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Enrollment
1,262
High
DISTRICT 413 · STATE 777
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WELLESLEY·NCES 251227002030
Wellesley Sr High
50 Rice Street, Wellesley, MA 02481 · (781) 446-6290 · Norfolk County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,262 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% 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.
- B-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
10.8:1
117 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · 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 | 291 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 307 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 329 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 329 | 26% |
| Ungraded | 6 | 0% |
Student demographics
56%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
Feeds from
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
77.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -8.0pp since 2018
Math
81.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -8.0pp since 2018
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 2018, while math scores are down about 8 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 83.0% |
| 2022-23 | 87.0% | 90.0% |
| 2021-22 | 83.0% | 84.0% |
| 2020-21 | 93.0% | 88.0% |
| 2018-19 | 85.0% | 89.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Wellesley Sr High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Norfolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #17 of 327 ▲ 1 | #4 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #34 of 326 ▼ 16 | #8 of 30 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.5pp | #175 of 315 | #17 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,262 | #70 of 379 | #8 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #118 of 325 | #8 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.6% | #97 of 325 | #14 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.6% | #33 of 188 | #3 of 18 |
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
1,262
-207 (-14%) vs 2020
+59% since 1990-91, when it was 792
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 1,262 | 117.1 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,358 | 123.3 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,412 | 116.6 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,469 | 121 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,569 | 119.8 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,513 | 116 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 1,294 | 111 | 11.7:1 | 3% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 920 | N/A | N/A | 4% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 792 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wellesley Sr High.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (1,569 to 1,262); teachers down 2% (119.8 to 117.1).
About Wellesley Sr High
Wellesley Sr High is a large high school with an address in Wellesley, Massachusetts. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 1,262 students enrolled. High schools in Massachusetts have about 777 students on average; enrollment here is 62% higher.
Wellesley runs 10 schools with a combined 4,127 students. Wellesley Sr High is one of them.
More than half of the students at Wellesley Sr High are White (63%). Beyond that, enrollment is 19% Asian, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 5% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Wellesley Sr High scores 56%.
The school has 117.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 10.8 students per teacher. High schools in Massachusetts average 23.4:1, 12.6 more students per teacher than here.
Among Massachusetts public high schools, Wellesley Sr High outscored 92%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
The county, Norfolk County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $130,739, about 59% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 198 public schools and about 101,300 students.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, Wellesley Middle, is the closest to Wellesley Sr High. Wellesley Sr High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means 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 decreased 14% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher dropped from 12.1 to 10.8 over 4 years.
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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 MiddleMiddle · 919 students
- HunnewellElementary · 294 students
- SchofieldElementary · 291 students
- Sprague Elementary SchoolElementary · 289 students
- Katharine Lee BatesElementary · 286 students
- John D HardyElementary · 280 students
Other schools in Wellesley
- Wellesley MiddleMiddle · 919 students
- HunnewellElementary · 294 students
- SchofieldElementary · 291 students
- Sprague Elementary SchoolElementary · 289 students
- Katharine Lee BatesElementary · 286 students
- John D HardyElementary · 280 students
Nearby schools
- Wellesley Middle0.5 mi · 919
- Hunnewell0.7 mi · 294
- Sprague Elementary School1.0 mi · 289
- Ernest F Upham1.2 mi · 141
- Katharine Lee Bates1.6 mi · 286
- John D Hardy1.6 mi · 280
Frequently asked questions
About Wellesley Sr HighHow many students attend Wellesley Sr High?
Wellesley Sr High enrolls approximately 1,262 students in grades 09-12.
Is Wellesley Sr High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wellesley Sr High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Wellesley Sr High have?
Wellesley Sr High employs 117 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Wellesley Sr High?
Student demographics at Wellesley Sr High are roughly 63% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 19% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Wellesley Sr High in?
Wellesley Sr High is part of Wellesley.
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