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Sprague Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

42^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Sprague Elementary School is a K–5 school with 289 students in Wellesley, MA, an affluent Boston-area suburb whose Wellesley district ranks 5th of 351 Massachusetts districts. Sprague itself is a consistently strong performer: in 2025–2026 it ranked 42nd of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools (95th percentile, 5 stars), placing it in the top 5–10% of the state — a big improvement over 2016–2017, when it ranked 207th of 938.

Within Wellesley, though, Sprague had the lowest recent rank of the six district elementary schools shown — John D Hardy (2nd), Katharine Lee Bates (11th), Joseph E Fiske (13th), Hunnewell (31st), Schofield (37th) and Sprague (42nd). All six are top-5% schools, so this is a comparison among elite peers. Test scores are above state averages in every subject, but the profile is mixed: ELA proficiency (77.52%) is above the district's 75.70%; math (75.97%) is slightly below the district and peer averages; science is the clear outlier at 56.82%, well below the district's 75.56% and the same-district peer average of 77.31%, and the lowest among the six Wellesley schools. Science is tested only in grade 5, so this may reflect a specific cohort or grade-level issue.

Grade-level results vary: 4th-grade math is a strength at 86.05%, while 5th-grade math (68.89%) and 5th-grade science (56.82%) are lower. Sprague spent $24,057 per student in 2020–2021, the highest among nearby schools, while its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio of 11.7 was mid-pack. Subgroup results are generally strong, with special education students at the 79th percentile and an earlier low-income ranking at the 71st percentile. Free/reduced-lunch data was not available for comparison.

289

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,048

Per pupil spending ?

11.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

100%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

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: Improving — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (74% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Wellesley's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school74%

District avg77%

Massachusetts avg41%

42^nd of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Wellesley

5^th of 351Wellesley 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
2026	92.8	42 of 899	95.3%	★★★★★
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
2026	77.1	28 of 149	81.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	89.5	63 of 869	92.8%	★★★★★
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
2026	93.9	26 of 879	97.0%	★★★★★
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
2026	69.1	151 of 709	78.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	86.6	55 of 734	92.5%	★★★★★
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

Male (2026)97th percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)89th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)82nd percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2026)81st percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2026)79th percentile-17 vs school

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

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts78%+37 vs state

Mathematics76%+35 vs state

Science57%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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	11.1%	160 (55.4%)	11 (3.8%)	32 (11.1%)	58 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.7%)	92.8	42^nd of 899 public elementary schools	95.3%		91.6	53^rd of 906 public elementary schools	94.2%	11	85.0	72.7	75.6	77.5	73.2	86.1	68.9	76.0	56.8	56.8	100%	0%	$29,048
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	7.1%	150 (53.6%)	2 (0.7%)	24 (8.6%)	88 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	98	2^nd of 899 public elementary schools	99.8%		97.3	1^st of 906 public elementary schools	99.9%	1	78.4	77.6	80.0	78.6	86.3	84.8	84.4	85.2	86.7	86.7	100%	0%	$31,951
Hunnewell	Public	K-5	28 Cameron Street	Wellesley	02482	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	No	(781) 446-6275	294	28	10.5	7.5%	207 (70.4%)	7 (2.4%)	20 (6.8%)	32 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.5%)	94	31^st of 899 public elementary schools	96.6%		91.2	56^th of 906 public elementary schools	93.8%	25	74.4	68.4	72.9	71.5	82.1	63.8	77.1	73.1	85.4	85.4	98%	0%	$32,049
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	1.7%	217 (75.9%)	7 (2.4%)	21 (7.3%)	18 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.0%)	96.2	11^th of 899 public elementary schools	98.8%		94.9	24^th of 906 public elementary schools	97.4%	13	87.5	83.1	79.5	83.8	82.1	81.4	69.2	78.6	66.7	66.7	100%	0%	$25,725
Lilja Elementary	Public	K-4	41 Bacon Street	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 647-6570	445	38	11.7	17.8%	293 (65.8%)	8 (1.8%)	62 (13.9%)	49 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.4%)	58.9	364^th of 899 public elementary schools	59.5%		59.2	368^th of 906 public elementary schools	59.4%	4	43.8	41.8		42.8	49.4	51.7		50.6			99%	1%	$21,915
Schofield	Public	K-5	27 Cedar Street	Wellesley	02481	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	No	(781) 446-6280	291	27	10.9	10.0%	190 (65.3%)	8 (2.7%)	29 (10.0%)	45 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.2%)	93.6	37^th of 899 public elementary schools	95.9%		90.6	61^st of 906 public elementary schools	93.3%	24	68.1	76.4	74.6	73.3	74.5	75.9	71.2	73.8	67.8	67.8	100%	0%	$28,170
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	6.8%	376 (70.5%)	23 (4.3%)	30 (5.6%)	59 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.3%)	90.3	70^th of 899 public elementary schools	92.2%		90.1	68^th of 906 public elementary schools	92.5%	2	68.2	69.5	73.7	70.6	52.8	78.1	72.9	67.8	71.9	71.9	98%	1%	$25,904
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	11.5%	152 (54.7%)	14 (5.0%)	23 (8.3%)	77 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	96.1	13^th of 899 public elementary schools	98.6%		96.3	11^th of 906 public elementary schools	98.8%	2	79.2	92.1	82.9	84.3	68.8	84.2	74.3	75.2	80.0	80.0	100%	0%	$27,071
Memorial	Public	K-4	107 Eliot Street	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	No	(508) 647-6590	455	31	14.4	9.7%	334 (73.4%)	6 (1.3%)	36 (7.9%)	36 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.5%)	89.8	76^th of 899 public elementary schools	91.5%		88.8	87^th of 906 public elementary schools	90.4%	11	68.2	65.0		66.5	61.4	75.3		68.7			99%	1%	$19,646
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	7.8%	496 (71.3%)	19 (2.7%)	59 (8.5%)	82 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.6%)	92.7	43^rd of 899 public elementary schools	95.2%		94.1	31^st of 906 public elementary schools	96.6%	12	77.4	61.5	71.6	70.6	72.4	77.1	68.0	72.4	68.0	68.0			$27,282

Frequently Asked Questions about Sprague Elementary School

Is Sprague Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Sprague Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 42^nd of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools.

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 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 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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