Katharine Lee Bates

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Wellesley, Massachusetts

Katharine Lee Bates in Wellesley, Massachusetts enrolled 286 students in 2024-25 with 22.2 full-time teachers, 12.9 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, 65-69% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 80-84% 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 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 29%

271 students in 2022-23, 253 students in 2023-24, 286 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.1 to 22.2.

Students enrolled at Katharine Lee Bates by school year2022-23: 271, 2023-24: 253, 2024-25: 28601002003002022-232712023-242532024-25286
Students enrolled at Katharine Lee Bates by school year2022-23: 271, 2023-24: 253, 2024-25: 28601002003002022-232712023-242532024-25286
Students enrolled at Katharine Lee Bates by school year2022-23: 271, 2023-24: 253, 2024-25: 28601002003002022-232712023-242532024-25286
Students enrolled at Katharine Lee Bates by school year2022-23: 271, 2023-24: 253, 2024-25: 28601002003002022-232712023-242532024-25286
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2327117.115.8
2023-2425319.113.2
2024-2528622.212.9

12.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 65 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; Katharine Lee Bates 12.9; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherKatharine Lee Bates 12.9state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Katharine Lee Bates 12.9; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherKatharine Lee Bates 12.9state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Katharine Lee Bates 12.9; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherKatharine Lee Bates 12.9state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Katharine Lee Bates 12.9; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherKatharine Lee Bates 12.9state 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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Katharine Lee Bates enrolled 283 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent5.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

75.9% of students were White, 8.0% of two or more races, 7.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White75.9%
  2. Two or more races8.0%
  3. Hispanic7.3%
  4. Asian6.3%
  5. Black2.4%

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 Katharine Lee Bates scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 80-84% 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, 2021-2265‑69%73%43.7%
Math, 2022-2380‑84%73% (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 Wellesley

7 public elementary schools in Wellesley report 2024-25 enrollment; Katharine Lee Bates is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Hunnewell29410.6not reported
Schofield29110.9not reported
Sprague Elementary School28911.7not reported
Katharine Lee Bates28612.9not reported
John D Hardy28010.6not reported
Joseph E Fiske27811.4not reported
Ernest F Upham1608.2not reported

All public schools in Wellesley →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Katharine Lee Bates

  1. John D HardyThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 280 students, 10.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Sprague Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 289 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Katharine Lee Bates with John D HardyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Wellesley Public Schools spends per student$28,794 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$28,794
  5. The largest public schools in MassachusettsKatharine Lee Bates is the number 748 by size of 1,014 Massachusetts elementary schools open in 2024-25.#748 of 1,014
  6. Massachusetts schools by students per teacher12.9 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 12.1 for elementary schools.12.9:1
  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 Katharine Lee Bates

  1. How many students attend Katharine Lee Bates?
    286 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 271 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Wellesley, MA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Katharine Lee Bates?
    12.9 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 Katharine Lee Bates a Title I school?
    Katharine Lee Bates was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Katharine Lee Bates do on state tests?
    The students tested at Katharine Lee Bates scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 80-84% 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 Katharine Lee Bates in?
    Wellesley Public Schools, NCES district ID 2512270. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 251227002025 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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