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Schofield

27 Cedar Street, Wellesley, MA 02481 · (781) 446-6280 · Norfolk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL291 STUDENTS
Enrollment
291
Elementary
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
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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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten4415%
Grade 13311%
Grade 24917%
Grade 35318%
Grade 45720%
Grade 55519%

This year's kindergarten class (44) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (55).

Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
19065%
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
2910%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
83%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
4515%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
186%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
13245%
Female
15955%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Schofield→Wellesley Middle→Wellesley Sr High
Based on grade levels within Wellesley. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
70.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -5.0pp since 2016
Math
68.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -2.0pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 5 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 2 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2570.0%68.0%
2023-2469.0%73.0%
2022-2373.0%77.0%
2021-2270.0%79.0%
2020-2179.0%64.0%
2018-1984.0%75.0%
2017-1878.0%73.0%
2016-1775.0%70.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Schofield ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Norfolk County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
68.0%#121 of 920
▼ 42
#40 of 104
▼ 16
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
70.0%#73 of 920
▼ 18
#22 of 104
▼ 6
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-5.5pp#156 of 901#17 of 103
Enrollment
ranked largest first
291#741 of 1,086#85 of 123
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.9:1#231 of 938#17 of 110
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
53.5%#436 of 938#61 of 110
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-22.8%#87 of 602#10 of 49
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 2024-25
Enrollment
291
-44 (-13%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 243
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2529126.710.9:1N/A
2023-2429926.211.4:1N/A
2022-2333328.311.8:1N/A
2020-213352513.4:1N/A
2017-183772515.1:1N/A
2015-163682216.7:1N/A
2010-113562216.2:19% (33)
2000-01297N/AN/A3% (8)
1990-91243N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Schofield.

Since 2017-18: students down 23% (377 to 291); teachers up 7% (25 to 26.7).

About Schofield

Schofield is an elementary school with a street address in Wellesley, Massachusetts. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 291 students. It has 24% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Massachusetts (about 381).

Schofield is one school in a 10-school district, Wellesley, which enrolls 4,127 students.

Federal enrollment data show Schofield is 65% White. Next come 15% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.

Based on 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Schofield has a ratio of 10.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is 12.2:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.

In Norfolk County, the median household earns about $130,739 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 59%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Norfolk County has 198 public schools with about 101,300 students, including Schofield.

About 0.5 miles separate Schofield from the closest public school, Preschool at Wellesley Schools. The five-mile area around Schofield holds at least 8 other public schools.

The NCES locale for Schofield is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 291, compared with 335 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 10.9:1, from 13.4:1.

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Norfolk County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Schofield
District
Wellesley
Address
27 Cedar Street, Wellesley, MA 02481
Phone
(781) 446-6280
County
Norfolk County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
291
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
10.9:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
251227002503
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Schofield
How large is Schofield?
Schofield enrolls approximately 291 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Schofield serve?
Schofield serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Schofield?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Schofield is approximately 10.9:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Schofield?
At Schofield, the student body is approximately 65% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Black, 15% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Schofield public or private?
Schofield is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wellesley.
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