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Wellfleet Elementary

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Wellfleet Elementary ranks 376 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

376^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Wellfleet Elementary is a public elementary school serving 91 students in grades K-5 in Wellfleet, MA, which is part of the Wellfleet school district. The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past 10 years, currently ranking 376 out of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools with a 3-star rating.

Wellfleet Elementary consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with 53.7% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025 compared to the state average of 41.53%. However, the school lags behind the state average in Mathematics, with only 35.19% of students proficient or better. Interestingly, Wellfleet Elementary excels in Science, with 56.25% of students proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average of 41.51%. The school's performance is particularly strong for special education students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top 115 and 93 out of over 900 Massachusetts elementary schools, respectively, in 2021-2022.

Compared to nearby schools, Wellfleet Elementary's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than the Chatham Elementary and Harwich Elementary schools, which are part of the Monomoy Regional School District. However, the higher-performing Orleans Elementary and Eastham Elementary schools, which are closer in proximity, suggest that Wellfleet Elementary could potentially learn from the practices and strategies employed by these higher-achieving schools.

Students ?

6.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$43,851

Per pupil spending ?

29.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Lawrence Road
Wellfleet, MA 02667

(508) 349-3101

District: Wellfleet

Students who attend Wellfleet Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Nauset Regional Middle
High:	Nauset Regional High

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.9%

Two or more races:

12.8%

Hispanic:

6.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 76th percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Massachusetts median (58th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

Massachusetts avg41%

376^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

170^th of 348Wellfleet 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	57.8	376 of 906	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.6	211 of 916	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.5	358 of 928	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.5	240 of 932	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	56.5	423 of 936	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	329 of 942	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.9	219 of 934	76.6%	★★★★☆
2017	58.1	401 of 938	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	85.7	104 of 932	88.8%	★★★★☆
2015	75.3	215 of 914	76.5%	★★★★☆
2014	83.9	112 of 926	87.9%	★★★★☆
2013	77.0	204 of 928	78.0%	★★★★☆
2012	87.1	80 of 930	91.4%	★★★★★
2011	79.8	175 of 924	81.1%	★★★★☆
2010	88.9	51 of 920	94.5%	★★★★★
2009	73.6	244 of 909	73.2%	★★★★☆
2008	78.4	182 of 908	80.0%	★★★★☆
2007	58.6	419 of 911	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.6	252 of 911	72.3%	★★★★☆
2005	87.2	81 of 887	90.9%	★★★★★
2004	85.3	107 of 882	87.9%	★★★★☆
2003	68.4	300 of 884	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	87.6	98 of 901	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	162 of 893	81.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	78.7	93 of 772	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	90.9	23 of 685	96.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	271 of 884	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	352 of 908	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.1	546 of 898	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	80.2	115 of 905	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	83 of 886	90.6%	★★★★★

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	63.1	354 of 925	61.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	405 of 737	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.9	228 of 753	69.7%	★★★★☆
2023	49.8	395 of 762	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.3	314 of 764	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	411 of 765	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	369 of 780	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.9	214 of 772	72.3%	★★★★☆

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 (2022)89th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)88th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2022)87th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile+11 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)62nd percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science56%+15 vs state

English Language Arts54%+12 vs state

Mathematics35%-6 vs state

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Schools Near Wellfleet Elementary

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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 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th 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 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Wellfleet Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Lawrence Road	Wellfleet	02667	Barnstable County	Wellfleet	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 349-3101	78	12	6.5		60 (76.9%)	2 (2.6%)	5 (6.4%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (12.8%)	57.8	376^th of 906 public elementary schools	58.5%		77.6	211^th of 916 public elementary schools	77.0%	165	52.6	63.2	43.8			53.7	26.3	63.2	12.5			35.2	56.3	56.3	$43,851
Truro Central	Public	PK, KG-5	317 Route 6	Truro	02666	Barnstable County	Truro	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 487-1558	78	14	5.4		50 (64.1%)	7 (9.0%)	8 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (16.7%)	73	248^th of 906 public elementary schools	72.6%		42.7	539^th of 916 public elementary schools	41.2%	291	50.0		40.0			48.3	54.6		70.0			56.7	70.0	70.0	$53,789
Eastham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Schoolhouse Road	Eastham	02642	Barnstable County	Eastham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 255-0808	177	22	7.9		123 (69.5%)	23 (13.0%)	14 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.6%)	78.4	198^th of 906 public elementary schools	78.1%		74.8	248^th of 916 public elementary schools	72.9%	50	56.1	64.0	57.7			58.7	56.1	68.0	50.0			57.5	64.3	64.3	$30,788
Orleans Elementary	Public	K-5	46 Eldredge Pkwy	Orleans	02653	Barnstable County	Orleans	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 255-0380	149	20	7.2		121 (81.2%)	3 (2.0%)	13 (8.7%)	4 (2.7%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	88.4	93^rd of 906 public elementary schools	89.7%		81.7	157^th of 916 public elementary schools	82.9%	64	66.7	68.2	72.7			68.8	63.6	59.1	63.6			62.3	86.4	86.4	$41,825
Provincetown Schools	Public	PK, KG-8	12 Winslow Street	Provincetown	02657	Barnstable County	Provincetown	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 487-5000	152	20	7.6		81 (53.3%)	37 (24.3%)	18 (11.8%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.2%)	36.8	580^th of 906 public elementary schools	36.0%		20	740^th of 916 public elementary schools	19.2%	160	7.1		54.6	35.0	43.8	34.6	13.3		45.5	15.0	25.0	25.3	81.8	60.0	$53,062
Eddy Elementary	Public	3-5	2298 Main Street	Brewster	02631	Barnstable County	Brewster	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 896-4531	197	22	8.9		141 (71.6%)	10 (5.1%)	24 (12.2%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.1%)	72.1	259^th of 906 public elementary schools	71.4%		57.6	397^th of 916 public elementary schools	56.7%	138	53.0	48.2	49.3			50.3	53.0	58.9	56.7			56.1	61.2	61.2	$27,537
Stony Brook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	384 Underpass Road	Brewster	02631	Barnstable County	Brewster	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 896-4545	242	28	8.8		181 (74.8%)	15 (6.2%)	26 (10.7%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.6%)								(n/a)															$27,635
Chatham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	147 Depot Road	Chatham	02633	Barnstable County	Monomoy Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 945-5135	146	18	8.0		93 (63.7%)	14 (9.6%)	24 (16.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.9%)	72.1	260^th of 906 public elementary schools	71.3%		61	355^th of 916 public elementary schools	61.2%	95	68.8	42.1				58.8	48.5	63.2				53.9			$29,815
Harwich Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	263 South Street	Harwich	02645	Barnstable County	Monomoy Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 430-7216	449	45	9.8		323 (71.9%)	32 (7.1%)	41 (9.1%)	15 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.0%)	59.3	364^th of 906 public elementary schools	59.8%		56	409^th of 916 public elementary schools	55.3%	45	52.0	39.4				45.0	49.4	50.5				50.0			$27,335

Frequently Asked Questions about Wellfleet Elementary

What schools do graduates of Wellfleet Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wellfleet Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Nauset Regional Middle
High : Nauset Regional High

What is the racial makeup of Wellfleet Elementary?

Students at Wellfleet Elementary are 77% White, 13% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Wellfleet Elementary a good school?

Wellfleet Elementary ranks 376^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Wellfleet Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 78 students attended Wellfleet Elementary.

What district is Wellfleet Elementary in?

Wellfleet

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