Summary:
ZIP code 01081 has one public school, Wales Elementary, an elementary school serving grades PK–6 with 93 students in Massachusetts. As the only school in the ZIP code, it is also the only school in the Wales district, so school and district results are identical. Its most notable recent change is ranking: it improved from 701st of 906 in 2024–2025 to 573rd of 899 in 2025–2026, moving from the 23rd to the 36th percentile and from 1 star to 2 stars, though it remains below average. The Wales district is ranked 265th of 351, at the 25th percentile with 1 star. The school has a low student-teacher ratio of 8.6, per-student spending of $17,710 in 2020–2021, and no reported free/reduced lunch percentage for 2024–2025.
On 2025–2026 MCAS, the school scored 27.12% proficient or above in English Language Arts, 35.59% in Math, and 41.67% in Science. Compared with the state, this is 12.91 percentage points lower in ELA, 5.52 points lower in Math, and 0.69 points higher in Science. Grade-level results vary widely: 3rd grade ELA is a bright spot at 50% versus 42.79% statewide, while 6th grade ELA is only 10.53% versus 40.26% statewide. Fifth grade is weak in both ELA and Math, at 25% in each, and 6th grade Math is nearly at state parity at 42.11% versus 42.59%.
Year over year, Science is the standout improvement, rising from 17.65% to 41.67% and moving from far below the state to slightly above it. Math also improved, from 33.33% to 35.59%, and ELA barely changed from 27.08% to 27.12%, though its gap to the state narrowed slightly because state ELA declined. Because the school is small, grade-level percentages can swing a lot from one year to the next. Overall, the school is improving from a low base, with Math and Science gains and one strong 3rd grade ELA result, but overall ELA remains well below the state and 6th grade ELA is a major concern.
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