For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public elementary schools serving 627 students in Ware School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Public Elementary Schools in Ware School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Massachusetts public elementary school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 31% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 22% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public elementary school average of 47% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,374 Schools
# Students
1,124 Students
605,939 Students
# Teachers
92 Teachers
51,285 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Ware School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 395 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 75-79% has decreased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#352 out of 397 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
44%
Graduation Rate
75-79%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.36
0.65
# American Indian Students
4 Students
1,412 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
3 Students
44,394 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
7%
# Hispanic Students
139 Students
151,382 Students
% Hispanic Students
13%
25%
# Black Students
29 Students
60,142 Students
% Black Students
3%
10%
# White Students
888 Students
319,141 Students
% White Students
79%
53%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
506 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
57 Students
28,480 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
66
20,147
# Students in K Grade:
76
58,613
# Students in 1st Grade:
75
65,628
# Students in 2nd Grade:
74
63,966
# Students in 3rd Grade:
88
65,083
# Students in 4th Grade:
90
66,360
# Students in 5th Grade:
79
66,453
# Students in 6th Grade:
79
67,299
# Students in 7th Grade:
96
56,747
# Students in 8th Grade:
95
55,471
# Students in 9th Grade:
84
5,532
# Students in 10th Grade:
93
5,212
# Students in 11th Grade:
68
4,791
# Students in 12th Grade:
55
4,507
# Ungraded Students:
6
130
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,867 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,913. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,759 is less than the state median of $24,672. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$21 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$25 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,867
$23,913
Spending / Student
$21,759
$24,672
Best Ware School District Public Elementary Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ware Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
239 West Street
Ware, MA 01082
(413) 967-6903
Ware, MA 01082
(413) 967-6903
Grades: 4-6
| 248 students
Rank: #22.
Stanley M Koziol Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
4 Gould Rd
Ware, MA 01082
(413) 967-6236
Ware, MA 01082
(413) 967-6236
Grades: PK-3
| 379 students
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