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What advice would you give to incoming students at Wayland High School?
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Enrollment
803
High
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 777
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYLAND·NCES 251221002010
Wayland High School
264 Old Connecticut Path, Wayland, MA 01778 · (508) 358-7746 · Middlesex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL803 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Massachusetts public high schools
- A+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.
- A-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
10.9:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · 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 | 193 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 197 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 196 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 217 | 27% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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 Wayland. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
83.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -5.0pp since 2018
Math
87.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -1.0pp since 2018
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 2018, while math scores are down about 1 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 87.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 83.0% |
| 2022-23 | 88.0% | 85.0% |
| 2021-22 | 84.0% | 83.0% |
| 2020-21 | 89.0% | 80.0% |
| 2018-19 | 88.0% | 88.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Wayland High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #4 of 327 ▲ 13 | #2 of 58 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #12 of 326 ▲ 15 | #6 of 58 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #59 of 315 | #10 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 803 | #148 of 379 | #38 of 63 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #125 of 325 | #18 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #108 of 325 | #28 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #141 of 188 | #18 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
803
-33 (-4%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 589
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 803 | 73.7 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 820 | 74.4 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 824 | 73.8 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 836 | 72 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 856 | 72 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 838 | 70 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 867 | 66 | 13.1:1 | 7% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 801 | N/A | N/A | 2% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 589 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wayland High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (856 to 803); teachers up 2% (72 to 73.7).
About Wayland High School
Wayland High School is a high school in Wayland, Massachusetts, according to federal school records. The school had 803 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
The 6 schools in Wayland enroll 2,701 students altogether, Wayland High School among them.
Wayland High School is 64% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 17% Asian, 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 6% Black. The White share in Middlesex County as a whole is similar, at about 67%. Wayland High School's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 73.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 10.9 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 23.4:1 average for high schools in Massachusetts.
Wayland High School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 98% of Massachusetts public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Federal survey data for Middlesex County show that the median household income is $130,847, about 60% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Middlesex County is home to 386 public schools and about 215,896 public school students.
Happy Hollow School is located about 0.4 miles from Wayland High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Wayland High School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 803 students in 2024-25, 33 fewer than the 836 it had in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Wayland
- Wayland Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- Claypit Hill SchoolElementary · 495 students
- Loker SchoolElementary · 359 students
- Happy Hollow SchoolElementary · 330 students
- The Children's Way PreschoolElementary · 52 students
Other schools in Wayland
- Wayland Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- Claypit Hill SchoolElementary · 495 students
- Loker SchoolElementary · 359 students
- Happy Hollow SchoolElementary · 330 students
- The Children's Way PreschoolElementary · 52 students
Other Wayland High schools
One other US public school is named Wayland High. Wayland High School is the largest of the 2.
- Wayland High SchoolWAYLAND, MI · 800 students
Nearby schools
- Happy Hollow School0.4 mi · 330
- Cameron Middle School1.4 mi · 592
- Wayland Middle School1.4 mi · 662
- The Children's Way Preschool1.5 mi · 52
- Loker School1.7 mi · 359
- Mary E Stapleton Elementary1.7 mi · 359
Frequently asked questions
About Wayland High SchoolHow large is Wayland High School?
Wayland High School enrolls approximately 803 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Wayland High School serve?
Wayland High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Wayland High School?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at Wayland High School.
What is the student diversity at Wayland High School?
Student demographics at Wayland High School are roughly 64% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, 17% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Wayland High School public or private?
Wayland High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wayland.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.