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Loker School

Public Grades K-5

18^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Loker School is an exceptional elementary school located in Wayland, Massachusetts, serving 377 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school consistently delivers outstanding academic results, with a high percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, significantly outperforming state averages.

Loker School's performance is truly exceptional, ranking 18th out of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking among the top schools in the state for Asian students, special education students, and female students. Loker School's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.0 to 13.9 students per teacher, may contribute to its strong academic performance.

While Loker School's performance is exceptional, the nearby Wayland schools, such as Claypit Hill School and Happy Hollow School, also demonstrate strong academic results, suggesting that the Wayland school district as a whole is providing a high-quality education to its students. Loker School's spending per student, ranging from $17,654 to $18,271 over the past few years, is higher than the state average, which may contribute to the school's ability to provide a robust educational program and support services for its students.

359

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,853

Per pupil spending ?

5.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

47 Loker Street
Wayland, MA 01778-4599

(508) 358-8601

District: Wayland

Students who attend Loker School usually attend:

Middle:	Wayland Middle School
High:	Wayland High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.3%

Asian:

15.6%

Hispanic:

10.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (77% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg74%

Massachusetts avg41%

18^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Wayland

9^th of 348Wayland 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	95.4	18 of 906	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	27 of 916	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	16 of 928	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	43 of 932	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	93.8	31 of 936	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	51 of 942	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	24 of 934	97.4%	★★★★★
2017	79.7	173 of 938	81.6%	★★★★☆
2016	83.5	126 of 932	86.5%	★★★★☆
2015	91.2	30 of 914	96.7%	★★★★★
2008	84.9	105 of 908	88.4%	★★★★☆
2007	83.2	131 of 911	85.6%	★★★★☆
2006	78.3	189 of 911	79.3%	★★★★☆
2005	74.8	243 of 887	72.6%	★★★★☆
2004	81.3	158 of 882	82.1%	★★★★☆
2003	77.5	203 of 884	77.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	5 of 142	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	80.9	17 of 145	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	16 of 141	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	44 of 154	71.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2018	97.9	3 of 656	99.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	18 of 869	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	22 of 886	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	14 of 887	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	48 of 901	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	18 of 898	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	88.6	65 of 902	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	87 of 893	90.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	23 of 884	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	48 of 891	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	29 of 896	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	56 of 908	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	66 of 904	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	88.1	68 of 907	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	3 of 898	99.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	8 of 717	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	64 of 731	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	5 of 703	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	30 of 905	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	23 of 894	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.3	60 of 896	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	37 of 886	95.8%	★★★★★

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	93.3	33 of 925	96.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	46 of 737	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	86.3	66 of 753	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	26 of 762	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	35 of 764	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	37 of 765	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.6	70 of 780	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	4 of 772	99.5%	★★★★★

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)

Disabled (2018)100th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)96th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics79%+38 vs state

Science78%+37 vs state

English Language Arts75%+33 vs state

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Wednesday, November 27, 2019

I love the school because they are just the best academically and they help students with emotional feelings. Close Quote

