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Old Post Road

Public Grades K-5

52^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Old Post Road Elementary School is a public school in East Walpole, Massachusetts, serving 469 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. This high-performing school consistently outshines the Walpole school district and the state of Massachusetts in academic assessments.

Old Post Road's students excel across the board, with 66.41% proficient or better in English Language Arts and 77.19% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 55.62% and 63.68% respectively in the Walpole district. The school's strong performance extends to various student subgroups, ranking 29th out of 869 Massachusetts elementary schools for female students and 3rd out of 420 for Hispanic students in English Language Arts. With a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Old Post Road has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in the state.

While Old Post Road stands out within the Walpole district, the nearby Sharon district also boasts several high-performing schools, such as Heights Elementary and Cottage Street, which outperform Old Post Road in some academic metrics. This broader context highlights the exceptional educational opportunities available in the region.

458

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,389

Per pupil spending ?

15.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

99 Old Post Road
East Walpole, MA 02032

(508) 660-7219

District: Walpole

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.9%

Hispanic:

11.4%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (73% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Walpole

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg59%

Massachusetts avg41%

52^nd of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Walpole

47^th of 348Walpole 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	91.7	52 of 906	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	25 of 916	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	51 of 928	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	67 of 932	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	51 of 936	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	34 of 942	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.1	54 of 934	94.2%	★★★★★
2017	87.8	79 of 938	91.6%	★★★★★
2016	88.5	66 of 932	92.9%	★★★★★
2015	88.3	60 of 914	93.4%	★★★★★
2014	85.2	87 of 926	90.6%	★★★★★
2013	78.2	191 of 928	79.4%	★★★★☆
2012	74.8	235 of 930	74.7%	★★★★☆
2011	78.1	206 of 924	77.7%	★★★★☆
2010	81.3	160 of 920	82.6%	★★★★☆
2009	81.5	149 of 909	83.6%	★★★★☆
2008	76.0	212 of 908	76.7%	★★★★☆
2007	73.6	244 of 911	73.2%	★★★★☆
2006	74.9	227 of 911	75.1%	★★★★☆
2005	76.0	229 of 887	74.2%	★★★★☆
2004	70.2	296 of 882	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2003	75.4	222 of 884	74.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	29 of 869	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	39 of 886	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	65 of 887	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	82.5	149 of 901	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	88.3	84 of 898	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	86.4	86 of 902	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	89.2	55 of 893	93.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	98.8	3 of 420	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	99.4	2 of 379	99.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	60 of 736	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	20 of 760	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	9 of 757	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	4 of 772	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	73.9	111 of 685	83.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	87 of 884	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	19 of 891	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	36 of 896	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	12 of 908	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	35 of 904	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	8 of 907	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	69 of 898	92.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	30 of 717	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	28 of 905	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.9	40 of 894	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	76.1	131 of 896	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.2	264 of 886	70.2%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	92.5	41 of 925	95.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	44 of 737	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	16 of 753	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.3	35 of 762	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	39 of 764	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	19 of 765	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	18 of 780	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	32 of 772	95.9%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2023)99th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science77%+36 vs state

Mathematics77%+36 vs state

English Language Arts66%+25 vs state

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Schools Near Old Post Road

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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
Old Post Road	Public	K-5	99 Old Post Road	East Walpole	02032	Norfolk County	Walpole	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 660-7219	458	33	14.0		352 (76.9%)	9 (2.0%)	52 (11.4%)	17 (3.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	91.7	52^nd of 906 public elementary schools	94.3%		94.4	25^th of 916 public elementary schools	97.3%	27	78.3	67.5	55.2	66.4	83.1	84.3	66.0	77.2	77.3	77.3	$17,389
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
Balch	Public	1-5	1170 Washington Street	Norwood	02062	Norfolk County	Norwood	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 762-0694	303	29	10.4		114 (37.6%)	32 (10.6%)	126 (41.6%)	20 (6.6%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.7%)	24.5	683^rd of 906 public elementary schools	24.6%		18.9	753^rd of 916 public elementary schools	17.8%	70	31.2	28.0	28.6	29.4	22.2	28.0	28.0	25.8	30.0	30.0	$22,250
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
F A Cleveland	Public	1-5	33 George Willett Parkway	Norwood	02062	Norfolk County	Norwood	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 762-6522	339	30	11.3		221 (65.2%)	34 (10.0%)	53 (15.6%)	13 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.4%)	62.2	345^th of 906 public elementary schools	61.9%		75	245^th of 916 public elementary schools	73.3%	100	42.9	45.6	48.6	45.9	60.7	50.0	41.4	50.0	52.9	52.9	$21,184
Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	454 South Main Street	Sharon	02067	Norfolk County	Sharon	No	No	No	No	(781) 784-1595	545	33	16.6		278 (51.0%)	31 (5.7%)	31 (5.7%)	161 (29.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.7%)	94.3	30^th of 906 public elementary schools	96.7%		93.5	36^th of 916 public elementary schools	96.1%	6	72.3	71.9	71.0	71.7	77.8	77.5	73.8	76.2	78.5	78.5	$20,427
Charles J Prescott	Public	1-5	66 Richland Road	Norwood	02062	Norfolk County	Norwood	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 762-6497	267	24	11.0		105 (39.3%)	40 (15.0%)	49 (18.4%)	49 (18.4%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.5%)	18 (6.7%)	45.1	504^th of 906 public elementary schools	44.4%		68	301^st of 916 public elementary schools	67.1%	203	36.1	46.8	35.6	39.8	38.9	55.3	24.4	39.8	35.6	35.6	$21,601
Cottage Street	Public	K-5	30 Cottage Street	Sharon	02067	Norfolk County	Sharon	No	No	No	No	(781) 784-1580	433	27	16.1		208 (48.0%)	33 (7.6%)	58 (13.4%)	76 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (13.2%)	89.1	81^st of 906 public elementary schools	91.1%		90	76^th of 916 public elementary schools	91.7%	5	70.5	64.9	67.5	67.4	55.7	70.5	75.0	67.9	72.7	72.7	$20,240
Boyden	Public	K-5	1852 Washington Street	Walpole	02081	Norfolk County	Walpole	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 660-7216	395	38	10.5		302 (76.5%)	31 (7.8%)	40 (10.1%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	71.9	261^st of 906 public elementary schools	71.2%		63.8	331^st of 916 public elementary schools	63.9%	70	66.2	44.2	55.9	56.3	64.6	54.9	45.8	55.4	49.2	49.2	$19,244
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 Old Post Road

What is the racial makeup of Old Post Road?

Students at Old Post Road are 77% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Old Post Road attend?

Students who attend Old Post Road usually go on to attend:

High : Walpole High

What district is Old Post Road in?

Walpole

Is Old Post Road a good school?

Yes. Old Post Road ranks in the top 5.7% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

How many students attend Old Post Road?

In the 2024-25 school year, 458 students attended Old Post Road.

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