Wales Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Wales, Massachusetts
Wales Elementary in Wales, Massachusetts enrolled 93 students in 2024-25 with 10.8 full-time teachers, 8.6 students per teacher against the Massachusetts elementary-school median of 12.1. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-29% 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 fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 17%
96 students in 2022-23, 93 students in 2023-24, 93 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 9.3 to 10.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 96 | 9.3 | 10.4 |
| 2023-24 | 93 | 10.8 | 8.6 |
| 2024-25 | 93 | 10.8 | 8.6 |
8.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 95 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.
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 102 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wales Elementary enrolled 102 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 102 of the 102 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent16.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
88.2% of students were White, 6.5% Hispanic, 4.3% Black in 2024-25.
- White88.2%
- Hispanic6.5%
- Black4.3%
- American Indian1.1%
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 Wales Elementary scored proficient or above: 30-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-29% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Massachusetts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 30‑39% | 30‑39% | 43.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20‑29% | 40‑49% (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.
What to look at next about Wales Elementary
- Brimfield ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 3.5 miles away: 258 students, 9.3 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
- Granite Valley SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.6 miles away: 400 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).5.6 mi
- Compare Wales Elementary with Brimfield ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Wales spends per student$26,375 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$26,375
- The largest public schools in MassachusettsWales Elementary is the number 997 by size of 1,014 Massachusetts elementary schools open in 2024-25.#997 of 1,014
- Massachusetts schools by students per teacher8.6 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 12.1 for elementary schools.8.6:1
- 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 Wales Elementary
How many students attend Wales Elementary?
93 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 96 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Wales, MA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Wales Elementary?
8.6 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.Is Wales Elementary a Title I school?
Wales Elementary ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Wales Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Wales Elementary scored proficient or above: 30-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-29% 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.What district is Wales Elementary in?
Wales, NCES district ID 2511940. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 251194001956 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.