Happy Hollow School

Happy Hollow School operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Wayland, Massachusetts, run under Wayland. Current enrollment sits at 330 students spanning grades K through 5.

Across the 6 schools in Wayland (2,701 students total), Happy Hollow School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Happy Hollow School records that White students make up the majority at 64%. Other groups include 18% Asian, 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Middlesex County put median household income runs about $130,847, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Happy Hollow School is one of 386 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students).

Wayland High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Happy Hollow School's enrollment has shrank 15% since 2018, when it stood at 386 (now 330). The White share of enrollment fell from 69% to 64% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

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