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Wayland Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

3^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 99% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Wayland Middle School is a highly-ranked public middle school in Wayland, Massachusetts, serving 667 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Wayland school district, which is ranked 9th out of 348 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wayland Middle School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Massachusetts, with a statewide ranking between 3rd and 15th over the past 10 years. The school's MCAS proficiency rates are significantly higher than the state averages across all subjects and grade levels, often exceeding 70% proficiency. Wayland Middle School also excels in serving diverse student populations, ranking highly for Asian, Hispanic, and Special Education students, often placing in the top 5-10 middle schools in the state for these subgroups. The school maintains a low student-teacher ratio and spends significantly more per student ($21,127 in 2020-2021) compared to the state average.

Wayland Middle School outperforms most of the nearby middle schools, such as High Rock School, Ephraim Curtis Middle, and Weston Middle, in academic achievement, with significantly higher MCAS proficiency rates across all subjects and grade levels. The school's success can serve as a model for other districts and schools seeking to emulate its strategies for supporting student achievement.

662

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,767

Per pupil spending ?

9.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 Main Street
Wayland, MA 01778-3198

(508) 358-3801

District: Wayland

Students who attend Wayland Middle School usually attend:

High:

Wayland High School

Feeder schools for Wayland Middle School:

Elementary:	Claypit Hill School
	Happy Hollow School
	Loker School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.8%

Asian:

12.1%

Hispanic:

6.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (79% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Massachusetts middle schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg75%

Massachusetts avg41%

3^rd of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 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	97.3	3 of 484	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	10 of 493	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	11 of 501	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	15 of 497	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	96.4	14 of 501	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	22 of 498	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	7 of 484	98.6%	★★★★★
2017	94.8	10 of 487	97.9%	★★★★★
2016	92.5	8 of 482	98.3%	★★★★★
2015	92.7	7 of 441	98.4%	★★★★★
2014	89.8	15 of 455	96.7%	★★★★★
2013	91.2	8 of 455	98.2%	★★★★★
2012	91.7	8 of 455	98.2%	★★★★★
2011	90.1	18 of 449	96.0%	★★★★★
2010	90.3	21 of 434	95.2%	★★★★★
2009	89.4	23 of 409	94.4%	★★★★★
2008	92.1	5 of 407	98.8%	★★★★★
2007	91.4	8 of 399	98.0%	★★★★★
2006	92.5	11 of 399	97.2%	★★★★★
2005	94.5	5 of 356	98.6%	★★★★★
2004	95.1	3 of 344	99.1%	★★★★★
2003	95.3	2 of 339	99.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	62.7	50 of 202	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	40 of 209	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	62.2	63 of 212	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	31 of 193	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	43.2	107 of 195	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.1	53 of 172	69.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	2 of 127	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	4 of 120	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	1 of 134	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	5 of 135	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	83.7	11 of 123	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	76.4	28 of 128	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	7 of 119	94.1%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	93.6	17 of 445	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	9 of 431	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	11 of 424	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	5 of 417	98.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	5 of 473	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	9 of 481	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	17 of 489	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	14 of 494	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	21 of 483	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.3	32 of 478	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	7 of 463	98.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	1 of 376	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.9	2 of 378	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	3 of 368	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	99.7	2 of 335	99.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	19 of 464	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	31 of 469	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	77.3	68 of 481	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	64 of 489	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	94.7	7 of 462	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	53.9	191 of 452	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.6	89 of 438	79.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	96.7	6 of 473	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	8 of 483	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	10 of 489	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	19 of 497	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.9	11 of 485	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	16 of 478	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	10 of 466	97.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	39 of 116	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	38 of 98	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	97.0	1 of 110	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	4 of 102	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	94.8	3 of 92	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	6 of 87	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	6 of 84	92.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	4 of 435	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	6 of 441	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	16 of 444	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	25 of 503	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	24 of 489	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	80.8	48 of 484	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	28 of 467	94.0%	★★★★★

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	96.1	11 of 491	97.8%	★★★★★

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	93.2	24 of 339	92.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	94.6	14 of 386	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	13 of 392	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	24 of 403	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	21 of 404	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	92.7	19 of 401	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	21 of 396	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	9 of 395	97.7%	★★★★★

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 (2025)100th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)98th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)93rd percentile-4 vs school

African American (2024)75th percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)66th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science83%+42 vs state

