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Wollaston School

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Wollaston School ranks 103 rd of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

103^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Wollaston School is an elementary school in Quincy, MA, serving 315 students in grades K-5. The school consistently outperforms the Quincy district and the state of Massachusetts in academic assessments, with 65% of students proficient or better in ELA and 70% in math, compared to 45.83% and 42.5% for the district, respectively.

Wollaston School's success extends beyond overall performance, as it also excels in supporting specific student subgroups. The school ranks among the top 10 in Massachusetts for low-income students and the top 25 for English Language Learners, indicating its ability to effectively foster academic growth in traditionally underserved populations. This consistent high ranking has earned Wollaston School a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, placing it in the top 25% of elementary schools in the state.

While Wollaston School's performance is impressive, it is not the only strong performer in the Quincy district. Nearby schools like Montclair and Beechwood Knoll Elementary also demonstrate academic excellence, with MCAS proficiency rates comparable to or even exceeding Wollaston's. This suggests that the Quincy district as a whole is producing strong educational outcomes, though Wollaston's consistent high ranking sets it apart as a standout institution in the region.

318

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,184

Per pupil spending ?

57.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

205 Beale Street
Quincy, MA 02170

(617) 984-8791

District: Quincy

Students who attend Wollaston School usually attend:

Middle:	Central Middle
High:	North Quincy High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

61.6%

White:

27.4%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (68% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg44%

Massachusetts avg41%

103^rd of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 11Elementary Schools in the Quincy

185^th of 348Quincy 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	103 of 906	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.9	100 of 916	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	233 of 928	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	253 of 932	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	61.9	372 of 936	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.6	182 of 942	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	181 of 934	80.6%	★★★★☆
2017	86.4	93 of 938	90.1%	★★★★★
2016	60.4	392 of 932	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.9	257 of 914	71.9%	★★★★☆
2014	69.2	296 of 926	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.1	376 of 928	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.1	360 of 930	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.9	340 of 924	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.1	405 of 920	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.2	459 of 909	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.3	519 of 908	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.8	445 of 911	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.8	390 of 911	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.3	304 of 887	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	73.2	253 of 882	71.3%	★★★★☆
2003	76.7	210 of 884	76.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	88 of 142	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.6	85 of 152	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	107 of 145	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	119 of 143	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	119 of 141	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	99 of 155	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	102 of 154	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	17.5	622 of 665	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	94.7	3 of 264	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	74.3	25 of 267	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	64.7	33 of 240	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.1	18 of 258	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	19 of 244	92.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	93 of 869	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.3	89 of 886	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	73.4	231 of 887	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	328 of 901	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.5	409 of 898	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.8	178 of 902	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	235 of 893	73.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	8 of 736	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	3 of 760	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	47 of 757	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	14 of 772	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	78.5	80 of 705	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	92.1	15 of 700	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	87.8	35 of 685	94.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	123 of 884	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	118 of 891	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	216 of 896	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	180 of 908	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	65.6	307 of 904	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.8	170 of 907	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	150 of 898	83.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	63.1	202 of 703	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	87.2	59 of 905	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	71.4	174 of 894	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	90.1	29 of 896	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	16 of 886	98.2%	★★★★★

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	61.0	376 of 925	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	66.4	106 of 399	73.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	124 of 737	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	104 of 753	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	232 of 762	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.9	185 of 764	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	54.8	331 of 765	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.3	256 of 780	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	405 of 772	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)99th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile-5 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)73rd percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2023)71st percentile-4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)59th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)38th percentile-51 vs school

Disabled (2019)6th percentile-74 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics70%+29 vs state

