Summary:
Elementary schools in ZIP code 01093 — Whately, Massachusetts — consist of one small public school, Whately Elementary, serving grades PK–6 with 133 students in the single-school Whately district. The school has a student-teacher ratio of 8.2 in 2024–2025, and its district is ranked 185 of 351, at the 47th percentile with 2 stars. Free/reduced-lunch data for 2024–2025 is not available, and per-pupil spending is $22,207 from 2020–2021, so that figure is not current.
Science is the clearest strength. In 2025–2026, all-grade science proficiency is 64.71%, compared with 40.98% statewide, a +23.73 point advantage. Fifth-grade science is also 64.71%, +21.64 points above the state. Other strong results include 6th grade ELA at 55.56% vs. 40.26% (+15.30) and 5th grade math at 58.82% vs. 39.50% (+19.32). In 2024–2025, the school outperformed the state in all three all-grade subjects: ELA 52.46% vs. 41.53%, math 59.02% vs. 40.74%, and science 56.25% vs. 41.51%.
ELA and math declined sharply in 2025–2026. All-grade ELA fell to 41.18%, only +1.15 points above the state, and all-grade math fell to 42.03%, only +0.92 points above the state. Grade-level results vary widely: 4th grade ELA is 26.67% (−10.76 vs. state), 3rd grade math is 31.58% (−10.61), and 6th grade math is 33.33% (−9.26). The school has held 3 stars for three years, ranking in the 67th percentile in 2024–2025 and 55th percentile in 2025–2026. With only 133 students, small cohorts can make year-to-year changes volatile.
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