Wakefield School District

Public Grades PK–12 B+School Grade

Public schools for Wakefield.

At a glance

3,382Students enrolled

7Schools

$22,529Spent per student

11:1Student–teacher ratio

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Wakefield

Grades PK–4

4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 5–8

Galvin Middle School1,056 students · WakefieldThis district

Grades 9–12

Wakefield Memorial High854 students · WakefieldThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MA

Math proficiency42%

State average 36%

Reading / language arts55%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate (4-year)98%

State average 88.8%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$22,529

per student each year · 15% below the MA average

Spending

Classroom instruction64%

Support & administration33%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)71%

State24%

Federal6%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

3,309’20

3,318’21

3,305’22

3,365’23

3,382’24

Students

White · 79%2,684

Hispanic · 9%313

Asian · 4%136

Two or more races · 4%127

Black · 3%103

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%12

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools7 in district

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Woodville SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 456 students · Wakefield

BPublic 📚

DolbeareElementary · Grades K–4 · 443 students · Wakefield

B+Public 📚

GreenwoodElementary · Grades K–4 · 227 students · Wakefield

A-Public 📚

WaltonElementary · Grades K–4 · 218 students · Wakefield

A-Public 📚

Galvin Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 1,056 students · Wakefield

B-Public 🏫

Wakefield Memorial HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 854 students · Wakefield

APublic 📚

Early Childhood Center at the Doyle SchoolPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 128 students · Wakefield

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Lynnfield School DistrictLynnfield · $20,458 per student

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Melrose School DistrictMelrose · $17,627 per student

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Reading School DistrictReading · $21,137 per student

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Saugus School DistrictSaugus · $19,871 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.