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Wales Elementary

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Wales Elementary ranks 573 rd of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

573^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Wales Elementary is a small PK–6 school serving 93 students in the rural town of Wales, Massachusetts, and it is the only school in the Wales district. In 2025–26 the school ranked 573rd of 899 Massachusetts schools (36th percentile, 2 stars), an improvement over 2024–25 (701st of 906, 23rd percentile, 1 star), though well below its 2017–18 peak of 233rd of 934 (75th percentile, 4 stars). The district itself ranks 265th of 351 statewide.

On 2025–26 MCAS Next Generation tests, 27.12% of students met proficiency in English language arts (state: 40.03%), 35.59% in math (state: 41.11%), and 41.67% in science (state: 40.98%). Science is the relative bright spot, but a volatile one — it was only 17.65% in 2024–25. ELA is the most persistent weakness, sitting in the 20s for several years, and results vary sharply by grade: third-grade ELA reached 50% (above the state's 42.79%), while sixth-grade ELA was 10.53% (state: 40.26%). Math has improved gradually, from 23.08% in 2022–23 to 35.59% now, with sixth-grade math essentially at state level.

Wales has the smallest enrollment and the lowest student-teacher ratio (8.6) among nearby schools, with mid-range per-student spending of $17,710 in 2020–21. It outperforms West Street, Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School and Warren Elementary, but trails Brimfield Elementary (175th of 899), Burgess Elementary, Green Meadows Elementary and Holland Elementary — Brimfield's ELA proficiency is about 23.6 points higher. Recent subgroup results are a serious concern: in 2024–25, male students and low-socioeconomic-status students each ranked at the 1st percentile statewide. With only 93 students, year-to-year swings can be large, so trends are worth watching rather than single-year numbers.

Students ?

8.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,600

Per pupil spending ?

51.6%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

41 Main Street
Wales, MA 01081-0247

(413) 245-7748

District: Wales

Students who attend Wales Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tantasqua Regional Junior High
High:	Tantasqua Regional Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.2%

Hispanic:

6.5%

African American:

4.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 23rd percentile in 2025 → 36th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 36th (2026) from a 23rd-percentile low (2025)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 13 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Massachusetts avg41%

573^rd of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 30 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

265^th of 351Wales 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
2026	35.7	573 of 899	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.5	701 of 906	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	654 of 916	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	683 of 928	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.4	490 of 932	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.3	332 of 936	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	508 of 942	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	74.8	233 of 934	75.1%	★★★★☆
2017	61.2	375 of 938	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.6	319 of 932	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.1	312 of 914	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.1	270 of 926	70.8%	★★★★☆
2013	69.4	311 of 928	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.0	289 of 930	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.9	354 of 924	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.8	341 of 920	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.8	415 of 909	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.3	477 of 908	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.9	461 of 911	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.9	433 of 911	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	30.7	636 of 887	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.1	618 of 882	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2003	64.8	352 of 884	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	68.5	271 of 898	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	496 of 902	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	437 of 893	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	728 of 736	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	40.1	469 of 760	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.0	184 of 700	73.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	871 of 884	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	61.1	356 of 904	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	531 of 907	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	86.9	87 of 898	90.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	72.4	183 of 905	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	60.4	282 of 894	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	440 of 896	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	64.8	333 of 925	64.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	589 of 734	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	701 of 737	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	714 of 753	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	701 of 762	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	523 of 764	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.7	333 of 765	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.1	561 of 780	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.4	290 of 772	62.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2022)80th percentile+32 vs school

Female (2021)70th percentile+5 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)64th percentile~ school

White (2026)20th percentile-17 vs school

Male (2025)1st percentile-21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science42%~ state avg

