Ware School District

239 West Street
Ware, MA 01082
(District boundaries shown in map)
2/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 389 students in Ware School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Massachusetts.
Public Preschool in Ware School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Massachusetts public pre school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 37% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 31% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public preschool average of 53% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
3 Schools
567 Schools
# Students
1,124 Students
205,303 Students
# Teachers
90 Teachers
17,796 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1

District Rank

Ware School District, which is ranked within the bottom 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 75-79% has decreased from 80-84% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (MA)
#352 out of 397 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
This chart displays the overall district rank of Ware  School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
23%
41%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Ware  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Massachusetts by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
27%
44%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Ware  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Massachusetts by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
29%
44%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Ware  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Massachusetts by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
75-79%
90%
This chart displays public school graduation rate of Ware  School District and public school graduation rate of Massachusetts by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.40
0.68
# American Indian Students
5 Students
495 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
3 Students
11,779 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
6%
# Hispanic Students
157 Students
61,622 Students
% Hispanic Students
14%
30%
# Black Students
32 Students
25,280 Students
% Black Students
3%
12%
# White Students
857 Students
95,698 Students
% White Students
76%
47%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
173 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
66 Students
10,168 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
5%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
72
31,316
# Students in K Grade:
90
33,369
# Students in 1st Grade:
72
30,795
# Students in 2nd Grade:
78
28,908
# Students in 3rd Grade:
77
23,512
# Students in 4th Grade:
90
22,524
# Students in 5th Grade:
94
18,693
# Students in 6th Grade:
80
7,489
# Students in 7th Grade:
77
3,111
# Students in 8th Grade:
96
3,363
# Students in 9th Grade:
77
606
# Students in 10th Grade:
66
525
# Students in 11th Grade:
83
528
# Students in 12th Grade:
65
485
# Ungraded Students:
7
79

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $18,867 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 $21,759 is less than the state median of $24,602. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
This School District
This State (MA)
Total Revenue
$21 MM
$21,850 MM
This chart displays total revenue of Ware  School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in Massachusetts by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$25 MM
$22,544 MM
This chart displays total spending of Ware  School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in Massachusetts by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$18,867
$23,845
This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Ware  School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in Massachusetts by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$21,759
$24,602
This chart displays average spending per public school student in Ware  School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in Massachusetts by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Ware School District Public Preschools (2025)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Stanley M Koziol Elementary School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
4 Gould Rd
Ware, MA 01082
(413) 967-6236
Grades: PK-3
| 389 students

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Quick Stats (2025)

  • District size: 3 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 1,124 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 12:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 24%
  • : 75-79% (Btm 50% in MA)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 23% (Btm 50%)
  • : 27% (Btm 50%)
  • : 29% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MA Dept. of Education

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