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Sprague Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

53^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Sprague Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Wellesley, Massachusetts, serving 293 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the highly-ranked Wellesley school district, which is ranked 7th out of 348 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sprague Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Massachusetts, with a statewide ranking between 33 and 98 out of over 900 schools in recent years. The school's MCAS proficiency rates are significantly higher than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with projected proficiency rates of 71.22% in ELA, 68.35% in Math, and 78.43% in Science for the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the state averages of 41.53%, 40.74%, and 41.51%, respectively. Sprague Elementary also excels in the performance of various student subgroups, including female, male, and multi-racial students, who consistently rank among the top in the state.

Compared to nearby schools, Sprague Elementary's academic performance is consistently higher than the other Wellesley schools, including Schofield, Joseph E. Fiske, Hunnewell, and Katharine Lee Bates. The nearby Needham schools, Sunita L. Williams Elementary and Newman Elementary, also perform well, but their proficiency rates are generally lower than Sprague Elementary's. The Lilja Elementary School in Natick, the closest non-Wellesley school, has significantly lower proficiency rates compared to Sprague Elementary and the other Wellesley schools.

289

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,482

Per pupil spending ?

6.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 School Street
Wellesley, MA 02482

(781) 263-1965

District: Wellesley

Students who attend Sprague Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Wellesley Middle
High:	Wellesley Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.4%

Asian:

20.1%

Hispanic:

11.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (71% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg75%

Massachusetts avg41%

53^rd of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Wellesley

7^th of 348Wellesley 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	91.6	53 of 906	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	33 of 916	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	48 of 928	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	82 of 932	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	88.3	98 of 936	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	91.2	44 of 942	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	96 of 934	89.7%	★★★★☆
2017	76.6	207 of 938	77.9%	★★★★☆
2016	81.4	155 of 932	83.4%	★★★★☆
2015	86.6	82 of 914	91.0%	★★★★★
2014	89.7	41 of 926	95.6%	★★★★★
2013	86.9	74 of 928	92.0%	★★★★★
2012	88.0	68 of 930	92.7%	★★★★★
2011	82.4	146 of 924	84.2%	★★★★☆
2010	83.5	135 of 920	85.3%	★★★★☆
2009	90.0	47 of 909	94.8%	★★★★★
2008	86.4	80 of 908	91.2%	★★★★★
2007	84.2	111 of 911	87.8%	★★★★☆
2006	89.6	55 of 911	94.0%	★★★★★
2005	85.8	98 of 887	89.0%	★★★★☆
2004	75.7	217 of 882	75.4%	★★★★☆
2003	81.1	159 of 884	82.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	79 of 142	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	85.7	9 of 152	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	78.3	23 of 145	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	21 of 143	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	42 of 141	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	12 of 155	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	76.6	26 of 154	83.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	72.4	120 of 672	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	92 of 632	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	59 of 656	91.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	36 of 869	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	33 of 886	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	64 of 887	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	92 of 901	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.0	125 of 898	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	91.3	34 of 902	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	85.5	85 of 893	90.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	62.4	223 of 757	70.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	86 of 884	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	33 of 891	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	35 of 896	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.8	69 of 908	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	84 of 904	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	60 of 907	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.8	110 of 898	87.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	1 of 48	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.2	1 of 31	96.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	112 of 717	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	107 of 731	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	88.0	46 of 703	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	74.3	163 of 905	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	87.0	71 of 894	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	84.5	69 of 896	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	77.9	123 of 886	86.1%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	87.4	101 of 925	89.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	66 of 737	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	82 of 753	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	75 of 762	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	78.1	127 of 764	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.3	127 of 765	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	104 of 780	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	92 of 772	88.1%	★★★★☆

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)98th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)89th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)82nd percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)71st percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)44th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science78%+37 vs state

English Language Arts71%+30 vs state

Mathematics68%+28 vs state

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Schools Near Sprague Elementary School

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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
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
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
Hunnewell	Public	K-5	28 Cameron Street	Wellesley	02482	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	No	(781) 446-6275	294	28	10.5		207 (70.4%)	7 (2.4%)	20 (6.8%)	32 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.5%)	91.2	56^th of 906 public elementary schools	93.8%		94.5	24^th of 916 public elementary schools	97.4%	32	64.3	63.3	78.4	68.6	66.1	67.4	86.3	73.1	82.4	82.4	$29,139
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
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
Schofield	Public	K-5	27 Cedar Street	Wellesley	02481	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	No	(781) 446-6280	291	27	10.9		190 (65.3%)	8 (2.7%)	29 (10.0%)	45 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.2%)	90.6	61^st of 906 public elementary schools	93.3%		92.1	51^st of 916 public elementary schools	94.4%	10	71.7	61.4	75.9	69.5	73.6	63.2	66.7	67.7	79.6	79.6	$26,407
Sunita L. Williams Elementary	Public	K-5	585 Central Avenue	Needham	02494	Norfolk County	Needham	No	No	No	No	(781) 455-0461	533	41	13.1		376 (70.5%)	23 (4.3%)	30 (5.6%)	59 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.3%)	90.1	68^th of 906 public elementary schools	92.5%		85	127^th of 916 public elementary schools	86.1%	59	61.9	70.7	72.9	68.7	61.9	70.0	72.1	68.2	76.7	76.7	$24,076
Joseph E Fiske	Public	K-5	45 Hastings Street	Wellesley	02481	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 446-6265	278	24	11.3		152 (54.7%)	14 (5.0%)	23 (8.3%)	77 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	96.3	11^th of 906 public elementary schools	98.8%		93.9	32^nd of 916 public elementary schools	96.5%	21	84.1	66.7	81.6	78.3	93.2	75.0	77.6	82.2	83.7	83.7	$24,897
Memorial	Public	K-4	107 Eliot Street	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	No	(508) 647-6590	455	31	14.4		334 (73.4%)	6 (1.3%)	36 (7.9%)	36 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.5%)	88.8	87^th of 906 public elementary schools	90.4%		87.1	108^th of 916 public elementary schools	88.2%	21	74.8	61.3		67.6	70.7	64.9		67.6			$18,434
Newman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1155 Central Avenue	Needham	02492	Norfolk County	Needham	No	No	No	No	(781) 455-0416	696	56	12.3		496 (71.3%)	19 (2.7%)	59 (8.5%)	82 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.6%)	94.1	31^st of 906 public elementary schools	96.6%		88.3	97^th of 916 public elementary schools	89.4%	66	74.2	73.5	75.2	74.3	77.4	75.5	69.5	74.0	76.2	76.2	$24,956

Frequently Asked Questions about Sprague Elementary School

Is Sprague Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Sprague Elementary School ranks in the top 5.8% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Sprague Elementary School?

Students at Sprague Elementary School are 55% White, 20% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What district is Sprague Elementary School in?

Wellesley

How many students attend Sprague Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 289 students attended Sprague Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Sprague Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sprague Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wellesley Middle
High : Wellesley Senior High

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