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Massachusetts public elementary school

Wampatuck Elementary

Scituate school district

B+
overall grade

Ranks #165 of 895 Massachusetts elementary schools — top 19%.

Overall rank
#165
of 895 schools
ELA · 2024–2026
59%+17 vs MA
MA average 42%
Math · 2024–2026
67%+23 vs MA
MA average 43%
Avg class size
19
430 students

ELA and Math show the share of 3rd graders meeting or exceeding expectations on the MCAS, averaged over 2024–2026.

How it compares

What stands out
  • Strongest area: Math, in the top 14% statewide. An average of 67% of 3rd graders met or exceeded expectations over 2024–2026, vs 43% statewide.
  • Area to watch: Teacher quality ranks in the bottom 42% statewide.
  • Trend: ELA is up 13 points since 2023 (53% to 66%).
  • Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 20.4% in 2022 to 7.9% in 2025.
Where it stands among 895 Massachusetts elementary schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Above averagetop 19% · #165
ELA
Above averagetop 22% · #191
Math
Above averagetop 14% · #122
Attendance
Averagetop 43% · #383
Teacher quality
Averagebottom 42% · #527

MCAS standings use the 2024–2026 average of grade 3 results, so one unusual year doesn't swing a school's ranking. Scores in the sections below are from 2026.

Test scores

ELA has been above the state average in 7 of 8 years since 2018. Math has been above the state average every year since 2018.

Share of 3rd graders meeting or exceeding expectations on the MCAS. There was no test in 2020.

English Language Arts66%in 2026 · state 43%
23 points above the state
0%50%100%This school66%State43%20172019202120232026
Math68%in 2026 · state 42%
26 points above the state
0%50%100%This school68%State42%20172019202120232026
Detailed scores
Average scaled score, ELA (500+ = meeting expectations)507
Average scaled score, Math (500+ = meeting expectations)511
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)85th · 88th

Students & classrooms

Classrooms
Students430
Average class size19MA avg 18
Students per teacher12.8MA avg 12.1
Who attends
White
92.6%
Multi-Race
3.5%
Hispanic/Latino
2.8%
Black/African American
1.2%

48.4% girls · 51.6% boys

Student needs
Low incomeLower than average
This school
10.9%
MA avg
42.8%
English learnersLower than average
This school
0.2%
MA avg
17.2%
Students with disabilitiesAbout average
This school
23.5%
MA avg
22.3%

Teachers

Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
100%
MA avg
98.4%
Experienced teachersAbout average
This school
68.5%
MA avg
73.2%
Teaching in their fieldAbout average
This school
97.4%
MA avg
92.4%
Stayed from last yearAbout average
This school
78.4%
MA avg
82.7%
More staffing details
Teachers (full-time equivalent)33.1
Principal retention100%
General education teachers78.8%
Special education teachers21.2%

Attendance & safety

Attendance rateAbout average
This school
94.6%
MA avg
94.1%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average
This school
7.9%
MA avg
15.6%

9.7 days absent per student (MA avg 10.3) · Suspensions: Not reported

About Scituate

Plymouth County · South Shore
Avg single-family home value$1.04MMA median $588K
Avg property tax bill$10,191MA median $6,814
Tax rate$9.80 per $1,000MA median $12.40
Income per person$97,971MA median $47,872
Local kids in public school90.9%
Town bond ratingAA+
Free cash reserves6.4% of budget

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Town figures are FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices. "MA median" is the median of the state's 351 towns.

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