Summary
Old Post Road is a K–5 elementary school in East Walpole, MA, enrolling 458 students as one of four elementary schools in the Walpole Public Schools district. By every ranking measure available, it is the strongest elementary school in its immediate area: in 2025–2026 it ranked 10th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools (99th percentile, 5 stars), the highest placement in its ten-year record. This is not a one-year spike — the school has earned 5 stars every year on record, never falling below the 92nd percentile.
Its test results outpace both its district and the state. In 2025–2026, 70.72% of students were proficient in English language arts, 82.43% in math, and 83.75% in science, compared with 58.67%, 65.20%, and 55.63% across the Walpole district and roughly 40–41% statewide. Within Walpole, Old Post Road leads Fisher (57th of 899) by about 7–9 points in each subject and Boyden (188th of 899) by far more. It also outperforms Heights Elementary in Sharon, a 5-star school ranked 38th of 899, in all three subjects, while nearby Norwood elementaries such as Cornelius M Callahan, Balch, Charles J Prescott, and F A Cleveland sit at or below the state average.
Notably, Old Post Road achieves this at the lowest per-student spending ($15,382) and the highest student-teacher ratio (14.0) among Walpole elementaries. Science is the standout subject, at more than double the state rate, and math has consistently outpaced ELA. Results are broad-based: special education students rank in the 96th percentile statewide and low-income students in the 92nd — though that last figure has softened from the 99th percentile of recent years. ELA relative to math, and that trend, are the only observable soft spots.
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