📍 50 Rice Street, Wellesley, Norfolk County, 02481
Wellesley Sr High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Wellesley, Norfolk County. The school has 1,412 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wellesley school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 116.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 93% of students are proficient in reading. 88% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 20 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wellesley Sr High enrolls 1,412 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 116.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 15% Asian and 6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 972 | 69% |
| Asian | 212 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 84 | 6% |
| Two or more races | 80 | 5.7% |
| Black or African American | 60 | 4.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wellesley Sr High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-50, state senate district 29, state house district 170.
Wellesley Sr High is one of 10 schools in Wellesley, based in Wellesley, Massachusetts. The district serves 3,986 students district-wide and employs 376 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,412 students, Wellesley Sr High is larger than the district average of about 399 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large