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Wamsutta Middle School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 153 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 139 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 161 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 140 | 24% |
School pathway
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 13 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 44.0% | 37.0% |
| 2018-19 | 53.0% | 53.0% |
| 2017-18 | 51.0% | 41.0% |
| 2016-17 | 45.0% | 36.0% |
Where Wamsutta Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Bristol County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #143 of 304 | #12 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #208 of 304 | #18 of 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #70 of 299 | #3 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 593 | #121 of 310 | #15 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #277 of 296 | #21 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.8% | #73 of 296 | #10 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #56 of 82 | #6 of 8 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 593 | 40.1 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 580 | 38.3 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 576 | 37.3 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 578 | 36 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 576 | 33.2 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 544 | 34 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 559 | 35 | 16.0:1 | 37% (208) |
| 2000-01 | 744 | N/A | N/A | 21% (159) |
About Wamsutta Middle School
At 300 Locust Street in Attleboro, Massachusetts, Wamsutta Middle School operates as a mid-sized middle school. It had 593 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 5 through 8.
Wamsutta Middle School is one school in Attleboro, a system of 12 schools with 6,239 students.
The student body at Wamsutta Middle School is 60% White. It is also 18% Hispanic, 9% Black, 9% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Bristol County's residents are about 77% White, 17 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at Wamsutta Middle School are from different groups.
The school had 40.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.8:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Massachusetts is 11.5:1.
In Bristol County, the median household earns about $85,625 a year, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Bristol County has 142 public schools with about 80,897 students, including Wamsutta Middle School.
Of the public schools around it, Wamsutta Middle School is closest to Hyman Fine Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is 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 rose 3% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher dropped from 16.1 in 2020-21 to 14.8 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Wamsutta Middle School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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