Science68%+26 vs state

English Language Arts65%+23 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
Wollaston School	Public	K-5	205 Beale Street	Quincy	02170	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8791	318	24	13.2		87 (27.4%)	11 (3.5%)	10 (3.1%)	196 (61.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	87.4	103^rd of 906 public elementary schools	88.6%		87.9	100^th of 916 public elementary schools	89.1%	3	57.7	72.7	64.2	65.0	57.7	80.0	71.7	70.0	67.9	67.9	$19,184
Charles A Bernazzani Elementary	Public	K-5	701 Furnace Brook	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8713	339	24	14.4		192 (56.6%)	15 (4.4%)	15 (4.4%)	85 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.1%)	55.3	402^nd of 906 public elementary schools	55.6%		68.4	296^th of 916 public elementary schools	67.7%	106	52.9	48.2	30.9	43.8	43.1	50.0	36.4	43.1	52.7	52.7	$19,426
Dr. Rick DeCristofaro Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-7	180 Old Colony Avenue	Quincy	02170	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(617) 984-8777	261	29	9.1		63 (24.1%)	47 (18.0%)	30 (11.5%)	102 (39.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.9%)								(n/a)
Montclair	Public	K-5	8 Belmont Street	Quincy	02171	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8708	365	30	12.3		79 (21.6%)	15 (4.1%)	27 (7.4%)	226 (61.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	73.3	243^rd of 906 public elementary schools	73.2%		69.1	288^th of 916 public elementary schools	68.6%	45	42.6	54.6	38.5	45.4	57.4	75.4	63.6	66.0	63.1	63.1	$19,675
Francis W Parker	Public	K-5	148 Billings Rd	Quincy	02171	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 984-8710	323	28	11.7		66 (20.4%)	20 (6.2%)	24 (7.4%)	193 (59.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	56.7	390^th of 906 public elementary schools	57.0%		55.6	411^th of 916 public elementary schools	55.1%	21	27.6	38.7	47.1	37.4	44.8	49.2	64.7	52.4	56.9	56.9	$21,301
Beechwood Knoll Elementary	Public	K-5	225 Fenno Street	Quincy	02170	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8781	343	23	14.7		104 (30.3%)	9 (2.6%)	20 (5.8%)	196 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	72.4	253^rd of 906 public elementary schools	72.1%		58.5	386^th of 916 public elementary schools	57.9%	133	54.0	38.2	47.4	46.3	64.0	52.7	61.4	59.3	71.9	71.9	$19,050
Lincoln-Hancock Community School	Public	K-4	300 Granite Street	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 984-8715	565	45	12.5		178 (31.5%)	87 (15.4%)	68 (12.0%)	162 (28.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.7%)	44.5	510^th of 906 public elementary schools	43.7%		37.7	579^th of 916 public elementary schools	36.8%	69	36.7	38.1		37.5	36.1	47.5		42.3			$19,683
Merrymount	Public	K-5	4 Agawam Rd	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8762	291	24	11.9		181 (62.2%)	16 (5.5%)	29 (10.0%)	44 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.2%)	65.5	325^th of 906 public elementary schools	64.1%		64.9	320^th of 916 public elementary schools	65.1%	5	55.8	41.0	51.1	50.0	46.2	59.0	48.9	50.7	52.3	52.3	$19,832
Collicot	Public	K-5	80 Edge Hill Rd	Milton	02186	Norfolk County	Milton	No	No	No	No	(617) 696-4282	623	42	14.9		461 (74.0%)	23 (3.7%)	28 (4.5%)	75 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.8%)	89.7	73^rd of 906 public elementary schools	91.9%		92.3	48^th of 916 public elementary schools	94.8%	25	57.4	78.2	75.9	70.5	55.5	81.8	74.7	70.8	81.6	81.6	$18,971
Cunningham School	Public	PK, KG-5	44 Edge Hill Rd	Milton	02186	Norfolk County	Milton	No	No	No	No	(617) 696-4285	612	48	12.7		422 (69.0%)	34 (5.6%)	49 (8.0%)	57 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (7.8%)	89.5	76^th of 906 public elementary schools	91.6%		88.5	93^rd of 916 public elementary schools	89.8%	17	63.4	69.8	71.0	68.0	63.8	69.8	67.7	67.0	73.1	73.1	$20,413

Frequently Asked Questions about Wollaston School

Is Wollaston School a good school?

Wollaston School ranks 103^rd of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Wollaston School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 318 students attended Wollaston School.

What is the racial makeup of Wollaston School?

Students at Wollaston School are 62% Asian, 27% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Wollaston School attend?

Students who attend Wollaston School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Central Middle
High : North Quincy High

What district is Wollaston School in?

Quincy

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