Enrollment
294
Elementary
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WELLESLEY·NCES 251227002022
Hunnewell
28 Cameron Street, Wellesley, MA 02482 · (781) 446-6275 · Norfolk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL294 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Wellesley. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
69.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -8.0pp since 2016
Math
73.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -2.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 76.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 84.0% |
| 2021-22 | 78.0% | 84.0% |
| 2020-21 | 85.0% | 79.0% |
| 2018-19 | 82.0% | 79.0% |
| 2017-18 | 83.0% | 71.0% |
| 2016-17 | 77.0% | 75.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Hunnewell ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Norfolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #62 of 920 ▼ 9 | #16 of 104 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #83 of 920 ▼ 69 | #27 of 104 ▼ 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.0pp | #66 of 901 | #10 of 103 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 294 | #728 of 1,086 | #83 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #182 of 938 | #12 of 110 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.8% | #530 of 938 | #74 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.5% | #64 of 317 | #9 of 55 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
294
+66 (+29%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 275
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 294 | 27.8 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 200 | 21.5 | 9.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 198 | 16.7 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 228 | 17 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 248 | 17.4 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 269 | 17 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 303 | 17 | 17.8:1 | 1% (4) |
| 2000-01 | 362 | N/A | N/A | 2% (6) |
| 1990-91 | 275 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hunnewell.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (248 to 294); teachers up 60% (17.4 to 27.8).
About Hunnewell
Hunnewell is a low-enrollment elementary school in Wellesley, Massachusetts, under Wellesley. The school counts 294 students across kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Massachusetts is about 381 students.
Wellesley serves 4,127 students across 10 schools.
White students make up a majority at Hunnewell, at 70%. Smaller groups are 11% Asian, 10% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 2% Black. For comparison, Norfolk County is about 70% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 48% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Hunnewell total 27.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.6:1. That is 1.6 students per teacher below the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
In the county around the school, Norfolk County, the median household income is $130,739, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 59% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Norfolk County is home to 198 public schools and about 101,300 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Wellesley Middle, about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Under the NCES locale system, Hunnewell is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment is up 29% from 2020-21, when Hunnewell had 228 students, to 2024-25, when it had 294. Students per teacher fell from 13.4 in 2020-21 to 10.6 in 2024-25.
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Norfolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
730,082
Census ACS
Median income
$130,739
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
198
101,300 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wellesley
- Wellesley Sr HighHigh · 1,262 students
- Wellesley MiddleMiddle · 919 students
- SchofieldElementary · 291 students
- Sprague Elementary SchoolElementary · 289 students
- Katharine Lee BatesElementary · 286 students
- John D HardyElementary · 280 students
Other schools in Wellesley
- Wellesley Sr HighHigh · 1,262 students
- Wellesley MiddleMiddle · 919 students
- SchofieldElementary · 291 students
- Sprague Elementary SchoolElementary · 289 students
- Katharine Lee BatesElementary · 286 students
- John D HardyElementary · 280 students
Nearby schools
- Wellesley Middle0.6 mi · 919
- Wellesley Sr High0.7 mi · 1,262
- Sprague Elementary School0.7 mi · 289
- Ernest F Upham1.2 mi · 141
- John D Hardy1.2 mi · 280
- Katharine Lee Bates1.5 mi · 286
Frequently asked questions
About HunnewellWhat is the total enrollment at Hunnewell?
Hunnewell enrolls approximately 294 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Hunnewell serve?
Hunnewell serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hunnewell?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hunnewell is approximately 10.6:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hunnewell?
At Hunnewell, the student body is approximately 70% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 11% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Hunnewell public or private?
Hunnewell is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wellesley.
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