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Wayland High School

Public Grades 9-12

7^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 98% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Wayland High School is a public high school serving 820 students in grades 9-12 in the highly-ranked Wayland School District, which is ranked 9th out of 348 districts in Massachusetts. Wayland High School consistently outperforms the state average on MCAS assessments and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking 7th out of 349 high schools in the state.

Wayland High School's academic performance is exceptional, with 82.72% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 50.66%. The school also boasts a 97.7% 4-year graduation rate, significantly higher than the state average. Wayland High School's ability to support the academic achievement of diverse student subgroups is particularly noteworthy, with high rankings for female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and multi-racial students.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as Waltham Senior High and Framingham High School, Wayland High School outperforms them in academic achievement and graduation rates. This consistent high performance suggests that Wayland High School has established effective educational practices and a strong culture of academic excellence, while also prioritizing equitable learning opportunities for all students.

803

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,407

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

264 Old Connecticut Path
Wayland, MA 01778

(508) 358-7746

District: Wayland

Feeder schools for Wayland High School:

Elementary:	Claypit Hill School
	Happy Hollow School
	Loker School
Middle:	Wayland Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.0%

Asian:

17.4%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (84% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Massachusetts high schools

✓98% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg83%

Massachusetts avg45%

7^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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	96.2	7 of 349	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	19 of 348	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	11 of 347	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	14 of 342	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	88.0	22 of 285	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	8 of 351	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	83.7	18 of 345	94.8%	★★★★★
2017	82.7	21 of 348	94.0%	★★★★★
2016	82.4	21 of 351	94.0%	★★★★★
2015	83.1	14 of 354	96.0%	★★★★★
2014	81.2	24 of 347	93.1%	★★★★★
2013	81.3	26 of 344	92.4%	★★★★★
2012	83.0	19 of 340	94.4%	★★★★★
2011	84.2	22 of 340	93.5%	★★★★★
2010	85.7	25 of 335	92.5%	★★★★★
2009	86.1	23 of 322	92.9%	★★★★★
2008	88.6	18 of 319	94.4%	★★★★★
2007	78.2	55 of 316	82.6%	★★★★☆
2006	91.5	8 of 314	97.5%	★★★★★
2005	89.5	15 of 311	95.2%	★★★★★
2004	88.3	29 of 307	90.6%	★★★★★
2003	91.9	14 of 304	95.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	28 of 148	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	53.3	64 of 160	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.6	22 of 142	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	20.9	111 of 133	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	77.1	25 of 137	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	38 of 134	71.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	5 of 91	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	77.8	22 of 98	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	30 of 96	68.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	31 of 93	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.9	24 of 68	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.2	9 of 97	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	76.9	12 of 91	86.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	97.9	8 of 295	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	10 of 202	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	99.2	5 of 299	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	5 of 299	98.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	11 of 337	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	22 of 342	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	27 of 339	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	10 of 340	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	86.1	30 of 281	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	88.4	12 of 342	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	83.8	11 of 339	96.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	98.6	6 of 249	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	3 of 241	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	10 of 193	94.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	18 of 334	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	70.1	88 of 338	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	52 of 338	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	69 of 332	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	71 of 253	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	90.3	19 of 330	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	26 of 330	92.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	7 of 339	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	17 of 342	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	3 of 343	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	20 of 339	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	88.8	20 of 281	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	15 of 346	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	15 of 343	95.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	1 of 89	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	13 of 87	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	92.6	5 of 82	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	9 of 78	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	85.9	2 of 33	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	4 of 58	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	84.1	1 of 55	98.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	99.9	4 of 302	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	6 of 289	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	5 of 301	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	22 of 339	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	82.4	33 of 268	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	96.5	9 of 348	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	11 of 344	96.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	6 of 298	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	17 of 302	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	12 of 301	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	9 of 300	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	88.7	17 of 249	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	11 of 302	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	85.7	11 of 303	96.4%	★★★★★

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)

Multi-racial (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)98th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)81st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics87%+42 vs state

