Schools in Zip Code 02081

Zip code 02081 (Walpole, MA) is home to four schools: two K–5 elementary schools, Fisher and Elm Street School, and two 9–12 high schools, Walpole High and Norfolk County Agricultural. There are no middle schools here, so middle-grade students are likely served outside this zip. Enrollment totals 2,415 students, with roughly 62.7% in the high schools and 37.3% in the elementary schools. Two districts serve the area: Walpole (ranked 42 of 351, 88th percentile, 4 stars) and Norfolk County Agricultural (171 of 351, 51st percentile, 3 stars).

Among the elementary schools, Fisher is the academic standout, earning 5 stars and ranking 57 of 899 (94th percentile), with all-grade proficiency of 64.17% in ELA, 73.75% in math, and 75.49% in science—ahead of Elm Street School (60.85%, 63.87%, and 59.09%), the Walpole district, and the state. Elm Street is still a solid 4-star, 85th-percentile school above state in every core subject. At the high school level, Walpole High is stronger, rated 4 stars and ranked 89 of 353 (75th percentile), with 10th-grade proficiency of 50.43% in ELA, 62.01% in math, and 53.62% in science, all above state.

Norfolk County Agricultural has a different profile: the highest graduation rate in the zip at 98.6%, the lowest student-teacher ratio at 9.8, the highest spending at $23,659 per student, and a steadily improving rank. However, its 10th-grade math proficiency is just 26.49%, far below the state's 43.73% and Walpole High's 62.01%. Both high schools saw proficiency decline from the prior year, while Fisher improved in all three subjects. Comparisons based on free/reduced lunch status are not possible, since that figure is blank for all four schools.