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Wayland High School

Public | 9-12 & ungraded | 867 students
 

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Posted June 19, 2012
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Great school equipped with many new tools in order to better prepare the already fantastic teachers. Great students. Great education. Enough said.
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Posted January 17, 2011
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This is a great school. With the new high school building being put in place, and the swimming pool completely renovated (almost as new), students will definitely have more to benefit from.
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Posted September 21, 2009
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Fantastic school, faculty and community. Our school is in desperate need of funds for a new building.
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Posted September 20, 2009
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Wayland really works hard to support the children who attend the school and to provide a great education. They have been helpful and really work to have their kids succeed.
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Posted September 16, 2009
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Wayland really works hard to support the children who attend the school and to provide a great education. They have been helpful and really work to have their kids succeed.
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Posted May 29, 2009
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The school offers something for everyone from state champion athletic teams to award winning media development programs and art and culture along with some of the best academics in the state/nation. The teachers are second to none (biased parent). My daughter and many of her classmates are graduating and going to the best schools in the country. They are not only well prepared for the intellectual requirements needed to survive in todays competitive marketplace they are morally prepared to be excellent citizens and future leaders. I could not be happier for my decision to move to this town 12 years ago based on the quality of the school system. And now the process has begun to build a new high school facility which will only strengthen an already superior program.
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Posted May 28, 2009
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Strong classic high school with great extra curricular programs. Fine teachers & good program delivered in a small, somewhat obsolete facility.
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Posted February 23, 2008
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I agree with the last review about the principal. however, coming from a bigger school makes me say the extracurriculars are low quality and there aren't many of them. The teachers are bad and the education is very focused on test scores; not at all personalized
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Posted February 2, 2008
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great academics but has some really horrible teachers. The kids can be extreemly unwelcomeing and it's a very cliquey school. It will get you into collage though, and is constitnly a challenge. The new principal has taken away almost all of our rights and traditions after just a few months.
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The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
English Language Arts

The state average for English Language Arts was 84% in 2011.

216 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
98%

2010

 
 
95%

2009

 
 
95%

2008

 
 
93%
Math

The state average for Math was 77% in 2011.

217 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
92%

2010

 
 
96%

2009

 
 
97%

2008

 
 
95%
Science

The state average for Science was 67% in 2011.

216 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
88%

2010

 
 
89%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests

In 2010-2011 Massachusetts used the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) to test students in grades 3 though 8 and 10 in English language arts and math and in grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The grade 10 MCAS is a high school graduation requirement. The MCAS is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Massachusetts. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the test.

See Massachusetts' state standards

Source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

English Language Arts

All Students98%
Female98%
Male99%
African American92%
Asian100%
Hispanicn/a
Multiracialn/a
White98%
Economically disadvantaged100%
Not economically disadvantaged98%
Students with disabilities93%
English language learnersn/a

Math

All Students92%
Female92%
Male92%
African American46%
Asian95%
Hispanicn/a
Multiracialn/a
White94%
Economically disadvantaged71%
Not economically disadvantaged93%
Students with disabilities71%
English language learnersn/a

Science

All Students88%
Female86%
Male90%
African American41%
Asian95%
Hispanicn/a
Multiracialn/a
White90%
Economically disadvantaged62%
Not economically disadvantaged90%
Students with disabilities70%
English language learnersn/a
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests

In 2010-2011 Massachusetts used the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) to test students in grades 3 though 8 and 10 in English language arts and math and in grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The grade 10 MCAS is a high school graduation requirement. The MCAS is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Massachusetts. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the test.

The different student groups are identified by the Massachusetts Department of Education. If there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Massachusetts' state standards

Source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Biology

The state average for Biology was 71% in 2011.

101 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
97%

2010

 
 
96%

2009

 
 
98%

2008

 
 
93%
Chemistry

The state average for Chemistry was 55% in 2011.

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n/a

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2009

 
 
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2008

 
 
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Introductory Physics

The state average for Introductory Physics was 61% in 2011.

103 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
86%

2010

 
 
77%

2009

 
 
78%

2008

 
 
79%
Tech/Engineering

The state average for Tech/Engineering was 53% in 2011.

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Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests

In 2010-2011 Massachusetts used the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System Science and Technology/Engineering Tests (MCAS STE) to test students in high school in biology, chemistry, introductory physics and technology/engineering. The MCAS STE is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Massachusetts. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the test.

See Massachusetts' state standards

Source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Biology

All Students97%
Female98%
Male96%
African Americann/a
Asian100%
Hispanicn/a
Multiracialn/a
White99%
Economically disadvantagedn/a
Not economically disadvantaged97%
Students with disabilitiesn/a
English language learnersn/a

Chemistry

All Studentsn/a
Femalen/a
Malen/a
African Americann/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
Whiten/a
Economically disadvantagedn/a
Not economically disadvantagedn/a
Students with disabilitiesn/a
English language learnersn/a

Introductory Physics

All Students86%
Female80%
Male89%
African Americann/a
Asian100%
Hispanicn/a
Multiracialn/a
White85%
Economically disadvantaged75%
Not economically disadvantaged88%
Students with disabilities63%
English language learnersn/a

Tech/Engineering

All Studentsn/a
Femalen/a
Malen/a
African Americann/a
Hispanicn/a
Whiten/a
Economically disadvantagedn/a
Not economically disadvantagedn/a
Students with disabilitiesn/a
English language learnersn/a
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests

In 2010-2011 Massachusetts used the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System Science and Technology/Engineering Tests (MCAS STE) to test students in high school in biology, chemistry, introductory physics and technology/engineering. The MCAS STE is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Massachusetts. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the test.

The different student groups are identified by the Massachusetts Department of Education. If there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Massachusetts' state standards

Source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
White 78% 68%
Asian 10% 6%
Black 5% 8%
Hispanic 4% 15%
Two or more races 3% 2%
American Indian/Alaska Native 0% 0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander 0% 0%
Source: NCES, 2010-2011

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Students participating in free or reduced-price lunch program 7%N/A34%
Source: NCES, 2010-2011

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 14N/A14
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

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264 Old Connecticut Path
Wayland, MA 01778
Phone: (508) 358-7746

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