Science84%+39 vs state

English Language Arts83%+32 vs state

Biology81%+42 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)	MCAS Next Generation Biology (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (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 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	Total
Wayland High School	Public	9-12	264 Old Connecticut Path	Wayland	01778	Middlesex County	Wayland	No	No	No	No	(508) 358-7746	803	74	10.8		514 (64.0%)	47 (5.9%)	49 (6.1%)	140 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (6.2%)	96.2	7^th of 349 public high schools	98.0%		93.5	19^th of 348 public high schools	94.5%	12	82.7	86.9	84.4	81.5		$23,407
Framingham High School	Public	9-12	115 A Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 620-4963	2,534	199	12.7		955 (37.7%)	175 (6.9%)	1,174 (46.3%)	118 (4.7%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (3.8%)	41.2	212^th of 349 public high schools	39.3%		39.6	228^th of 348 public high schools	34.5%	16	37.3	40.4	40.0	33.6		$22,471
Weston High	Public	9-12	444 Wellesley Street	Weston	02493	Middlesex County	Weston	No	No	No	No	(781) 786-5800	658	60	10.8		364 (55.3%)	36 (5.5%)	45 (6.8%)	164 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.4%)	94.8	17^th of 349 public high schools	95.1%		94.2	14^th of 348 public high schools	96.0%	3	82.1	83.1	77.9		75.3	$30,897
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High	Public	9-12	390 Lincoln Rd	Sudbury	01776	Middlesex County	Lincoln-Sudbury	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 443-9961	1,445	128	11.3		1,003 (69.4%)	72 (5.0%)	107 (7.4%)	145 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	108 (7.5%)	90.9	42^nd of 349 public high schools	88.0%		93.5	18^th of 348 public high schools	94.8%	24	75.5	78.1	70.2	69.8		$24,184
Natick High	Public	9-12	15 West Street	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	No	(508) 647-6600	1,761	140	12.5		1,245 (70.7%)	61 (3.5%)	160 (9.1%)	175 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	110 (6.2%)	90	44^th of 349 public high schools	87.4%		84.4	57^th of 348 public high schools	83.6%	13	71.1	71.1	78.6		72.0	$19,992
Joseph P Keefe Technical High School	Public	9-12	750 Winter Street	Framingham	01702	Middlesex County	South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 416-2252	896	90	9.9		378 (42.2%)	46 (5.1%)	404 (45.1%)	11 (1.2%)	11 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.8%)	37.7	226^th of 349 public high schools	35.2%		43.7	213^th of 348 public high schools	38.8%	13	37.6	29.2	44.5	33.8		$31,734
Wellesley Senior High	Public	9-12	50 Rice Street	Wellesley	02481	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 446-6290	1,262	117	10.7		795 (63.0%)	59 (4.7%)	80 (6.3%)	235 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (7.2%)	94.6	19^th of 349 public high schools	94.6%		94	16^th of 348 public high schools	95.4%	3	77.1	81.0	85.5		82.0	$26,941
Ashland High	Public	9-12	65 East Union St.	Ashland	01721	Middlesex County	Ashland	No	No	No	No	(508) 881-0177	884	63	14.0		531 (60.1%)	24 (2.7%)	174 (19.7%)	123 (13.9%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.9%)	87.6	56^th of 349 public high schools	84.0%		84.9	53^rd of 348 public high schools	84.8%	3	72.5	73.0	65.8	63.4		$15,615
Maynard High	Public	9-12	1 Tiger Drive	Maynard	01754	Middlesex County	Maynard	No	No	No	No	(978) 897-8891	310	32	9.6		233 (75.2%)	9 (2.9%)	48 (15.5%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	69	108^th of 349 public high schools	69.1%		79.9	78^th of 348 public high schools	77.6%	30	58.5	50.8	57.1		56.8	$26,395
Concord Carlisle High	Public	9-12	500 Walden Street	Concord	01742	Middlesex County	Concord-Carlisle	No	No	No	No	(978) 318-1400	1,191	104	11.4		862 (72.4%)	52 (4.4%)	73 (6.1%)	115 (9.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	82 (6.9%)	95.1	14^th of 349 public high schools	96.0%		94.1	15^th of 348 public high schools	95.7%	1	83.8	80.6	79.6	74.4		$28,632

Frequently Asked Questions about Wayland High School

What is the racial makeup of Wayland High School?

Students at Wayland High School are 64% White, 17% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 6% African American.

What district is Wayland High School in?

Wayland

What schools feed into Wayland High School?

Wayland High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Claypit Hill School
Elementary : Happy Hollow School
Elementary : Loker School
Middle : Wayland Middle School

How many students attend Wayland High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 803 students attended Wayland High School.

Is Wayland High School a good school?

Yes! Wayland High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 7^th of 349 Massachusetts high schools.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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