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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
Loker School	Public	K-5	47 Loker Street	Wayland	01778	Middlesex County	Wayland	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 358-8601	359	29	12.4		231 (64.3%)	6 (1.7%)	37 (10.3%)	56 (15.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)	95.4	18^th of 906 public elementary schools	98.0%		94.3	27^th of 916 public elementary schools	97.1%	9	74.6	78.5	70.8	74.6	81.0	81.5	73.9	78.8	78.5	78.5	$21,853
Happy Hollow School	Public	K-5	63 Pequot Rd	Wayland	01778	Middlesex County	Wayland	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 358-8641	330	28	11.5		212 (64.2%)	8 (2.4%)	22 (6.7%)	59 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.8%)	93.7	40^th of 906 public elementary schools	95.6%		95.7	13^th of 916 public elementary schools	98.6%	27	87.5	82.3	74.6	81.2	71.4	76.2	66.1	71.3	71.0	71.0	$22,360
Bennett-Hemenway	Public	K-4	22 East Evergreen Rd	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	No	(508) 647-6580	504	39	13.0		333 (66.1%)	10 (2.0%)	58 (11.5%)	71 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	79.2	189^th of 906 public elementary schools	79.1%		80.3	180^th of 916 public elementary schools	80.3%	9	53.8	67.4		59.8	56.7	64.6		60.2			$20,938
Katharine Lee Bates	Public	K-5	116 Elmwood Rd	Wellesley	02481	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	No	(781) 446-6260	286	22	12.9		217 (75.9%)	7 (2.4%)	21 (7.3%)	18 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.0%)	94.9	24^th of 906 public elementary schools	97.4%		97.6	3^rd of 916 public elementary schools	99.7%	21	79.7	66.7	78.9	76.2	84.8	66.7	76.9	77.6	78.9	78.9	$25,910
John D Hardy	Public	K-5	293 Weston Rd	Wellesley	02482	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 446-6270	280	27	10.5		150 (53.6%)	2 (0.7%)	24 (8.6%)	88 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	97.3	1^st of 906 public elementary schools	99.9%		97.7	2^nd of 916 public elementary schools	99.8%	1	78.2	82.2	94.7	84.1	80.0	84.4	79.0	81.2	86.8	86.8	$27,923
Lilja Elementary	Public	K-4	41 Bacon Street	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 647-6570	445	38	11.7		293 (65.8%)	8 (1.8%)	62 (13.9%)	49 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.4%)	59.2	368^th of 906 public elementary schools	59.4%		62.5	345^th of 916 public elementary schools	62.3%	23	48.3	45.7		47.2	44.9	51.4		47.8			$20,501
Mary E Stapleton Elementary	Public	K-5	25 Elm Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 626-9143	359	36	9.9		89 (24.8%)	42 (11.7%)	199 (55.4%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	13.5	803^rd of 906 public elementary schools	11.4%		15.6	793^rd of 916 public elementary schools	13.4%	10	17.8	22.0	18.5	19.5	15.6	24.5	13.0	17.6	22.2	22.2	$26,507
Claypit Hill School	Public	K-5	40 Adams Lane	Wayland	01778	Middlesex County	Wayland	No	No	No	No	(508) 358-3851	495	45	10.9		355 (71.7%)	16 (3.2%)	23 (4.6%)	62 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.9%)	85.6	119^th of 906 public elementary schools	86.9%		88.2	98^th of 916 public elementary schools	89.3%	21	56.3	63.3	54.7	58.5	73.9	63.3	72.0	69.4	72.0	72.0	$24,180
Sprague Elementary School	Public	K-5	401 School Street	Wellesley	02482	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 263-1965	289	25	11.7		160 (55.4%)	11 (3.8%)	32 (11.1%)	58 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.7%)	91.6	53^rd of 906 public elementary schools	94.2%		93.8	33^rd of 916 public elementary schools	96.4%	20	74.4	64.4	74.5	71.2	65.1	68.9	70.6	68.4	78.4	78.4	$27,482
Brown	Public	K-4	1 Jean Burke Drive	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 647-6660	494	39	12.6		264 (53.4%)	14 (2.8%)	75 (15.2%)	110 (22.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.1%)	86.6	110^th of 906 public elementary schools	87.9%		80.1	182^nd of 916 public elementary schools	80.1%	72	69.5	62.6		66.5	66.7	60.4		64.0			$19,667

Frequently Asked Questions about Loker School

How many students attend Loker School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended Loker School.

Is Loker School a good school?

Yes! Loker School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 18^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools.

What district is Loker School in?

Wayland

What is the racial makeup of Loker School?

Students at Loker School are 64% White, 16% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Loker School attend?

Students who attend Loker School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wayland Middle School
High : Wayland High School

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