Top Rankings
Wakefield School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Massachusetts for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,052 students in Wakefield School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle School in Wakefield School District have an average math proficiency score of 46% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 56% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 22% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 53% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
7 Schools
526 Schools
# Students
3,365 Students
299,731 Students
# Teachers
286 Teachers
26,316 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Wakefield School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 393 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 97% has increased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#124 out of 397 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
44%
Graduation Rate
97%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.36
0.68
# American Indian Students
5 Students
816 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
137 Students
21,318 Students
% Asian Students
4%
7%
# Hispanic Students
324 Students
84,297 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
28%
# Black Students
87 Students
37,053 Students
% Black Students
3%
12%
# White Students
2,675 Students
142,107 Students
% White Students
79%
48%
# Hawaiian Students
13 Students
291 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
119 Students
13,358 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
165
2,713
# Students in K Grade:
271
7,222
# Students in 1st Grade:
233
7,530
# Students in 2nd Grade:
258
7,944
# Students in 3rd Grade:
282
8,002
# Students in 4th Grade:
264
8,676
# Students in 5th Grade:
252
19,802
# Students in 6th Grade:
273
55,437
# Students in 7th Grade:
269
68,011
# Students in 8th Grade:
258
68,221
# Students in 9th Grade:
217
11,995
# Students in 10th Grade:
215
11,729
# Students in 11th Grade:
214
11,460
# Students in 12th Grade:
194
10,610
# Ungraded Students:
-
379
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,060 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,845. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,790 is less than the state median of $24,602. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$71 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$70 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,060
$23,845
Spending / Student
$20,790
$24,602
Best Wakefield School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Galvin Middle School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
525 Main Street
Wakefield, MA 01880
(781) 246-6410
Wakefield, MA 01880
(781) 246-6410
Grades: 5-8
| 1,052 students
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