Enrollment
318
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·QUINCY·NCES 250987002492
Wollaston School
205 Beale Street, Quincy, MA 02170 · (617) 984-8791 · Norfolk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- ATest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
65.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -5.0pp since 2016
Math
70.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -3.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 3 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 76.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 71.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 49.0% |
| 2020-21 | 54.0% | 36.0% |
| 2018-19 | 71.0% | 64.0% |
| 2017-18 | 69.0% | 63.0% |
| 2016-17 | 70.0% | 73.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Wollaston School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Norfolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #90 of 920 ▼ 39 | #27 of 104 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #127 of 920 ▲ 65 | #37 of 104 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.5pp | #23 of 901 | #1 of 103 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #665 of 1,086 | #78 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #662 of 938 | #75 of 110 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.1% | #419 of 938 | #59 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #479 of 602 | #43 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 2024-25Enrollment
318
-17 (-5%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 392
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 318 | 24 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 315 | 23.1 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 23.1 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 335 | 21 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 333 | 23.7 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 350 | 24 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 301 | 20 | 15.1:1 | 54% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 257 | N/A | N/A | 27% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 392 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wollaston School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (333 to 318); teachers up 1% (23.7 to 24).
About Wollaston School
Federal records list Wollaston School as an elementary school in Quincy, Massachusetts. The school counted 318 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5.
Quincy has 9,939 students spread across 20 schools.
The share of Asian students at Wollaston School is 62%, a majority. The school is also 27% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Hispanic. That is higher than the 12% Asian share among all Norfolk County residents. A diversity index of 54% means there is a 54% chance two randomly chosen students at Wollaston School are from different groups.
Wollaston School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. The gap from the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is 1.1 students per teacher.
Among Massachusetts public elementary schools, Wollaston School outscored 97%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
For Norfolk County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $130,739 a year, roughly 59% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Wollaston School, Norfolk County has 198 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Charles A Bernazzani Elementary, is about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Wollaston School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 5% decline, from 335 to 318. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.9:1 in 2020-21, and 13.3:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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Nearby schools
- Charles A Bernazzani Elementary0.5 mi · 339
- Dr. Rick DeCristofaro Learning Center0.6 mi · 261
- Central Middle0.6 mi · 671
- Montclair0.7 mi · 365
- Francis W Parker0.9 mi · 323
- Atlantic Middle1.0 mi · 601
Frequently asked questions
About Wollaston SchoolHow many students attend Wollaston School?
Wollaston School enrolls approximately 318 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Wollaston School serve?
Wollaston School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Wollaston School have?
Wollaston School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
How diverse is Wollaston School?
Wollaston School reports a student body of 27% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 62% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Wollaston School in?
Wollaston School is part of Quincy.
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