale Street School's academic performance is truly outstanding, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, 69.25% of students scored proficient or better in English Language Arts, 80.97% in Mathematics, and 74.75% in Science. The school also excels in the performance of various student subgroups, maintaining high rankings for female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and white students, as well as those with special education needs and from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby schools, such as the Ralph Wheelock School in Medfield and the Chickering School in Dover, Dale Street School stands out as a top performer, consistently outpacing them on MCAS assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's exceptional performance in Mathematics, with 80.97% of students scoring proficient or better, is particularly noteworthy, significantly exceeding the state average of 40.74%.

384

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,022

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

45 Adams Street
Medfield, MA 02052-1653

(508) 359-5538

District: Medfield

Students who attend Dale Street usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas Blake Middle
High:	Medfield Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.5%

Asian:

3.9%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 88th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (75% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg72%

Massachusetts avg41%

39^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 348Medfield among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	39 of 906	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	45 of 916	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	44 of 928	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	47 of 932	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	50 of 936	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	82.2	142 of 942	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	106 of 934	88.7%	★★★★☆
2017	89.2	60 of 938	93.6%	★★★★★
2016	90.8	48 of 932	94.8%	★★★★★
2015	84.5	106 of 914	88.4%	★★★★☆
2014	77.6	194 of 926	79.0%	★★★★☆
2013	75.3	228 of 928	75.4%	★★★★☆
2012	77.8	203 of 930	78.2%	★★★★☆
2011	82.0	151 of 924	83.7%	★★★★☆
2010	75.4	230 of 920	75.0%	★★★★☆
2009	72.5	256 of 909	71.8%	★★★★☆
2008	80.0	168 of 908	81.5%	★★★★☆
2007	87.0	78 of 911	91.4%	★★★★★
2006	87.6	83 of 911	90.9%	★★★★★
2005	85.3	108 of 887	87.8%	★★★★☆
2004	86.1	94 of 882	89.3%	★★★★☆
2003	88.7	51 of 884	94.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	87.2	6 of 152	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	87.6	3 of 141	97.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	78.9	83 of 672	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	84.0	61 of 632	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	78.9	95 of 665	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	177 of 656	73.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	40 of 869	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	61 of 886	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	35 of 887	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	58 of 901	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	44 of 898	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	81.8	136 of 902	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	89.6	47 of 893	94.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	83.1	32 of 401	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	81.6	39 of 398	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	11 of 379	97.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	55 of 736	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	32 of 760	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	55 of 757	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	79.9	79 of 772	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.7	56 of 705	92.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	21 of 884	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	34 of 891	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	49 of 896	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	52 of 908	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.7	54 of 904	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	79.7	162 of 907	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	174 of 898	80.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	63 of 717	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	78.5	106 of 731	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	78 of 703	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	159 of 905	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	113 of 894	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	51.2	427 of 896	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	419 of 886	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	91.8	45 of 925	95.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	48 of 737	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	85.9	70 of 753	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	52 of 762	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.1	50 of 764	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	87.5	55 of 765	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	78.2	128 of 780	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	106 of 772	86.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2024)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2022)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)88th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics81%+40 vs state

Science75%+33 vs state

English Language Arts69%+28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Science (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 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	Total
Dale Street	Public	4-5	45 Adams Street	Medfield	02052	Norfolk County	Medfield	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 359-5538	384	29	13.2		336 (87.5%)	6 (1.6%)	12 (3.1%)	15 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	93.9	39^th of 906 public elementary schools	95.7%		92.5	45^th of 916 public elementary schools	95.1%	6		62.9	74.9	69.3		82.4	79.7	81.0	74.8	74.8	$19,022
Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-1	59 Adams Street	Medfield	02052	Norfolk County	Medfield	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 359-5135	412	22	18.6		355 (86.2%)	11 (2.7%)	17 (4.1%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)								(n/a)											$19,870
Ralph Wheelock School	Public	2-3	17 Elm Street	Medfield	02052	Norfolk County	Medfield	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 359-6316	404	22	18.1		350 (86.6%)	8 (2.0%)	18 (4.5%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)								(n/a)	72.1			72.1	79.0			79.0			$18,382
Clyde F Brown	Public	PK, KG-5	7 Park Rd	Millis	02054	Norfolk County	Millis	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 376-7003	603	41	14.6		455 (75.5%)	9 (1.5%)	78 (12.9%)	24 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.8%)	45.7	498^th of 906 public elementary schools	45.0%		60.4	364^th of 916 public elementary schools	60.3%	134	39.8	36.1	28.4	34.6	40.8	39.8	45.1	42.1	49.0	49.0	$19,146
Elm Street School	Public	K-5	415 Elm Street	Walpole	02081	Norfolk County	Walpole	No	No	No	No	(508) 660-7374	438	35	12.6		351 (80.1%)	17 (3.9%)	26 (5.9%)	28 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	85.2	125^th of 906 public elementary schools	86.2%		83.3	141^st of 916 public elementary schools	84.6%	16	68.4	64.7	48.4	61.4	78.5	72.1	57.8	70.3	59.4	59.4	$17,985
Martha Jones	Public	K-5	80 Martha Jones Rd	Westwood	02090	Norfolk County	Westwood	No	No	No	No	(781) 326-7500	275	19	14.1		218 (79.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	27 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.6%)	97.3	2^nd of 906 public elementary schools	99.8%		96.7	6^th of 916 public elementary schools	99.3%	4	84.8	81.0	80.0	82.0	78.3	81.0	91.4	82.7	82.9	82.9	$21,857
William E Sheehan	Public	K-5	549 Pond Street	Westwood	02090	Norfolk County	Westwood	No	No	No	No	(781) 326-7500	278	24	11.7		213 (76.6%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.5%)	26 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.2%)	96.8	4^th of 906 public elementary schools	99.6%		97.1	4^th of 916 public elementary schools	99.6%		76.6	75.5	79.6	77.1	83.3	79.3	81.8	81.4	88.6	88.6	$23,759
Fisher	Public	K-5	65 Gould Street	Walpole	02081	Norfolk County	Walpole	No	No	No	No	(508) 660-7234	463	37	12.5		328 (70.8%)	7 (1.5%)	44 (9.5%)	61 (13.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	88.2	94^th of 906 public elementary schools	89.6%		90.7	65^th of 916 public elementary schools	92.9%	29	62.1	60.0	66.7	62.7	67.2	78.0	65.4	71.2	68.0	68.0	$18,790
Chickering	Public	PK, KG-5	29 Cross Street	Dover	02030	Norfolk County	Dover	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 785-0480	492	45	11.0		361 (73.4%)	10 (2.0%)	27 (5.5%)	63 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	92	50^th of 906 public elementary schools	94.5%		91.4	56^th of 916 public elementary schools	93.9%	6	73.6	71.0	62.6	68.7	79.4	66.7	68.7	71.9	77.8	77.8	$22,896
George F. Willett	Public	K	100 Westover Parkway	Norwood	02062	Norfolk County	Norwood	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 762-6805	256	24	10.7		140 (54.7%)	28 (10.9%)	53 (20.7%)	17 (6.6%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	13 (5.1%)								(n/a)											$21,423

Frequently Asked Questions about Dale Street

What schools do graduates of Dale Street attend?

Students who attend Dale Street usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomas Blake Middle
High : Medfield Senior High

How many students attend Dale Street?

In the 2024-25 school year, 384 students attended Dale Street.

What is the racial makeup of Dale Street?

Students at Dale Street are 88% White, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Is Dale Street a good school?

Yes! Dale Street is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 39^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools.

What district is Dale Street in?

Medfield

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026

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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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