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Schofield

Public Grades K-5

61^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Schofield is an exceptional elementary school located in Wellesley, MA, serving 299 students in grades K-5. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Massachusetts, with a statewide ranking between 32nd and 73rd out of over 900 schools in recent years.

Schofield's academic performance is truly impressive, with 69.51% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 67.68% proficient or better in Mathematics across all grades, significantly higher than the state averages. The school's 5th-grade students shine, with 75.93% proficient or better in English Language Arts and 66.67% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 38.37% and 39.93%, respectively. Schofield's science performance is also exceptional, with 79.63% of 5th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 45.83%.

While Ernest F. Upham Elementary School in the same district lags behind Schofield's performance, the nearby Joseph E. Fiske Elementary School matches or exceeds Schofield's results on many MCAS assessments. When compared to schools in the neighboring Newton district, such as C.C. Burr and A.E. Angier, Schofield's performance is generally on par or slightly lower.

291

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,407

Per pupil spending ?

9.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

27 Cedar Street
Wellesley, MA 02481

(781) 446-6280

District: Wellesley

Students who attend Schofield usually attend:

Middle:	Wellesley Middle
High:	Wellesley Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.3%

Asian:

15.5%

Hispanic:

10.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (70% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

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 (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg75%

Massachusetts avg41%

61^st of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	90.6	61 of 906	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	51 of 916	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	39 of 928	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	32 of 932	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	73 of 936	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	67 of 942	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	71 of 934	92.4%	★★★★★
2017	89.1	63 of 938	93.3%	★★★★★
2016	86.8	89 of 932	90.5%	★★★★★
2015	89.4	48 of 914	94.7%	★★★★★
2014	88.5	58 of 926	93.7%	★★★★★
2013	72.8	266 of 928	71.3%	★★★★☆
2012	74.7	238 of 930	74.4%	★★★★☆
2011	67.5	323 of 924	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	79.4	182 of 920	80.2%	★★★★☆
2009	73.8	240 of 909	73.6%	★★★★☆
2008	85.1	96 of 908	89.4%	★★★★☆
2007	82.3	141 of 911	84.5%	★★★★☆
2006	85.7	104 of 911	88.6%	★★★★☆
2005	84.2	124 of 887	86.0%	★★★★☆
2004	88.8	61 of 882	93.1%	★★★★★
2003	83.2	130 of 884	85.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	46.0	96 of 152	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.4	53 of 145	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.5	52 of 143	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.7	8 of 154	94.8%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	79.8	77 of 632	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	138 of 665	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	98 of 656	85.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	50 of 869	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	42 of 886	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	89.9	63 of 887	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	12 of 901	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	88.5	79 of 898	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	87.1	79 of 902	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	84.1	99 of 893	88.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	42.9	413 of 700	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	111 of 884	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	87.5	92 of 891	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	94.7	21 of 896	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	88.6	79 of 908	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	62 of 904	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	88.9	58 of 907	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	62 of 898	93.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	83.1	96 of 894	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.9	249 of 896	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	58.0	328 of 886	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	88.7	86 of 925	90.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	47 of 737	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	27 of 753	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	43 of 762	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.6	60 of 764	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	87.9	50 of 765	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	79.5	116 of 780	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	68 of 772	91.2%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)89th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2021)88th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)41st percentile-52 vs school

Asian (2024)37th percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science80%+38 vs state

English Language Arts70%+28 vs state

Mathematics68%+27 vs state

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Schools Near Schofield

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
C C Burr	Public	K-5	171 Pine Street	Auburndale	02466	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 559-9360	350	31	11.1		169 (48.3%)	16 (4.6%)	49 (14.0%)	82 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.3%)	93.6	42^nd of 906 public elementary schools	95.4%		84.3	131^st of 916 public elementary schools	85.7%	89	71.2	68.5	67.2	69.0	78.0	75.9	77.1	77.0	77.1	77.1	$24,527
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Schofield

Is Schofield a good school?

Yes. Schofield ranks in the top 6.7% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What district is Schofield in?

Wellesley

What schools do graduates of Schofield attend?

Students who attend Schofield usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wellesley Middle
High : Wellesley Senior High

How many students attend Schofield?

In the 2024-25 school year, 291 students attended Schofield.

What is the racial makeup of Schofield?

Students at Schofield are 65% White, 15% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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