Mathematics36%-6 vs state

English Language Arts27%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th 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 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Wales Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	41 Main Street	Wales	01081	Hampden County	Wales	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 245-7748	93	11	8.6	51.6%	82 (88.2%)	4 (4.3%)	6 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.7	573^rd of 899 public elementary schools	36.3%		22.5	701^st of 906 public elementary schools	22.6%	128	50.0		25.0	10.5			27.1	30.0		25.0	42.1			35.6	41.7		41.7				$32,600
Holland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	28 Sturbridge Road	Holland	01521	Hampden County	Holland	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 245-9644	212	20	10.6	33.5%	187 (88.2%)	3 (1.4%)	14 (6.6%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	59.7	361^st of 899 public elementary schools	59.8%		59.1	369^th of 906 public elementary schools	59.3%	8	53.1	35.0	27.8	60.0			41.4	68.8	45.0	47.2	65.0			54.7	41.7		41.7		94%	0%	$16,278
Brimfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	22 Wales Rd	Brimfield	01010	Hampden County	Brimfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 245-7337	258	28	9.3	25.6%	228 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	79.4	175^th of 899 public elementary schools	80.5%		79	191^st of 906 public elementary schools	78.9%	16	50.0	58.8	50.0	45.8			50.7	52.8	75.0	80.8	71.4			69.4	61.5		61.5		97%	0%	$20,047
Granite Valley School	Public	1-6	21 Thompson Street	Monson	01057	Hampden County	Monson	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 267-4155	400	33	12.1	37.8%	351 (87.8%)	4 (1.0%)	32 (8.0%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	33.1	607^th of 899 public elementary schools	32.5%		34	601^st of 906 public elementary schools	33.7%	6	39.3	32.8	23.5	31.8			31.6	34.4	23.0	23.5	40.3			30.2	38.2		38.2				$21,994
Quarry Hill Community School	Public	PK-K	43 Margaret Street	Monson	01057	Hampden County	Monson	No	No	No	No	(413) 267-4160	120	10	11.8	40.0%	99 (82.5%)	3 (2.5%)	15 (12.5%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								(n/a)																			88%	8%	$22,377
Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School	Public, Charter	K-8	1 Old Sturbridge Village Road	Sturbridge	01566	Worcester County	Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 347-0283	356	25	14.5	48.3%	207 (58.1%)	17 (4.8%)	120 (33.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	19.9	728^th of 899 public elementary schools	19.0%		23.6	690^th of 906 public elementary schools	23.8%	38	31.8	22.7	22.7	20.9	40.0	16.7	25.8	20.5	23.3	13.6	25.6	26.7	16.7	21.1	31.8	20.8	27.9	16.7	92%	5%	$17,727
Burgess Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	45 Burgess School Rd	Sturbridge	01566	Worcester County	Sturbridge	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 347-7041	842	70	12.0	22.3%	656 (77.9%)	14 (1.7%)	105 (12.5%)	20 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.5%)	71.5	250^th of 899 public elementary schools	72.2%		66.5	315^th of 906 public elementary schools	65.2%	65	53.3	46.1	50.5	45.7			48.6	56.2	51.3	50.5	60.9			55.1	60.8		60.8		93%	1%	$18,124
Warren Elementary	Public	K-6	51 Schoolhouse Drive	West Warren	01092	Worcester County	Quaboag Regional	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 436-5983	305	20	15.3	54.8%	251 (82.3%)	4 (1.3%)	34 (11.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	25.9	667^th of 899 public elementary schools	25.8%		28.3	650^th of 906 public elementary schools	28.3%	17	33.3	25.9	22.7	12.5			22.9	42.4	33.3	22.7	37.5			33.5	15.9		15.9		94%	6%	$21,361
West Street	Public	K-5	156 West Street	Southbridge	01550	Worcester County	Southbridge	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 764-5470	323	29	11.1	80.2%	69 (21.4%)	14 (4.3%)	234 (72.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	5.1	883^rd of 899 public elementary schools	1.8%		5.6	887^th of 906 public elementary schools	2.1%	4	16.9	11.3	5.3				11.0	6.9	9.7	4.0				6.7	4.1		4.1				$23,689
Eastford Road	Public	PK, KG-1	120 Eastford Road	Southbridge	01550	Worcester County	Southbridge	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 764-5460	397	26	15.2	80.4%	104 (26.2%)	17 (4.3%)	260 (65.5%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)								(n/a)																			97%	1%	$22,829

Frequently Asked Questions about Wales Elementary

What district is Wales Elementary in?

Wales

What is the racial makeup of Wales Elementary?

Students at Wales Elementary are 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% African American, 1% American Indian.

Is Wales Elementary a good school?

Wales Elementary ranks 573^rd of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Wales Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wales Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tantasqua Regional Junior High
High : Tantasqua Regional Senior High

How many students attend Wales Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 93 students attended Wales Elementary.

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2024–25 MCAS Next Generation test scoresSep 29, 2025

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