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John D Hardy

Public Grades K-5

1^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 100% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

John D Hardy is an exceptional elementary school located in Wellesley, MA, serving 225 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Massachusetts, with outstanding academic performance that far exceeds state and district averages.

John D Hardy's students excel across all subject areas and grade levels, with an impressive 84.06% proficiency rate in English Language Arts and 81.16% in Mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance is particularly strong in 5th grade, where 94.74% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts and 78.95% in Mathematics. John D Hardy also serves all student subgroups exceptionally well, ranking 1st out of 887 Massachusetts elementary schools for female students and 2nd out of 896 for male students in the 2022-2023 school year.

Compared to nearby schools, John D Hardy outperforms its counterparts in the Wellesley, Wayland, and Natick districts on most academic measures. The school's high spending per student and low student-teacher ratio appear to contribute to its outstanding educational outcomes, which have been consistently maintained over the past 10 years.

280

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,923

Per pupil spending ?

4.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

293 Weston Rd
Wellesley, MA 02482

(781) 446-6270

District: Wellesley

Students who attend John D Hardy usually attend:

Middle:	Wellesley Middle
High:	Wellesley Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.6%

Asian:

31.4%

Hispanic:

8.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 85th percentile in 2015 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (83% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg75%

Massachusetts avg41%

1^st of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	97.3	1 of 906	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	2 of 916	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	1 of 928	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	16 of 932	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	13 of 936	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	13 of 942	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	36 of 934	96.1%	★★★★★
2017	89.0	65 of 938	93.1%	★★★★★
2016	89.7	58 of 932	93.8%	★★★★★
2015	81.6	140 of 914	84.7%	★★★★☆
2014	90.2	34 of 926	96.3%	★★★★★
2013	81.7	153 of 928	83.5%	★★★★☆
2012	76.9	209 of 930	77.5%	★★★★☆
2011	78.2	205 of 924	77.8%	★★★★☆
2010	82.2	152 of 920	83.5%	★★★★☆
2009	81.0	160 of 909	82.4%	★★★★☆
2008	82.1	142 of 908	84.4%	★★★★☆
2007	88.7	57 of 911	93.7%	★★★★★
2006	88.3	70 of 911	92.3%	★★★★★
2005	81.4	153 of 887	82.8%	★★★★☆
2004	85.3	106 of 882	88.0%	★★★★☆
2003	77.5	204 of 884	76.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	14 of 142	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	1 of 152	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	3 of 143	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	82.5	12 of 141	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	84.1	6 of 155	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	81.4	15 of 154	90.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	93.8	14 of 632	97.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	4 of 869	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	6 of 886	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	1 of 887	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	29 of 901	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	8 of 898	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	17 of 902	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.9	42 of 893	95.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	5 of 884	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	8 of 891	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	2 of 896	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	15 of 908	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	55 of 904	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.0	14 of 907	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	16 of 898	98.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	95.6	1 of 27	96.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	24 of 717	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	27 of 905	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	97.7	7 of 894	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	25 of 896	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	34 of 886	96.2%	★★★★★

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	95.6	9 of 925	99.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	12 of 737	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	10 of 753	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	8 of 762	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.9	75 of 764	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	81.8	106 of 765	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	89.4	32 of 780	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	87.9	42 of 772	94.6%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)97th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)96th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)90th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science87%+45 vs state

English Language Arts84%+43 vs state

Mathematics81%+40 vs state

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Schools Near John D Hardy

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 John D Hardy

What is the racial makeup of John D Hardy?

Students at John D Hardy are 54% White, 31% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What district is John D Hardy in?

Wellesley

Is John D Hardy a good school?

Yes! John D Hardy is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 1^st of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools.

How many students attend John D Hardy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 280 students attended John D Hardy.

What schools do graduates of John D Hardy attend?

Students who attend John D Hardy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wellesley Middle
High : Wellesley Senior High

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