Civics82%+43 vs state

Mathematics78%+38 vs state

English Language Arts77%+36 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 Civics (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 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 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	Total
Wayland Middle School	Public	6-8	201 Main Street	Wayland	01778	Middlesex County	Wayland	No	No	No	No	(508) 358-3801	662	59	11.2		475 (71.8%)	26 (3.9%)	40 (6.0%)	80 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.0%)	97.3	3^rd of 484 public middle schools	99.4%		96.7	10^th of 493 public middle schools	98.0%	7		71.4	74.7	85.7	77.3		78.6	78.6	77.9	78.4		83.2	83.2	82.1	$21,767
Wilson Middle	Public	5-8	22 Rutledge Rd	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	No	(508) 647-6670	727	73	9.9		503 (69.2%)	27 (3.7%)	66 (9.1%)	83 (11.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.5%)	90.7	52^nd of 484 public middle schools	89.3%		89.9	51^st of 493 public middle schools	89.7%	1	66.3	62.0	68.5	69.0	66.4	69.3	72.1	71.0	58.1	67.7	70.4	59.5	65.1	67.8	$21,613
Christa McAuliffe Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	139 Newbury Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Christa McAuliffe Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 879-9000	284	29	9.7		122 (43.0%)	23 (8.1%)	99 (34.9%)	5 (1.8%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.2%)	41.6	257^th of 484 public middle schools	46.9%		34.8	302^nd of 493 public middle schools	38.7%	45		27.0	45.2	44.6	39.1		14.6	29.8	25.0	23.3		28.3	28.3	45.7	$23,053
Cameron Middle School	Public	6-8	215 Elm Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 879-2290	592	54	11.0		227 (38.3%)	54 (9.1%)	264 (44.6%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.9%)	15.9	416^th of 484 public middle schools	14.0%		22	376^th of 493 public middle schools	23.7%	40		18.4	19.9	19.9	19.3		17.0	13.9	17.8	16.2		12.3	12.3	16.8	$25,448
J F Kennedy Middle School	Public	5-8	165 Mill Street	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	No	(508) 647-6650	911	82	11.1		642 (70.5%)	19 (2.1%)	91 (10.0%)	98 (10.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (6.6%)	88.9	61^st of 484 public middle schools	87.4%		91.5	44^th of 493 public middle schools	91.1%	17	60.9	69.4	63.7	63.3	64.4	68.1	72.7	70.1	56.3	66.7	74.5	52.8	63.4	65.5	$19,451
Weston Middle	Public	6-8	456 Wellesley Street	Weston	02493	Middlesex County	Weston	No	No	No	No	(781) 786-5600	451	41	11.0		242 (53.7%)	27 (6.0%)	35 (7.8%)	122 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.1%)	96	14^th of 484 public middle schools	97.1%		95.1	20^th of 493 public middle schools	95.9%	6		78.6	68.4	79.0	75.6		74.5	74.6	77.6	75.6		74.2	74.2	71.5	$32,580
Walsh Middle	Public	6-8	301 Brook Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 626-9180	785	74	10.6		304 (38.7%)	48 (6.1%)	357 (45.5%)	34 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.1%)	42.2	251^st of 484 public middle schools	48.1%		38.4	286^th of 493 public middle schools	42.0%	35		32.8	33.3	33.9	33.3		33.3	38.8	29.4	33.8		34.2	34.2	34.4	$24,464
Fuller Middle	Public	6-8	31 Flagg Drive	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 620-4956	592	69	8.5		168 (28.4%)	37 (6.3%)	338 (57.1%)	16 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.6%)	18.8	396^th of 484 public middle schools	18.2%		18.4	401^st of 493 public middle schools	18.7%	5		23.3	21.6	24.5	23.2		17.2	21.9	10.7	16.3		14.4	14.4	20.0	$27,199
Wellesley Middle	Public	6-8	50 Kingsbury Street	Wellesley	02481	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	No	(781) 446-6235	919	102	8.9		559 (60.8%)	42 (4.6%)	64 (7.0%)	180 (19.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (7.9%)	96.2	12^th of 484 public middle schools	97.5%		96.4	11^th of 493 public middle schools	97.8%	1		76.1	77.0	78.0	77.0		78.7	78.1	69.4	75.5		71.1	71.1	71.8	$29,465
Ephraim Curtis Middle	Public	6-8	22 Pratts Mill Road	Sudbury	01776	Middlesex County	Sudbury	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 443-1071	816	82	9.9		588 (72.1%)	30 (3.7%)	48 (5.9%)	89 (10.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.0%)	95.5	18^th of 484 public middle schools	96.3%		93.4	33^rd of 493 public middle schools	93.3%	15		68.6	69.4	81.1	72.9		74.5	76.1	78.0	76.1		68.1	68.1	75.7	$23,235

Frequently Asked Questions about Wayland Middle School

What district is Wayland Middle School in?

Wayland

What high school do graduates of Wayland Middle School attend?

Students who attend Wayland Middle School usually go on to attend Wayland High School

Is Wayland Middle School a good school?

Yes! Wayland Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 3^rd of 484 Massachusetts middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Wayland Middle School?

Students at Wayland Middle School are 72% White, 12% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American.

How many students attend Wayland Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 662 students attended Wayland Middle School.

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