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Joseph E Fiske

Public Grades K-5

11^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Joseph E Fiske is a top-tier public elementary school in Wellesley, MA, serving 278 students in grades K-5 as part of the highly-ranked Wellesley Public School District. This school has consistently earned 5-star ratings and reached its highest-ever state rank of 11th out of 906 elementary schools in Massachusetts for the 2024-2025 school year, placing it in the 99th percentile statewide.

Fiske stands out from nearby schools with exceptional academic performance, particularly in mathematics where 82.17% of all students were proficient in 2024-2025—well above the state average of 40.74% and higher than the Wellesley district average of 74.37%. The school also leads its immediate competitors in overall state ranking, outperforming A E Angier in Newton (ranked 14th) and Newman Elementary in Needham (ranked 31st). Fiske's science proficiency of 83.67% is the highest among all nearby schools except A E Angier, and it consistently exceeds the Wellesley district average in all subjects—ELA (78.29% vs. 74.89%), math (82.17% vs. 74.37%), and science (83.67% vs. 75.79%).

One interesting pattern is a relative dip in 4th-grade performance, with ELA proficiency dropping to 66.67% compared to 84.09% in 3rd grade and 81.63% in 5th grade, suggesting a potential transition challenge that could be an area for targeted improvement. The school has shown remarkable progress over the past decade, moving from a 4-star rating to consistent 5-star ratings in the 95th percentile or higher for the last five years. Fiske's closest competitor is A E Angier in Newton, located just 1.24 miles away, creating a fascinating micro-rivalry where Fiske holds the edge in overall ranking and ELA, while Angier leads slightly in math and science proficiency.

278

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,897

Per pupil spending ?

11.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

45 Hastings Street
Wellesley, MA 02481

(781) 446-6265

District: Wellesley

Students who attend Joseph E Fiske usually attend:

Middle:	Wellesley Middle
High:	Wellesley Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.7%

Asian:

27.7%

Hispanic:

8.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 80th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (81% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg75%

Massachusetts avg41%

11^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	96.3	11 of 906	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	32 of 916	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	8 of 928	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	45 of 932	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	27 of 936	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	58 of 942	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	127 of 934	86.4%	★★★★☆
2017	83.3	133 of 938	85.8%	★★★★☆
2016	86.8	91 of 932	90.2%	★★★★★
2015	78.6	181 of 914	80.2%	★★★★☆
2014	81.8	148 of 926	84.0%	★★★★☆
2013	83.8	123 of 928	86.7%	★★★★☆
2012	81.9	151 of 930	83.8%	★★★★☆
2011	77.6	208 of 924	77.5%	★★★★☆
2010	77.0	212 of 920	77.0%	★★★★☆
2009	80.7	161 of 909	82.3%	★★★★☆
2008	84.6	108 of 908	88.1%	★★★★☆
2007	91.7	26 of 911	97.1%	★★★★★
2006	88.1	74 of 911	91.9%	★★★★★
2005	89.8	45 of 887	94.9%	★★★★★
2004	93.9	9 of 882	99.0%	★★★★★
2003	80.9	164 of 884	81.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	3 of 142	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	74.8	36 of 145	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	58.4	77 of 143	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.8	90 of 141	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	82.1	15 of 155	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	76.6	27 of 154	82.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	90.2	27 of 665	95.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	15 of 869	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	66 of 886	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	18 of 887	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	81 of 901	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.8	42 of 898	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	69 of 902	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	82.4	117 of 893	86.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	9 of 884	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	15 of 891	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	16 of 896	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	40 of 908	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	19 of 904	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	54 of 907	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	82.1	133 of 898	85.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	88.8	47 of 905	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	90.1	47 of 894	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	57 of 896	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	78.2	120 of 886	86.5%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	94.7	17 of 925	98.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	16 of 737	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	48 of 753	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	15 of 762	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	54 of 764	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	88.3	44 of 765	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	87.1	51 of 780	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	75.4	153 of 772	80.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)95th percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science84%+42 vs state

Mathematics82%+41 vs state

English Language Arts78%+37 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)		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
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
John Eliot	Public	K-5	135 Wellesley Avenue	Needham	02494	Norfolk County	Needham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 455-0452	397	34	11.7		221 (55.7%)	21 (5.3%)	35 (8.8%)	84 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.1%)	87	106^th of 906 public elementary schools	88.3%		87.2	106^th of 916 public elementary schools	88.4%		62.2	61.9	66.7	63.6	63.5	69.8	72.5	68.5	65.2	65.2	$24,205
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
A E Angier	Public	K-5	1697 Beacon Street	Waban	02468	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9300	383	38	10.0		232 (60.6%)	14 (3.7%)	19 (5.0%)	72 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.5%)	95.7	14^th of 906 public elementary schools	98.5%		95.5	16^th of 916 public elementary schools	98.3%	2	69.2	68.2	76.4	71.4	83.3	80.3	84.7	82.8	87.7	87.7	$25,777
Zervas	Public	K-5	30 Beethoven Avenue	Waban	02468	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 559-6750	399	35	11.3		178 (44.6%)	32 (8.0%)	43 (10.8%)	94 (23.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (12.3%)	79.7	186^th of 906 public elementary schools	79.5%		82.7	147^th of 916 public elementary schools	84.0%	39	61.6	60.3	53.4	58.3	64.4	63.8	50.0	59.0	63.5	63.5	$26,900
Williams	Public	K-5	141 Grove Street	Auburndale	02466	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6480	211	25	8.5		98 (46.4%)	6 (2.8%)	19 (9.0%)	75 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.2%)	84.8	128^th of 906 public elementary schools	85.9%		76.9	222^nd of 916 public elementary schools	75.8%	94	68.4	61.8	63.9	64.8	68.4	70.6	50.0	63.0	63.9	63.9	$28,279
William Mitchell	Public	K-5	187 Brookline Street	Needham	02492	Norfolk County	Needham	No	No	No	No	(781) 455-0466	424	34	12.5		323 (76.2%)	14 (3.3%)	19 (4.5%)	42 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.1%)	92.1	47^th of 906 public elementary schools	94.8%		90.1	73^rd of 916 public elementary schools	92.0%	26	68.3	74.3	66.7	69.8	61.9	79.7	74.7	72.6	78.4	78.4	$23,045
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
Peirce	Public	K-5	170 Temple Street	West Newton	02465	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9630	249	21	11.7		140 (56.2%)	10 (4.0%)	31 (12.4%)	44 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.2%)	89.3	79^th of 906 public elementary schools	91.3%		90.5	66^th of 916 public elementary schools	92.8%	13	70.3	59.5	66.7	65.5	67.6	67.6	75.0	70.2	70.0	70.0	$27,945

Frequently Asked Questions about Joseph E Fiske

How many students attend Joseph E Fiske?

In the 2024-25 school year, 278 students attended Joseph E Fiske.

What district is Joseph E Fiske in?

Wellesley

Is Joseph E Fiske a good school?

Yes! Joseph E Fiske is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 11^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Joseph E Fiske attend?

Students who attend Joseph E Fiske usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wellesley Middle
High : Wellesley Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Joseph E Fiske?

Students at Joseph E Fiske are 55% White, 28% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

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