Dolbeare

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 4 · Wakefield, Massachusetts

Dolbeare in Wakefield, Massachusetts enrolled 443 students in 2024-25 with 37.2 full-time teachers, 11.9 students per teacher against the Massachusetts elementary-school median of 12.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Massachusetts: 43.7% and 42%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%

433 students in 2022-23, 447 students in 2023-24, 443 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.7 to 37.2.

Students enrolled at Dolbeare by school year2022-23: 433, 2023-24: 447, 2024-25: 44302004006002022-234332023-244472024-25443
Students enrolled at Dolbeare by school year2022-23: 433, 2023-24: 447, 2024-25: 44302004006002022-234332023-244472024-25443
Students enrolled at Dolbeare by school year2022-23: 433, 2023-24: 447, 2024-25: 44302004006002022-234332023-244472024-25443
Students enrolled at Dolbeare by school year2022-23: 433, 2023-24: 447, 2024-25: 44302004006002022-234332023-244472024-25443
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2343333.712.8
2023-2444733.813.2
2024-2544337.211.9

11.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 55 of every 100 Massachusetts elementary schools

Among the 1,012 Massachusetts elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Dolbeare 11.9; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherDolbeare 11.9state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Dolbeare 11.9; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherDolbeare 11.9state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Dolbeare 11.9; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherDolbeare 11.9state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Dolbeare 11.9; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherDolbeare 11.9state median 12.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 447 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dolbeare enrolled 447 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 447 of the 447 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent11.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

85.3% of students were White, 7.9% Hispanic, 3.4% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White85.3%
  2. Hispanic7.9%
  3. Asian3.4%
  4. Two or more races2.0%
  5. Black1.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Dolbeare scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMassachusetts
Reading and language arts, 2021-2235‑39%54%43.7%
Math, 2022-2345‑49%50% (2021-22)42%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Wakefield

4 public elementary schools in Wakefield report 2024-25 enrollment; Dolbeare is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Woodville School45612.1not reported
Dolbeare44311.9not reported
Greenwood22712.4not reported
Walton21813.6not reported

All public schools in Wakefield →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Dolbeare

  1. WaltonThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 218 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Woodville SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 456 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  3. Compare Dolbeare with WaltonStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Wakefield Public Schools spends per student$21,779 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,779
  5. The largest public schools in MassachusettsDolbeare is the number 353 by size of 1,014 Massachusetts elementary schools open in 2024-25.#353 of 1,014
  6. Massachusetts schools by students per teacher11.9 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 12.1 for elementary schools.11.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Dolbeare

  1. How many students attend Dolbeare?
    443 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 433 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Wakefield, MA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Dolbeare?
    11.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for elementary schools is 12.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Dolbeare a Title I school?
    Dolbeare was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Dolbeare do on state tests?
    The students tested at Dolbeare scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Massachusetts's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Dolbeare in?
    Wakefield Public Schools, NCES district ID 2511910. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 251191001941 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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