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Enrollment
854
High
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 777
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKEFIELD·NCES 251191001951
Wakefield Memorial High
60 Farm Street, Wakefield, MA 01880 · (781) 246-6440 · Middlesex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL854 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Massachusetts public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
81 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 23.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 215 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 217 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 216 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 206 | 24% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Wakefield. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
59.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -12.0pp since 2018
Math
50.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -19.0pp since 2018
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 12 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 19 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 57.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 59.0% |
| 2021-22 | 67.0% | 65.0% |
| 2020-21 | 71.0% | 62.0% |
| 2018-19 | 71.0% | 69.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Wakefield Memorial High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #106 of 327 ▼ 2 | #35 of 58 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #99 of 326 ▲ 38 | #32 of 58 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.5pp | #68 of 315 | #9 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 854 | #134 of 379 | #36 of 63 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #93 of 325 | #14 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.6% | #228 of 325 | #51 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #57 of 188 | #6 of 30 |
Ranked against other public high 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
854
-39 (-4%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 886
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 854 | 81.3 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 840 | 83.3 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 827 | 81.5 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 893 | 69 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,028 | 82.4 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 989 | 81 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 951 | 76 | 12.5:1 | 14% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 985 | N/A | N/A | 4% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 886 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wakefield Memorial High.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (1,028 to 854); teachers down 1% (82.4 to 81.3).
About Wakefield Memorial High
Federal records list Wakefield Memorial High as a high school in Wakefield, Massachusetts. The school enrolls 854 students in grades 9 through 12.
Wakefield Memorial High falls under Wakefield, which has 7 schools enrolling 3,382 students.
More than half of the students at Wakefield Memorial High are White (79%). Next come 9% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 67% White among all Middlesex County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 36%.
Its staff includes 81.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 10.5 students per teacher. High schools in Massachusetts average 23.4:1, 12.9 more students per teacher than here.
Wakefield Memorial High earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 66% of Massachusetts public high schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Middlesex County show that median household income comes to about $130,847, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 60% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Middlesex County has 386 public schools with about 215,896 students, including Wakefield Memorial High.
Wakefield Memorial High's nearest public school is Woodville School (about 0.1 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
NCES assigns Wakefield Memorial High the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count fell 4% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 10.5:1, from 12.9:1.
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Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,638,365
Census ACS
Median income
$130,847
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
386
215,896 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wakefield
- Galvin Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,056 students
- Woodville SchoolElementary · 456 students
- DolbeareElementary · 443 students
- GreenwoodElementary · 227 students
- WaltonElementary · 218 students
- Early Childhood Center at the Doyle SchoolElementary · 128 students
Other schools in Wakefield
- Northeast Metro Regional VocationalHigh · 1,381 students
- Galvin Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,056 students
- Woodville SchoolElementary · 456 students
- DolbeareElementary · 443 students
- GreenwoodElementary · 227 students
- WaltonElementary · 218 students
Nearby schools
- Woodville School0.1 mi · 456
- Northeast Metro Regional Vocational0.3 mi · 1,381
- Galvin Middle School1.1 mi · 1,056
- Greenwood1.3 mi · 227
- Early Childhood Center at the Doyle School1.6 mi · 128
- Dolbeare1.7 mi · 443
Frequently asked questions
About Wakefield Memorial HighHow many students attend Wakefield Memorial High?
Wakefield Memorial High enrolls approximately 854 students in grades 09-12.
Is Wakefield Memorial High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wakefield Memorial High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Wakefield Memorial High have?
Wakefield Memorial High employs 81 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Wakefield Memorial High?
Student demographics at Wakefield Memorial High are roughly 79% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Wakefield Memorial High?
Wakefield Memorial High is overseen by Wakefield in Middlesex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.