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Walpole Schools

Schools graded

Cities served

Students

3,633

Students per teacher

11.9

Grades

Pre-K to 12

Area

20.5 sq mi

State

Walpole is a public school district in Massachusetts, based in Norfolk County (Walpole). SchoolGrade grades 8 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.

Walpole on the map

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District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.

District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file; each dot is a graded school, tap or hover for its name.

SchoolGrade summary for Walpole

Average SchoolGrade

A-

Meeting or exceeding expectations

80%

Exceeding

20%

Avg actual scores

64.2%

Avg projected

63.4%

5 of 8 schools in Walpole carry a SchoolGrade (3 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:

A: 4B: 1

Best schools in Walpole

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

A+ Old Post Road (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
A Fisher (Elementary school, meets expectations)
A- Elm Street School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
A- Walpole High (High school, meets expectations)
B Boyden (Elementary school, meets expectations)

Every school in Walpole

All schools, A to Z (8)

Bird Middle, East Walpole
B Boyden, Walpole
Daniel Feeney Preschool Center, Walpole
Eleanor N Johnson Middle, Walpole
A- Elm Street School, Walpole
A Fisher, Walpole
A+ Old Post Road, East Walpole
A- Walpole High, Walpole

Where Walpole schools are

Cities and towns served (2)

Walpole (6)
East Walpole (2)

About this district

State: Best schools in Massachusetts
County: Norfolk County
Type: regular local school district
Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
Enrollment: 3,633 students with 305 full-time-equivalent teachers and 536 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
NCES district ID: 2511970
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

Nearby school districts

Medfield (5 schools, 4 mi)
Norwood (8 schools, 4 mi)
Sharon (5 schools, 4 mi)
Westwood (8 schools, 5 mi)
Millis (3 schools, 6 mi)
Foxborough (5 schools, 6 mi)
Canton (6 schools, 7 mi)
Dedham (7 schools, 8 mi)

Questions about Walpole

How many schools are in Walpole?

SchoolGrade grades 8 public schools in Walpole, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.

Which cities does Walpole serve?

The largest by graded schools: Walpole, East Walpole.

How good are the schools in Walpole?

Across the 5 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A-, with 64.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 63.4%. 80% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.

How many students attend Walpole?

3,633 students were enrolled in Walpole in the 2023-24 school year, about 11.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).

Where is Walpole?

Walpole is in Massachusetts, based in Norfolk County, with its district office in Walpole. Its boundary covers about 20.5 sq mi.