Summary:
ZIP code 01081 is served by a single elementary school: Wales Elementary, a PK–6 school with 93 students in the Wales district, so families in this small community have one public elementary option, and the district's reported results reflect that one school.
Academically, the picture is mixed. In 2025–2026, all-grade ELA proficiency was 27.12% versus 40.03% statewide — essentially unchanged from 27.08% in 2024–2025 and consistently below the state. Third-grade ELA is a bright spot at 50% versus 42.79% state, while 6th-grade ELA is a clear weakness at 10.53% versus 40.26% state. Math improved from 33.33% to 35.59% against a state figure near 41%, and 6th-grade math (42.11%) is nearly level with the state (42.59%). Science showed the biggest swing, rising from 17.65% to 41.67%; the fair comparison is 5th-grade science at 41.67% versus 43.07% state, slightly below.
The school's rank improved from 701 of 906 (23rd percentile, 1 star) in 2024–2025 to 573 of 899 (36th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026, though it remains below the middle; the district ranks 265 of 351, the 25th percentile, 1 star. Reported resources include a student-teacher ratio of 8.6 and per-student spending of $17,710 in 2020–2021, with no state or peer benchmarks provided, and free/reduced-lunch data is unavailable. With only 93 students, grade-level percentages can swing sharply from one small cohort to the next, so single-year changes should be read cautiously.
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